Unhealthy Indian society and it's implications

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 Health of Society is equally important as that of an individual. But outdated cultures and negative mindsets of people can affect the society's health and cause it to deteriorate. Take for instance, the love and worship of a male child in Indian society worldwide. This has not changed over the years despite laws being laid for gender equality under British colonial rule as well as self-rule.  Love and worship of male children In the regressive Indian culture, male child is valued while female children and women are just taken as a symbol of sex and reproduction. Despite women of today pursuing higher education and taking up important roles in the society and workforce, nothing substantial has changed for them at the home front.  Read here: How human milk banks in India are exploiting women in the name of nobility? Besides, such independent women in India are a minimum and cannot put forth their points assertively. And at home, they still continue to follow culture laid g...

Global peace index 2020!

Global peacefulness has been showing a decline in the last decade. This is not a good sign. There are intercountry and intercountry conflicts and frictions. And if this continues, it would have a bad impact on world living, economy, and people's well-being. 

Global peace (Source: Vector Stock) 

Global peace indices

Global peace index chart reveals that global peace is at risk due to various race and religious conflicts. For calculating peace index of a nation, 23 quantitative and qualitative indicators are taken and each is weighted on a scale of 1-5. The lower the score of GPI, the more peaceful is the country. 

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In 2020, countries have shown an average of 0.34 percentage decline in GPI scores. The covid crisis added to the already prevailing regional tensions in the world. 

Countries and their GPI scores

Iceland tops the list with a score of 1.078. It is the most peaceful country and holds this first position since 2008. New Zealand, Austria, Portugal, and Denmark are not far behind Iceland. The least peaceful is Afghanistan with a GPI score of 3.644. Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen are just a small fraction above Afghanistan. Bhutan and Nepal are also peaceful nations and are in the top 100 peaceful country list. UK stands at number 42 and France is 66th in the list. Bangladesh is on 97 position. China is on 104. USA is on position no. 121 and Russia on 154. But both countries have improved on their scores compared to old scores. India is on number 139 and Pakistan on 152. India's GPI score was 2.477 in 2008 and it has fallen to 2.628. 

Global peace index report 2020 

This survey is conducted by Institute of Economics and Peace with headquarters in Sydney, Australia. 

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