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India's Public Distribution System (PDS) has long been a cornerstone of food security, ensuring access to subsidised cereals for millions of people. However, a recent Crisil study using the ‘Thali Index’ has exposed a stark reality: food deprivation remains widespread, particularly in rural areas, despite the large-scale support offered by PDS. The study reveals that up to 50% of rural Indians and 20% of urban Indians cannot afford even two balanced meals a day, indicating that food deprivation extends far beyond what is captured by income-based poverty measures. This finding contrasts with reports from the World Bank's 2024 Poverty and…
16 October, 2025
Poverty and Developmental issues
Electronic nose to detect “Hydrogen Sulphide” from Sewers Scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore have developed Electronic Nose to detect Hydrogen Sulphide from swamps and sewers. CeNS is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology About Hydrogen Sulphide: Hydrogen Sulphide is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. It is a colourless chalcogen hydride gas. It is with the characteristic foul odour of rotten eggs. (Chacogen – chalcogens are the chemical elements in group 16 of the periodic table). Hydrogen Sulphide is slightly denser than air. It is also poisonous, corrosive…
17 April, 2021
Poverty and Developmental issues
Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan Through this scheme, Union Government plans to provide employment to migrant workers and create rural infrastructure. The scheme will be launched through video-conferencing from the village Telihar in the Khagaria district of Bihar. Aim: The scheme will empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens who have returned to their home states due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown. This campaign will work in mission mode for 125 days with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crores. Objective: A total of 116 districts across six states, namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,…
26 June, 2020
Poverty and Developmental issues