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Economic inequality by Biswajit Sha

  There are wide varieties of economic inequality, most notably income inequality measured using the distribution of income (the amount of money people are paid) and wealth inequality measured using the distribution of wealth (the amount of wealth people own). Besides economic inequality between countries or states, there are important types of economic inequality between different groups of people. Differences in national income equality around the world as measured by the national Gini coefficient as of 2018.[1] The Gini coefficient is a number between 0 and 100, where 0 corresponds with perfect equality (where everyone has the same income) and 100 corresponds with absolute inequality (where one person has all the income, and everyone else has zero income). Global share of wealth by wealth group, Credit Suisse, 2021 Wealth disparity in major cities Skid row tents Tents of the homeless on the sidewalk in Skid Row, Los Angeles a Beverly Hills mansion An affluent house in Holmby Hil...
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Health care inequality by Hanu Sharma

Health inequalities are the unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health across the population and between specific population groups. Some authors, particularly from North America, use ‘inequalities’ to denote differences between groups and ‘inequities’ to denote unjust differences between groups. The more commonly used term “inequality” has been adopted throughout this website to describe unjust differences.  Health inequalities go against the principles of social justice because they are avoidable. They do not occur randomly or by chance. They are socially determined by circumstances largely beyond an individual’s control. These circumstances disadvantage people and limit their chance to live longer, healthier lives. The existence of health inequalities in Scotland means that the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is not being enjoyed equally across the population. Examples of health inequalities In the most affluent areas o...
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EAT RIGHT INDIA

  In the preamble to the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is expected to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for the people in India. Therefore, FSSAI has embarked on a large-scale effort to transform the country’s food system in order to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable food for all Indians through the   ‘Eat Right India’   movement.The tagline ‘Sahi Bhojan. Behtar Jeevan’, thus, forms the foundation of this movement. Eat Right India adopts a judicious mix of regulatory, capacity building, collaborative and empowerment approaches to ensure that our food is good both for the people and the planet. Further, it builds on the collective action of all stakeholders - the government, food businesses, civil society organizations, experts and professionals, development agencies and citizens at large. Furthermore, since foodborne illnesses and various diet-related diseases cut across all age groups and all...
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FSSAI

  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India  ( FSSAI ) is a statutory body established under the  Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India . Th e FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a consolidating statue related to  food safety  and regulation in India. FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting  public health  through the  regulation  and supervision of  food safety . Standards framed by FSSAI are prescribed under Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011, Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulation, 2011 and Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants,  Toxins , and Residues) Regulations, 2011. The FSSAI has prescribed standards for the following: Dairy products  and analogues  Fats,  oils  and fat emulsions Fruits  and vegetable products Cereal  and cereal products...
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Intellectual property rights

  Intellectual property (IP) pertains to any original creation of the human intellect such as artistic, literary, technical, or scientific creation. Intellectual property rights (IPR) refers to the legal rights given to the inventor or creator to protect his invention or creation for a certain period of time.[ 1 ] These legal rights confer an exclusive right to the inventor/creator or his assignee to fully utilize his invention/creation for a given period of time. It is very well settled that IP play a vital role in the modern economy. It has also been conclusively established that the intellectual labor associated with the innovation should be given due importance so that public good emanates from it. There has been a quantum jump in research and development (R&D) costs with an associated jump in investments required for putting a new technology in the market place.[ 2 ] The stakes of the developers of technology have become very high, and hence, the need to protect the knowle...
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