-FirstPost.com Raipur: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aggressive pitch for growth and denouncement of the policy of handouts in the pre-general election campaign last year, Chhattisgarh's model of Public Distribution System (PDS) stood out as a shining and welcome misfit. The BJP showcased Chief Minister Raman Singh model of PDS as its answer to the Congress' Food Security Act. Besides the Gujarat model, this was the only model that found mention...
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Air pollution level in Delhi exceeds WHO limits
-PTI NEW DELHI: The level of air pollution in Delhi exceeds the limits prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The air quality monitoring data for Delhi provided by Central Pollution Control Board indicates that the levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) exceed the WHO guidelines by a "factor of 7 to 12", environment minister Prakash Javadekar said. WHO published Air Quality Guidelines for Europe in 1987...
More »The long road to growth -TR Shankar Raman
-The Hindu As power lines and roads slice up forest cover, it becomes clear that a knowledge economy must tackle development with a wider perspective than that of mere short-term gains In just two meetings in August 2014 and January 2015, the National Board for Wildlife considered projects involving over 2,300 hectares of land in and around wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. In four meetings between September and December 2014, the Forest...
More »Unique identity dilemma -Jean Dreze
-The Indian Express It is easy to see why the Unique Identity (UID) project, also known as Aadhaar, has caught the imagination of many administrators, economists and policymakers. Identity verification is a routine problem in India and Aadhaar sounds like a foolproof solution. The idea is really smart and the technology is cutting-edge. After the initial hurdle of universal enrolment, numerous applications are possible: monitoring the attendance of government employees, linking...
More »Relief package for rain-hit farmers likely -Puja Mehra
-The Hindu High-level meeting to assess situation may be held today. Following reports of crop damage due to unseasonal rains across North India, the Modi government is likely to announce a relief package for farmers. The details of the package are likely to be finalised at a high-level meeting to be attended by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh this week. The high-level meeting to take stock of...
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