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Plastic happens to be one of those invention that has been designed to make human life easier. Cheap, convenient and easily available they have permeated our lives to such an extent that we have become highly dependent on it. However this obsession with plastic has led to a serious threat to the environment. It is not just the human beings who are affected by this seemingly harmful material but plastic has become a cause of worry for the whole ecosystem. The discarded plastic that comes in the form of shopping bags, wrappers, plastic bottles and tubes etc. gets swallowed by various animals including cows, fish and birds because of being mistaken as food. Also, the huge amount of plastic that are thrown into the ocean further endangers the lives of sea animals. But that is not all. The main problem with plastic is that it is non-biodegradable and sticks around for a much longer time than any other form of trash. It further contains toxic chemicals which acts as a magnet for ot...

The Labour System Scenario The labour system in India constitutes the organised and unorganised sector. The organised sector comprises of the licensed organisations but it is the unorganised sector which covers around 94% of employment in India. These unorganised sectors include artisans, masons, farmers, weavers, farm labours and many others. And in this unorganised sector includes the contribution of both men and women where women labourers cover around 27% till date. The Gender Gap & Employment Issues In this 21 st century, there is no question of men and women working in each and every sector with equal fervour. Women are treated as equals and are given prominent positions if they are capable enough. But, this is not how it is fathomed in most regions of our nation. The problem of unpaid work among women has shown startling statistics even in this advancing world. It has been deducted that even after half of the work done by women population in India, they ...

Even though the government is putting strenuous efforts in enhancing the current health care systems by opening health centers and helping poor people through free medical facilities, yet the qualitative and quantitative availability of primary health care services is very less in remote areas. Far away from the hustle of city life, somewhere in a rural area people suffer from the brutality of life due to poor medical facilities. The adults, as well as children, face a life of uncertainty as the healthcare system is only accessible to those people who have the penny in their pockets and can easily afford medical facilities. Hence, there is insignificant frailty in rural health care services due to certain medical issues for poor people in India. Rural Versus Urban Medical Facilities According to a report by United Nations, it is found that 75% of healthcare infrastructures including medical specialists and doctors are concentrated in urban areas where only 27% of Indian popul...

Passing through the developmental transition between childhood and adulthood, nearly 243 million young boys and girls in the age group of 10-19, confront India with one of its most formidable challenges. The nature and quality of their lives, as well as the country’s future social and economic development , depend largely on how well these adolescents navigate this transition. If they fail and falter, India could lose out on a generation. Nurtured with care, they could prove to be a huge democratic dividend. UNICEF has collaborated with BBC Media Action and Doordarshan for creative conceptualization and dissemination of this education entertainment series is launching a new trans-media initiative for adolescents on Gender and Empowerment in New Delhi on October 18 to help them go through a smoother transition into the adult world. The initiative seeks to reach out to adolescent boys, girls, their parents and elders using a 360-degree approach to communication. Its components inc...