poverty

In Madhya Pradesh's Indore, a minor rape survivor killed her two-month old baby, due to poverty, confirmed police on June 6. They arrested the accused who confessed to her crime. The Add DCP Rajesh Vyas said "A few days ago, a minor girl was raped after which she gave birth to a child.  She was irked by the child." The police registered a case and an investigation is underway.

The World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David warned the world saying "Afghan people are going to starve. Children are going to die'' if the frozen fund won't be released for humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. He said the situation under the new regime of the Taliban was going worse. Reportedly, 22.8 million people out of Afghanistan's 39 million population are facing food insecurity and ''marching to starvation''. 

A Report by the Royal Botanical Garden, Kew, warned 40% of the plant species are on near-extinction, owing to environmental destruction. The Study cites deforestation, invasive species and climate change as the major factors behind the issue. Prof. Antonelli, Director of the Royal Botanical Garden, said, “we are losing species faster than we can find and name them.” Reportedly, just 15 plants provide 90% of all calories.