Assessment of level of
development to sub-districts
1) The first
assessment of level of development of sub-districts has revealed wide variations
within same district, with co-existence of prosperity and poverty. Country's
640 districts and 5955 sub-districts was analysed.
2) The study
looked at 5 indicators -
a) agricultural
workers as a proportion of all workers
b) female
literacy rate
c) access to
electricity
d) access to
water and sanitation
e) access to
banking
3) The study
noted wide intra-district disparity - India's polarised districts
i.
in 27 districts there were sub-districts that made it
to both top 10 percent as well as bottom 10 percent
ii.
in 92 districts there were sub-districts that made it
to both top 20 percent as well as bottom 20 percent
iii.
in 166 districts there were sub-districts that made it
to both top 30 percent as well as bottom 30 percent
4) In 100 most
backward sub-districts, 75 percent of population is tribal
5) The study
raises a very potent question on development model followed in the country. Is
the very process of development creating these pockets of under-development? Is
this co-existence of development and backwardness two sides of same coin?
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HIV treatment to be linked to
Aadhaar
1) Anti-Retroviral
Therapy (ART) treatment for HIV/AIDS infection will now be linked to Aadhaar.
2) Those
coming for HIV infection testing will have to produce Aadhaar card. This is to
avoid duplication of patients going to several ART centres for testing.
3) The
National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) has created a special software which
will identify the patient who goes for testing at different centres and gets
registered at all the centres.
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800th anniversary of
Magna Carta
1) The four
surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta have been brought together for the
first time as part of celebrations to
mark its 800th anniversary.
2) One of the
most important documents in history, Magna Carta is considered one of the first
steps towards parliamentary democracy and includes the principle that no one is
above the law, including the king. It was signed on 15 June 1215 at Runnymede.
3) It is
believed that about 250 copies of the document were originally created but now
only 17 copies are known to have survived.
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