JAISHREE AJMERA

 Societal inequality is a pervasive and persistent issue that has plagued societies across the world for centuries. It refers to the uneven distribution of resources, opportunities, and privileges across different social groups, resulting in some groups enjoying a disproportionate amount of power, wealth, and influence compared to others. The root cause of societal inequality lies in the way social structures and institutions are organized. Many societies are based on hierarchical structures, where certain social groups are privileged and enjoy greater access to resources, while others are marginalized and excluded. These social structures are often reinforced by cultural beliefs, attitudes, and practices that perpetuate inequality and discrimination. One of the most significant forms of societal inequality is economic inequality. Economic inequality refers to the unequal distribution of income and wealth across different social groups. It is often manifested in the form of poverty...

Abortion  is a medical or surgical procedure to deliberately end a pregnancy. In  Roe v. Wade  (1973), the US Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion before the viability of a fetus. A woman may exercise that right at her own discretion through the end of the first trimester, generally around the twelfth week of pregnancy. The ruling allows states to regulate but not wholly restrict a woman's access during the second trimester. During the third trimester, after viability, the condition can restrict all abortions unless the mother's health or life is in danger. However, in May 2022, a court draft opinion was leaked indicating that the solidly conservative court majority was planning to overturn the decades-old decision, which would allow states to create their own laws on abortion. The issue of abortion remains highly controversial, however, and several states have introduced restrictions that undermine that ruling. Abortion restri...

Noise pollution: how to reduce the impact of an invisible threat? Atmospheric pollution is not the only type of contamination that is harming living beings on the planet. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is one of the most dangerous environmental threats to health. And according to the European Environment Agency (EEA), noise is responsible for 16,600 premature deaths and more than 72,000 hospitalisations annually in Europe alone. According to the WHO, noise is harmful when it exceeds 75 decibels (dB) and feels painful at levels above 120 dB. Drivers honking the horn, groups of workers drilling the road surface, aircraft flying over us in the sky... Noise, noise and more noise.  Cities have become the epicentre of a type of pollution, acoustics,  which, although its invisibility and the fact that the coronavirus crisis reduced it until almost yearn it, is severely damaging to human beings. So much so that the European Environment Agency estimates that ...