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How decentralising therapy can support mental health treatment?

Source: THSubject: Health Context: Amidst India’s 85% mental health treatment gap, experts are calling for a shift from medication as a default to a decentralized, stepped-care model. How decentralising therapy can support mental health treatment About How decentralising therapy can support mental health treatment? What it is? Decentralization in mental health refers to the process …

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India’s Diet Paradox: When Easy Food Becomes Unhealthy Food

Source:  IE Subject:  Health Context: India’s diets have shifted from home-cooked staples to ultra-processed, carbohydrate-heavy foods despite rising incomes and diversification. This transition now fuels high NCD burden, protein–vegetable gaps, and an ecosystem where unhealthy eating is cheaper and easier than healthy choices. About India’s Diet Paradox: When Easy Food Becomes Unhealthy Food What Has …

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African Swine Fever

Source:  TH Context: An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious disease affecting pigs, has been reported in Kerala’s Kottayam district. Authorities have initiated culling measures and declared infected zones to contain the disease’s spread. About African Swine Fever (ASF): Origin: ASF is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa but has spread globally to regions …

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY

Question 1 What is Salvage therapy? Why it was in news recently?  (200 words) Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-launches-hiv-salvage-therapy/article5683824.ece Question 2 Analyze the features of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014.  (200 words) Source: http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/RSBillTexts/asintroduced/III2014ERS.pdf Question 3 “The launch of NACP-IV shows the inefficiency of government to taper AIDS from the society”. In the light …

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Science and Technology – Answer Writing Challenge

1. In what ways can IT and BT be integrated to reduce poverty in India? Source: Open ended 2. What are the ecological and ethical issues associated with nano-technology? Mention two ways,other than medicine,in which this technology can be used for social welfare in India. Source:  http://crnano.org/

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Insights Daily Current Events January 07, 2014

FROM INSIGHTS MAGAZINE TEAM ARCHIVES January 07, 2014   NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES The Food Security Act- an initiative to avert malnutrition Food security refers to household’s physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that fulfills the dietary needs and food preferences of that household for living an active and healthy life. …

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