According to 2001 census 68.2% households have access to safe drinking water. The department of drinking water supply estimates that 94% of rural habitations and 91% urban households have access to drinking water. But according to experts these figures are misleading simply because coverage refers to installed capacity and not actual supply.
The ground reality is that of the 1.42 million villages in India, 1, 95,813 are...
Facts & Figures
* India has a sharp increase in the estimated number of HIV infections, from a few thousand in the early 1990s to around 5.1 million children and adults living with HIV/AIDS in 2003
* With a population of over one billion, the HIV epidemics in India will have a major impact on the overall spread of HIV in Asia and...
Children are the future of mankind to grow into responsible adults; they should have a safe and happy childhood.
ekriti's Social Partner SPHOORTI is working for underprivileged children - orphaned, abandoned, destitute and other vulnerable groups. Sphoorti’s mission is to change lives of such children - by providing them with long-term care. This includes basic needs, education and healthcare, and skills necessary to transform them into responsible...
Millions of children in today's world undergo the worst forms of child labor which includes Child Slavery, Child prostitution, Child Trafficking, Child Soldiers. In modern era of material and technological advancement, children in almost every country are being callously exploited. The official figure of child laborers worldwide is 13 million. But the actual number is much higher. Of the estimated 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14...
According to a recent Indian government committee constituted to estimate poverty, nearly 38% of India’s population (380 million) is poor. This report is based on new methodology and the figure is 10% higher than the present poverty estimate of 28.5%.
Since 1972 poverty has been defined on basis of the money required to buy food worth 2100 calories in urban areas and 2400 calories in rural areas....
Facts & Figures
* There are more chances of cancer in many parts of your body if you smoke
* Nicotine is also the most addictive drug ever existed and 2 to 3 drops of pure nicotine would kill an average person
* According to WHO country profiles, tobacco-related cancers account for half of all cancers among men and one fourth of...
