A simple vegetarian fare of dal, rice, vegetables and chapattis is costing you more every month. Prices of vegetables have almost doubled in the last two months while pulses and foodgrain are costing 25 per cent more. Lady's finger that was available for Rs 28 a kg a fortnight ago now costs Rs 40 a kg. Capsicum is up to Rs 70 a kg from Rs 40 a kg while prices of...
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New Script for India on Climate Change by Jim Yardley
NEW DELHI — When the United Nations convened its summit meeting on climate change last month, China and the United States, the two most important countries at the negotiating table, hewed to mostly familiar scripts, making promises without making too many specific commitments. Less familiar was the script followed by the third most important country at the table, India. India’s public stance on climate change is usually predictable — predictably obstinate...
More »With better storage, imports can be avoided: Swaminathan by P. Sunderarajan
NEW DELHI: Agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan on Tuesday came down heavily on proposals to import foodgrains to tide over the shortage due to the poor monsoon this year. He said that if only the government had taken adequate measures to modernise foodgrains storage systems, such an eventuality would not have arisen. “The importers lobby would always be there to make profit out of poverty. But the government needs to take...
More »Two senior officers of the district administration in Bihar fined for contravening the RTI Act
RTI advocators in Bihar have succeeded in prevailing upon the State Information Commission to impose penalties under The Right to Information Act (RTI Act) on two senior officers of the Madhubani district administration. On 11th September, 2009 the Bihar Information Commission imposed the maximum penalty permissible under the RTI Act on the Additional District Collector (Apar-Samaharta) and the Circle Officer (Anchal Adhikari) for repeated contraventions of the RTI Act. The Commission...
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गाँव कनेक्शन , 27 जुलाई "जुलाई खत्म होने वाली है, लेकिन बारिश कहां है?" मध्य प्रदेश के पन्ना जिले के 55 वर्षीय किसान मलखान सिंह गौड़ ने अपनी आवाज़ में एक चिंता के साथ एक एकड़ [लगभग आधा हेक्टेयर] खेत में धान की सूखती फसल की ओर इशारा करते हुए कहा। पन्ना के बिल्हा गाँव के एक आदिवासी किसान गौड़ ने गाँव कनेक्शन को बताया, "अगर आने वाले तीन-चार दिनों में...
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