Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)
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Niti Aayog health index
According to the second health index launched by Niti Aayog, Kerala has emerged as the top ranking state in terms of overall health performance while Uttar Pradesh is the worst.
31.4% of Indian children will be stunted by 2022: report
India’s food and nutrition security report released on 25th June 2019.
Human Trafficking report
The U.S. State Department has released its 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.
India on sanitation- UN Report
According to a monitoring report by UN organisations, India has made great gains in providing basic sanitation facilities since the start of the millennium.
Portrayal of children in reality shows
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory to private satellite television channels on potrayal of Children.
Death of sanitation workers
Recently seven people died in Gujarat’s Vadodara while cleaning a septic tank.
Project to curb menstrual waste
The Alappuzha municipality in Kerala has come up with a project to address the growing problem of menstrual waste.
Nirbhaya squad
The Nashik police in Maharashtra have set up a ‘Nirbhaya squad’ to check incidents of eve-teasing and harassment of women.
Shortage of Doctors and Nurses in India
According to the report by the U.S.-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), India has a shortage of an estimated 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses.