-Hindustan Times Bus journey takes lesser time, is more punctual and on most occasions, one can find a seat just before the vehicle departs. This is in stark contrast to the Bihar-bound trains which are often delayed by as much as 24 hours, needs a ticket to be booked months in advance and on which landing a Tatkal ticket requires monumental effort and ample luck. New Delhi: An impatient Chandan Singh does...
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No eligible woman in UP received PM Modi's maternity scheme benefit, reveals RTI
-MoneyControl.com No government money has been spent on pregnant and lactating women enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) till August 2018 in Uttar Pradesh (UP), an RTI query filed by news agency IANS has revealed. PMMVY is a maternity benefit scheme launched by Narendra Modi government, which promises pregnant women and lactating mothers Rs 6,000 for the birth of the first living child. The central government had approved a total...
More »In Terms of Educational Mobility, India's Muslims Worse off Than African-Americans
-TheWire.in A recent study has found that higher caste groups have experienced constant and high upward mobility over time, a result that contradicts a popular notion that it is INCreasingly difficult for upper-caste Hindus to get ahead. New Delhi: A new study focusing on intergenerational mobility – changes in social status between different generations within the same family – claims India’s Muslims to be the least upwardly mobile group, Indian Express reported....
More »Alcohol intake in India doubles in 11 years
-PTI WHO says per capita liquor consumption in India INCreased from 2.4 litres in 2005 to 5.7 litres in 2016 Per capita alcohol consumption in India has more than doubled from 2005 to 2016, according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The consumption of alcohol has INCreased from 2.4 litres in 2005 to 5.7 litres in 2016 with 4.2 litres being consumed by men and 1.5 litre by women, the...
More »Eastern UP's forest dwellers are finally on the revenue map -Omar Rashid
-The Hindu Vantangiyas, who derive their name from a Burmese tradition of hill cultivation, have lived in tin shacks without toilets for decades Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh): There is no proper road to Jungle Tinkonia-3. As its name suggests, one must pass a woodland of sal and teak trees to reach it. The situation gets even more precarious during monsoons and medical emergencies, as the village does not have any health centre. Its infrastructure is...
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