Rajasthan High Court banned the Santhara ritual (the voluntary starvation to embrace death) prevailing in the Jain Community.
525 farmer suicides in Marathwada region of Maharashtra since January
The agrarian crisis only seems to be deepening in Maharashtra with as many as 525 farmers ending their lives in the Marathwada region alone this year. The highest number of suicides were reported from Beed district, where, according to the officials, the ruined BT cotton crop is taking a heavy toll.
Delhi Police launched Operation Shishtachar to teach lesson to eve-teasers
Delhi’s central district police has launched ‘Operation Shishtachar’ to teach lesson to eve-teasers. The operation aims at nabbing offender and teach lesson of manner to them.
193 UN members reached agreement on sustainable development agenda
The 193 member states of the United Nations reached agreement on a new Sustainable Development Agenda for the next 15 years. This agenda calls for eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving gender equality, improving living standards and taking urgent action to combat climate change.
Union Government released the Census data on Highest Educational Level Attained
Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India on 31 July 2015 released the Census 2011 data on Highest Education Level Attained. The data relates to population of 7 years and above by age and sex for total, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) up to district levels.
India to become most populous nation by 2022: UN World Population Prospects
United Nations (UN) released the report titled ‘World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision’ at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to the report, India will surpass China to become the most populous nation in the world by 2022. In the forecast issued by UN in 2013 India was expected to surpass China’s population by 2028.
India signed Loan Agreement of $300 Million with ADB for National Urban Health Mission
India signed a loan agreement of 300 million US dollars with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its flagship programme National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).
‘World Population Day’ observed with theme Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies
World Population Day was observed on 11 July 2015 with theme ‘Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies’. The theme focuses on the record number of people displaced by crises – some 60 million according to the latest UN figures.
UN released Millennium Development Goals Report 2015
The United Nations on 6 July 2015 released the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2015. It is an annual assessment of global and regional progress towards the eight MDGs produced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).