-The Indian Express The decision to declare 112 talukas as reeling under severe drought came on a day when the Devendra Fadnavis government completed four years. Mumbai: The state government on Wednesday declared “severe drought” in 112 talukas of Maharashtra. Besides, 39 talukas were placed under “medium drought” category, taking the total tally of talukas to 151. There are 355 talukas in Maharashtra. The government’s drought-mitigation measures, which were scaled up from...
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An imaginary friend -Sakina Dhorajiwala, Anmol Somanchi, and Rajendran Narayanan
-The Indian Express Claims that Aadhaar has INCreased the demand and allocations of NREGA work rest on several faulty assumptions. Two newspaper articles in the Times of India and Financial Express claimed that Aadhaar linking boosts MGNREGA and has cut wage payment delays. Both articles were based on a working paper, “A Friend Indeed”, by members of the Digital Identity Research Initiative (DIRI) at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. The ISB...
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-The Indian Express RTE Act has not ensured delivery of quality education We have a belief that enacting a legislation is a panacea for all ills. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (popularly known as RTE Act) was born out of this mindset. This approach raises a few questions. Why should the executive arm of the government require a law to do something which it is authorised...
More »Soil fortification -KS Pannu
-The TribunePunjab has been using fertilisers in excess to the recommended dosage, which has INCreased the chemical load in the soil, says KS PannuThe soil health card scheme, started by the Centre in February, 2015, aims to conduct chemical analysis of farm land and issue soil health cards in every 3 years to all farmers of the country. This provides vital data with regard to nutrient deficiencies in the soil...
More »Journalists say Facebook is 'censoring' political content in India ahead of 2019 elections -Kanishk Karan
-Scroll.inSINCe August, media reports have highlighted suspension of accounts, marking of news stories as spam by Facebook.With the general elections in India due early in 2019, greater attention is being paid to the digital space, which many believe will have a deep impact on the polls. Much of this attention is focused on Facebook, which was heavily criticised for its conduct in the run-up to the 2016 United States presidential...
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