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PUBLIC FACILITIES |
Public facilities are services provided by the government to its citizens. Some of the important public facilities include infrastructure, sanitation, public transport, health care, water, etc. |
They are important because there are many services like education, health, transportation etc., which have become cheap and affordable if provided, collectively. |
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RIGHT TO LIFE |
Article 2 of the Human Rights Act protects your right to life. ... It also means the Government should take appropriate measures to safeguard life by making laws to protect you and, in some circumstances, by taking steps to protect you if your life is at risk. |
Some examples of human rights include:The right to life.The right to liberty and freedom.The right to the pursuit of happiness.The right to live your life free of discrimination.The right to control what happens to your own body and to make medical decisions for yourself. |
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CHILD LABOUR ACT 1986 |
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 aims to eradicate any kind of child abuse in the form of employment and prohibit the engagement of children in any kind of hazardous employment, who have not completed 14 years of age. The Act prohibits the employment of children in certain occupations and processes |
The main object of the Child Labour ( Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 is to address the social concern and prohibit the engagement of children who have not completed 14th year of age in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children has been prohibited in occupations relating to (i) |
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CHENNAI WATER PROBLEM |
A lack of rainwater and groundwater has left four of the reservoirs that supply the city completely dry. The inability to meet demand for water has forced businesses like hotels and restaurants to close. Water tankers from areas of Tamil Nadu unaffected by drought have been bringing water into some areas of the city. |
In what's becoming an increasingly common story, a major city has run out of water. ... The drought is indicative of morass of issues increasingly stressing water supplies not just in Chennai but around the world: poor management, overusing groundwater, and a shifting climate turning the hydrological cycle on its head. |
