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The development of the internet in the early 1990s, has contributed to the expansion in the world's networked population. The networked population has more access to information, more chances to participate in public discourse and a stronger capacity to execute joint action. Social media has become a reality of life for civil society globe over, including many players — average individuals, activists, non-governmental organisations, telecommunications businesses, software suppliers, and even governments at large. Social media revolution in the Indian political landscape is real, palpable and fast. Keeping an eye on impending Lok Sabha elections, the purpose of this essay is to investigate the influence of social media viz. Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and You Tube on Indian politics. No doubt social media is now being seriously studied by the Indian political parties as a medium to reach out to the people, but will it affect the Lok Sabha Elections in the same manner as in Obama's Presidential elections? Social media has acquired relevance with the surge in young population in India. As they are the one who utilise internet the most in India. Will this social media & youngsters shift the flow of Indian politics? This article will discuss these and some more problems linked to Indian politics.

The Indian economy is accelerating due to its significant demographic advantage of a young and growing workforce, emphasizing the importance of addressing malnutrition to fully harness its potential. Uttar Pradesh, blessed with a vast human resource pool in its children, stands poised to significantly contribute to shaping the nation's future. Thus, addressing child malnutrition within the state is imperative. Currently, according to NFHS 5 data, malnutrition prevalence among children under 5 years is alarming, with 39.7% experiencing stunting, 17.3% facing wasting, , and 32.1% being underweight. District-level data on child growth failure indices were sourced from NFHS-published district fact sheets of Uttar Pradesh. This study leverages data from two time periods within the NFHS series (NFHS-4 & NFHS-5) to assess changes in child growth indices at the district level. The spatial distribution of current child growth indices was visualized through thematic mapping. The findings highlight an uptick in stunted children across 7 districts, and both underweight and stunted children in 12 and 32 districts respectively in Uttar Pradesh. NFHS-5 data reveal that several districts in Uttar Pradesh still exhibit prevalence rates exceeding 50% for stunting, 20% for wasting, and 30% for underweight