Women hold only 64% of the legal rights afforded to men, globally. No country has achieved full legal equality, 54% countries have not defined rape based on consent, and 44% lack equal pay requirements: Study.
India ranks 2nd in the world in terms of child obesity, only behind China. 41 million Indian children aged 5-19 years are overweight or obese: Study.
Uranium is contaminating breast milk in India, as people drink groundwater from polluted sources. 24.2% of wells in Punjab and 19.6% of wells in Haryana have uranium in groundwater exceeding WHO’s limit: Study.
Qatar has stopped deliveries of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), after an Iranian drone striking them. Qatar supplies 40% of the 27 Million tonnes that India imports every year: Study.
The Central Government has made it compulsory for Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to give 150 hours of on-the-job training, or trade-based projects: Study.
The Bokaro Steel Plant is highly polluting, and its emissions cause 148 deaths due to PM2.5 exposure, 284 preterm births, 273 low birthweight births, and 25 new child asthma cases every year: Study.
