There was an outcry around two issues of public health importance within the last few months. One was about the trading and processing of human breast milk for profit; the second concerned the front-of-pack labelling of unhealthy or ultra-processed food products, which are usually high in sugar, salt or saturated fats.
I am writing this after a short visit to Dubai. Going around the city and talking to people, I was quite impressed by the way the city is governed, and I thought we in India can learn a lesson or two from what has been called the Middle East’s entrepot, a prominent centre of trade and commerce. What catches one’s immediate attention is the city’s excellent infrastructure.
The unemployment rate in India for people aged 15 years and above in urban India reduced to 7.2 per cent during the second quarter ending on September 30 from 9.8 per cent. Data from the National Statistical Office’s 16th Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) showed that the unemployment rate among females (aged 15 years and above) in urban areas slowed to 9.4 per cent in
In the aftermath of the horrific destruction resulting from WWII, both Germany and Japan have rebounded magnificently – the sun never did set in Japan and the soaring German eagle has grown back its wings. Granted, India has made substantial progress in reducing poverty, increasing literacy rates and setting up successful nuclear energy and space programmes. Yet,
With 10 billion people expected to cram into urban areas by mid-century, the world will add at least 14 new megacities many of which are at risk of threats including food and water insecurity, conflict and high crime rates, as well as climate-change related disasters like flooding and drought.