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The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016

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The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 is a critical topic for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, particularly under GS Paper II (Social Justice and Governance) . It replaced the PwD Act of 1995 to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Key Highlights of the RPwD Act, 2016 1. Expanded Definition of Disability The Act increased the number of recognized disabilities from 7 to 21.   Added Disabilities : Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy, Acid Attack victims, Speech and Language disability, Specific Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Chronic Neurological conditions (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s), Blood Disorders (Haemophilia, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell disease), and Multiple Disabilities.   The Central Government maintains the power to add more types of disabilities to this list. 2. Rights and Entitlements  ✅  Education : Children with "benchmark disabilities...

The Current Global Hunger Hotspots

The Hunger Hotspits are the areas which are likely to see the acute food insecurity increasing during the outlook period. According to the state of food security and Nutrition in the world, every year ,thus most intensely scrutinized of FAO's repirts presents the headline number of undernourished people around the world. The repirt says that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger,food insecurities and malnutrition in all its forms. The countries which are under glibal hunger hotspits are as following:-  1) Yemen: Yemen has been facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with an estimated 20 million people in need of assistance. The conflictbetween the government and Houthi rebels has disrupted food production, distribution, and access, forcing many people to rely on aid. Other factors contributing to the severity of hunger in Yemen include high levels of poverty, inflation, and limited access to clean water . 2) South Sudan: South Sudan has been facing a...