-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has strongly criticised the government for its "casual" approach in tackling the problem of infant and child mortality. Taking serious note of the high rate of stunting and wasting among children under five years of age, the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates in its report on 'Malnutrition in Infant and Mother' criticised the ministry of health. "The committee had expressed apprehension regarding achievements of...
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CCEA approves creation of buffer stock of pulses -Vikas Vasudeva
-The Hindu In a bid to keep pulses price under check, that went sky-rocketing during past few months, the Centre has now decided to create buffer stock of pulses. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday gave its approval for creation of buffer stock of pulses. The buffer stock will be created in current year itself. In its meeting held here, the CCEA has approved procurement of about 50,000 ton pulses...
More »Odisha drought situation gloomy, says central team
-IANS Bhubaneswar: After its two-day review of the drought situation in Odisha, a central team on Saturday admitted that the situation in the state is gloomy with over 80 percent crop loss in many areas. "Extensive damage of crops, especially paddy, has taken place in many areas. We have seen that while there was no sowing in some areas, some places have no grain. The farmers need compensation to sustain their livelihood,"...
More »States get more time to spend funds on micro irrigation -Gargi Parsai
-The Hindu Agriculture Ministry extends deadline by a month The Agriculture Ministry has extended by a month the deadline for States to utilise funds under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for implementation of micro irrigation projects. Earlier, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh had said that unutilised funds should be diverted to States that showed better utilisation. About Rs. 1,000 crore had been allocated to States for micro irrigation schemes to be...
More »Govt mulls Europe-style water law to save resource -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Concerned by the future projections of water availability in India, the government is mulling the legislation route to save the scarce resource from depleting any further. It plans to come out with a new draft National Water Framework Bill - on the lines of the one in effect in Europe - and improvising on the existing draft law of 2013. Since water is a state subject,...
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