-Down to Earth The state is considering rolling out its own insurance programme for farmers Maharashtra may follow several other big states and opt out Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Narendra Modi government’s much-vaunted crop insurance scheme. India’s second-most populous state may replace the central scheme with its own — a step already adopted by states like West Bengal. Farmer groups have already flagged irregularities in PMFBY at a February 1,...
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Yogi govt's ration incentive to arrest dent in UP vote bank -Nalin Verma
-The Telegraph The dole of ghee, salt, gram and cash is likely to Work with some segments of voters Bareilly: One-kilo packets of ghee, salt and black gram along with the 5kg rice or wheat provided free against ration cards. Mixed with a generous portion of the Karnataka hijab controversy. That’s the cocktail the BJP is serving in Uttar Pradesh to arrest the dent in its vote bank. “The Yogi Adityanath government has added...
More »No Pay And False Promises: Watch The Plight Of Delhi's Anganwadi Workers -Shreya Basak
-OutlookIndia.com The Anganwadi Workers alleged that they have been deprived of their minimum wage and held the AAP government accountable for making false promises over the ages. “Jab mahilaon ko ghar ke kaam chhodkar sadkon pe aandolan karne nikalna padta hai, toh ye koi maamuli baat nahi hoti,” said Rajni, an Anganwadi Worker from Birij Puri, Delhi. (When women leave their household chores to protest on the street, it’s not a petty...
More »Anuroop Kaur Sandhu, a woman candidate from Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, interviewed by Tripta Narang (Newsclick.in)
-Newsclick.in "Whosoever comes to power; my request is to constitute a technical team and explore and Work on all the possible options to address and curb this menace." Udta Punjab, a Bollywood film released in 2016, highlighted the issue of the severe drug problem in Punjab. The movie acted as an eye-opener for many in the state. After five years, as the state is ready for another Assembly poll, the film has...
More »The Working Children of Yamuna Bank -Ammar Mohammad Ali
-TheCitizen.in Life on the edge As we curl up in blankets and sip hot tea, Delhi’s winter and smoggy skies are host to different realities. Every morning these children on the Yamuna Bank, adjacent to the DND flyway, wake to scrape for trash. Spending almost the entire day in the process, they have little time for games. Tired and soiled when they return home, they have to play in the dirt and dust...
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