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International Human Solidarity Day -20th December

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International Human Solidarity Day is observed globally on 20 December every year. On December 22, 2005, the UN General Assembly proclaimed that International Solidarity Day would take place on December 20 each year. It is a day to: Celebrate unity in diversity  Remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements Raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity Encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity Encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication. Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century. In light of globalization and growing inequality, the UN realized that strong international solidarity and cooperation were needed to achieve its Millennium Development Goals. Human solidarity, what do we really mean by it?  one can state it as a sense or notion of togetherness but do we actually believe that, like just look around us, do we ...

Regional development & Exclusion.

 Regional development is often translated into the term of spatial development or spatial change of society, and as such connected with terms such as 'social inclusion' that indicate the intrinsic role of regional (and urban) development in social reproduction. In the Indian context many regional developments not only attract the needy who sought to generate some significant earnings for their survival/growth, but also give rise to tampered mindset where our constitutional framework is challenged.These people or groups are enumerated with several socio~political and economic differences and exclusion. Exclusion is a multidimensional process of progressive social rupture, detaching groups and individuals from social relations and institutions and preventing them from full participation in the normal, normatively prescribed activities of the society in which they live. That arises broadly due to :  - Migration - Landlessness - Indian disparity Social exclusion has many contribut...

Malnutrition in India- its High Time.

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 India-The largest democracy of the world had climbed through its treacherous past of war and slavery. Anyhow in the 21st century our country faces many new problems, one of a serious problem is malnutrition, according to reports and nutrition experts India has one of the highest burdens of malnutrition in the world. According to WHO Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalance in person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers 2 bread groups of conditions. One is ‘undernutrition’-which includes stunting (low height for age), wasting (low weight for height), underweight (low weight for age) and micronutrient  deficiencies or insufficiencies (a lack of important vitamins and minerals ). The other is overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (such as heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, and cancer). Malnutrition in India is one of the main concerns especially among children below the age of 5 since the prevalence of underwe...