-The Times of India NEW DELHI: India is often dubbed as the hub of human trafficking in Asia, especially those of children and young women for slavery and prostitution. Now for the first time, the government is bringing together all states, enforcement and intelligence agencies, paramilitary forces engaged in border areas in the eastern region, NGOs and other stakeholders to discuss a solution to end the menace. Over 600 officers from Centre/states...
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Good monsoon spells good news for kharif, sown area up 62% from last year -Amit Bhattacharya & Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Backed by better monsoon rains so far as compared to the same period in 2014, the kharif (summer crop) sowing operation has picked up substantially in the last three weeks. The sown area touched 563 lakh hectares as on Friday which is nearly 62% more than what the country had reported at this time last year. The fast pace of sowing raised hopes that the total...
More »CAG finds financial irregularity, poor quality blight mid-day MEAl scheme -Akshaya Mukul
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: CAG's performance audit report of Mid-Day MEAl has not only found financial mismanagement by the HRD ministry but it has also discovered states having indulged in diversion of funds to the tune of Rs 123.29 crore MEAnt for the scheme. But what the CAG found most disturbing is the total disregard to quality of MEAl being given to children. The system of involving mothers in the...
More »Modi govt likely to re-promulgate land ordinance for record 4th time
-PTI NEW DELHI: The government is likely to promulgate the land ordinance for an unprecedented fourth time after conclusion of Parliament's monsoon session, with no consensus still in sight on the contentious bill. The Joint Committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP SS Ahluwalia, which is looking into the contentious legislation, MEAnwhile plans to seek a two-week extension till August 3 to finalize its report. Indications are that the panel is unlikely to...
More »Pond water here is still ‘untouchable’ -Sathish GT
-The Hindu Kuruvanka (Hassan district, Karnataka): People residing in Dalit colony in Kuruvanka village in Channarayapatna taluk are not allowed to touch water in the village pond. This has been the practice from time immemorial. If they want water, they have to request someone from the ‘upper’ castes in the village to pour water in their pots. When this reporter visited the village on Friday, an elderly woman from the colony was...
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