civil services chronicle Published this article page no 29 Strategies to prepare the higher education sector for the evolving demand–supply trends across the globe— particularly those related to the global mobility of students and faculty and improving the quality of and demand for higher studies in India. Measures are required to mitigate the longterm effects of the pandemic on job offers internship programs and research projects. Courses on Indian traditional knowledge systems in the fields of yoga Indian medicines architecture agriculture etc. should be integrated with the mainstream university education to promote scientific innovations values and to develop sustainable solutions. GLOBAL NUTRITION REPORT 2020 (GNR) Why in news? According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020 India is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025. Key findings of the report Inequity in Global Nutrition Report reveals strong evidence for the presence of nutrition inequities in health systems food systems and financing and inequalities in all forms of malnutrition. o Reasons for inequity Social injustice Unfairnesssuboptimal access to life chances (education health etc.) Political exclusion and Imbalances in Power (less representation to marginalised sections). Inequalities in Global Burden of Malnutrition Among children under 5 years of age 149.0 million are stunted 49.5 million are wasted and 40.1 million are overweight. o There exists a double burden of malnutrition characterised by coexistence of undernutrition alongside overweight or obesity. o The largest disparities in stunting were observed in Nigeria Indonesia and India. o No country is on course to meet 2025 global nutrition targets including four dietrelated noncommunicable disease indicators in adults salt intake raised blood pressure diabetes and obesity civil services chronicle buy.
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