-Hindustan Times As per district agriculture department, around 15 farmers of Sangrur have adopted organic farming over 50 acres land in the district with different crops such as wheat, paddy, sugarcane and vegetables. The sowing season of wheat has begun in the state Chandigarh: Amid serious threats to human health and environment due to the use of pesticides and fertilisers, some progressive farmers of Sangrur have chosen to produce organic wheat on...
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Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pegs loss due to cyclone Bulbul at Rs 50,000 crore
-PTI Those who have enrolled their names for the state government's crop insurance scheme would get 100 per cent coverage for their loss, Mamata Banerjee asserted. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after conducting an aerial survey of cyclone Bulbul-hit areas in North 24 Parganas, said on Wednesday that the loss incurred by the state due to the natural calamity might go up to Rs 50,000 crore. Mamata Banerjee handed over a cheque...
More »In six charts: The state of justice in India -Nithya Subramanian
-Scroll.in A poorly-functioning justice system costs India 9% of its GDP each year, according to one estimate. A new report paints a grim picture of the state of India’s justice system. Called the India Justice Report 2019, it ranks states by their performance in four aspects: police, the state judiciary, prisons and legal aid. The report is an initiative of Tata Trusts, a philanthropic organisation, undertaken in partnership with several civil society organisations...
More »Got Rs 356 cr in donations from Tata trust in 2018-19: BJP tells EC
-PTI India's richest trust -- The Prudent Electoral Trust -- gave Rs 54.25 crore in donations to the party, according to the documents The BJP received Rs 356 crore in donations from an electoral trust controlled by the Tata Group during 2018-19, according to documents submitted by the ruling party before the Election Commission. As per information provided by the BJP to the EC on October 31, it received a total ofover Rs...
More »Female migrant workers and domestic employees need a security net -Rohini Mitra and Aarohi Damle
-TheWire.in The lack of a cohesive legislative framework stigmatises domestic workers and is a colossal disservice to those who rely on domestic labour for their livelihood. Shipra Mondal has been a migrant for almost her entire life. Having first moved villages after marriage, Mondal has since shifted around, within the state of West Bengal, numerous times and now lives in a slum in East Kolkata. Her husband works at a construction site,...
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