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Save our women

Suicides in India: we immediately think of farmers.
2014: 5,650 farmers committed suicide
2014: 20,000 housewives committed suicide
married women account for the highest proportion
This issue has not caught the attention of policy makers or the nation.
As per Lancet article: 230,314 suicide deaths in India in 2016
50% more than road accidents.
Suicide was the leading cause of death in India in 2016 for those aged 15–39 years; 71.2% of the suicide deaths among women and 57.7% among men were in this age group.
India’s contribution to global suicide deaths increased from 25.3% in 1990 to 36.6% in 2016 among women, and from 18.7% to 24.3% among men.
This can nullify our demographic dividend.
9th leading cause of death in India.
Compared to global average suicide among Indian women is 2.1 times higher.
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala are most vulnerable.
Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa have least incidents.
This is a serious public health issue that needs to be closely studied.
Other health diseases we have medicines and methods to deal with them but when it comes to suicides we still don’t have a proper overall set up.
Causes
biological like depression and mental illness.
sociological factors like domestic violence, gender inequality etc.
economic factors like unemployment, crop failure, high debt rates etc.
Combo
So the interventions to reduce the number of suicides also have to work at various levels.
This means that suicide is not a problem that can be eradicated by taking a few medicines daily for a few months.
Socially contagious problem
Glamourise suicide or normalise it as a legitimate option
Werther effect
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther
Marilyn Monroe suicide reports in media
Papageno effect to contain Werther effect
This protective effect has been the name in honour of the character in Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute.
Newspaper stories of how individuals coped with their suicidal tendencies reduce suicide rates. This was effectively tested in Austria back in 1987.
Many other countries now support active collaboration with the media to prevent suicide contagion.
These findings underline the fact that the media can make a very relevant contribution to suicide prevention by minimising sensationalist reporting, and maximising reporting on how to cope with suicidal tendencies and adverse circumstances.
India has always taken pride in the stability of its families. Women are the lynchpins of the emotional well-being of these families. Suicides, more so of married women, will have long-term consequences on the wellbeing of families and, more broadly, society.

PMO

- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need for climate justice to protect nature saying the people from poor and marginalized sections are the ultimate victims of climate injustice.
- In a video message on his selection for the prestigious UN Champions of the Earth Award, Mr Modi said, as the world thinks for their welfare, it must among other things, also put emphasis on protecting nature.
- Mr. Modi said in this changing situation, everyone is emphasizing on protecting nature and India is with the world on this issue.
- Mr Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron were selected for the award in the Policy Leadership category, for their efforts regarding the International Solar Alliance.
- The award recognises the efforts for promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action.
- This includes Mr. Modi’s pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said that a developed agri food value chain in the country can not only enhance the farm income of farmers but also make available quality food to the consumers.
It will also help in substantially reducing the harvest and post-harvest losses occurring at various stages of the agri food value chain.
e-NAM was launched by the government to reduce the supply chain by integrating the value chain participants. So far, 585 mandis have already been added to the e-NAM portal and within the next two years, 415 additional mandis will be added.
He informed that in order to address the problem of fluctuations in the prices of tomatoes, onions and potatoes (TOP), “Operation Green” was launched with an outlay of Rs 500 crore in this year’s budget. Under this scheme, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), agricultural logistics, processing facilities and professional management will be promoted.
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region was approved on January 2016 with a total outlay of Rs 400 crore.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (Scheme for AgroMarine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) for the period 2016-20.
PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana is a comprehensive package which will result in creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Airports Authority of India’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad were conferred with the prestigious National Tourism Awards 2016-17 at a glittering award function on World Tourism Day here today.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad received the Best Airport Award in Major Cities category and Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore received the Best Airport Award in ‘Rest of India’ category for promotion of Tourism at these airports. The award was presented by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Shri K.J. Alphons.

Ministry of Electronics & IT

National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) have jointly set up a Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics
CEDA is being set up with the sole vision of kickstarting and fast-tracking the adoption of advanced analytic and machine learning capabilities by making the Centre the locus of expertise and excellence in the field of Data Analytics.
The centre shall provide quality data analytic services to government departments at all levels by identifying appropriate tools and technologies and deploying people with right expertise.

RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today eased mandatory cash requirement rules for banks to provide “durable liquidity” to the economy.
RBI in a statement said banks could ‘carve out’ up to 15 per cent of holdings under the statutory liquidity reserves to meet their liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements as compared to 13 per cent now.
RBI further announced the relaxation in statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) requirement with effect from October 1, 2018.
This will supplement the ability of individual banks to avail of liquidity, from the repo markets. RBI in a statement said that it stands ready to meet the durable liquidity requirements of the system through various available instruments.
Citing proactive steps taken in the last few days, RBI said it conducted open market operation (OMO) on September 19.
It further said that another OMO will be conducted to ensure adequate liquidity in the system.