-RuralVoice.in Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Rs 30,000-crore Jewar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh (UP) today, he made a subtle outreach to the farmers too in the wake of protests over the three central farm laws. Last week, Modi announced to repeal the contentious laws and on November 24, the Union Cabinet approved his proposal. A bill will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament...
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Why Millets in mid-day meal can be a political hot topic -Romita Datta
-IndiaToday.com In several states like Bengal, Assam and Odisha, rice is the staple diet On October 28, the Centre proposed millets be introduced in mid-day meals to tackle the growing problem of malnutrition among school students. Though in the past, some of the non-BJP ruled states, like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, tried to be innovative with the menu, introducing eggs once or twice a week as protein substitutes to...
More »Fishery sops: India rejects WTO draft, sees advanced nation bias -Amiti Sen
-The Hindu Business Line Says small Fishers need government protection; advanced nations must stop subsidising high-sea Fishing India has rejected the latest draft text on curbing Fishery subsidies floated by the WTO earlier this week for not adequately addressing its concerns on food security and livelihood of small Fishers while including provisions that could help advanced countries perpetuate their huge doles for long-distance Fishing. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Can the police in India force someone to hand over their phone and check their messages? -Umang Poddar
-Scroll.in A viral video of the Hyderabad Police stopping people in the street and looking through their devices has sparked concern about the legality of such methods. In several cases over the last couple of years, the police have highlighted WhatsApp chats found on phones to explain why they needed to keep people in custody. This strategy has been deployed most recently in narcotics cases involving Hindi film actress Rhea Chakraborty and Aryan...
More »Women comprise nearly half of informal sector workers, data from new national portal shows -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times Workers who have registered so far belong to diverse occupations, such as construction, apparel manufacturing, Fishing, gig and platform work, street vending as well as domestic work. Nearly half of 40 million workers of the country’s informal economy registered on a recently launched national portal are women, and most workers regardless of gender are from disadvantaged castes, official data that shines new light on India’s invisible unorganised labour force shows. Trends...
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