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Sanitation Facilities Can Improve Educational Outcomes?
The Indian government launched the School Sanitation and Hygiene Education programme in 1999 to build latrines in schools. Analysing data from nearly 140,000 schools in 2003 - some of which received a...
Vartika Tomar 2 Oct 2018 1:45 PM GMT
Alzheimer's: The Need For Compassion, Care
Those who are familiar with this aspect of growing old are also aware of the predisposition that we have towards developing Alzheimer's as an individual gets older. Often used interchangeably with the...
Vartika Tomar 1 Oct 2018 9:29 AM GMT
Bumpy Ride For India's Bullet Train Project?
India is developing over a 500-kilometre long High Speed Railway (HSR), more popularly known as the bullet train project, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad with primary funding from the Japan International...
Vartika Tomar 28 Sep 2018 10:11 AM GMT
Financial Incentives & The Fertility-Sex Ratio Trade-Off In India
Fertility reduction and a gender-balanced population often appear to be conflicting objectives in countries with persistent son preference and easy access to sex-selection technology, as targeting one...
Vartika Tomar 27 Sep 2018 4:11 PM GMT
Planning Startup? A Guide To Have Successful One
This guide captures lessons learned from years of investing in startups; and, it is just as relevant to social organisations. Read about converting a good idea into a great...
Vartika Tomar 27 Sep 2018 3:34 PM GMT
Higher Average Temperatures Linked To Chikungunya Risk In India
The risk of transmission of chikungunya in India increases with elevated average temperatures, a climate-based modeling study has said.Other studies also support the notion that there is a range of...
Vartika Tomar 27 Sep 2018 2:50 PM GMT
In A Divided Yet Landmark Verdict Apex Court Upheld Aadhaar With Limitations
Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar act in a divided yet remarkable verdict. Supreme Court mandated that Aadhaar Card will not be necessary for services like...
Vartika Tomar 26 Sep 2018 12:07 PM GMT
Will the Chennai-Salem expressway turn farmers into migrant labour?
The proposed Chennai-Salem expressway in Tamil Nadu is expected to bring in industrial and economic growth but villagers to be displaced fear losing their farmlands and having to migrate to cities as...
Vartika Tomar 26 Sep 2018 11:10 AM GMT
Tribal Undernutrition: A Persistent Concern
Article By Saumya Shrivastava, IDRThe data tells us that India's aspirations to improve its nutrition status cannot be realised without focused policy changes towards the Scheduled...
Vartika Tomar 25 Sep 2018 6:25 AM GMT
How Much Surplus Money Rural Households Have?
An Article By Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpendRs 1,413: That's the average monthly surplus available to a rural Indian home, whether a farm or non-farm household--enough to buy a ceiling fan, but...
Vartika Tomar 24 Sep 2018 5:44 PM GMT