-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Heavy rains and floods have claimed 537 human lives across six states in the current monsoon season. Maharashtra is the worst affected with 139 fatal casualties so far, followed by Kerala with 126 deaths, West Bengal with 116, UP with 70, Gujarat with 52 and Assam with 34 deaths, according to data maintained by the home ministry’s National Emergency Response Centre. Another 13 persons are reported...
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Punjab fails to cut down area under rice cultivation -Anju Agnihotri Chaba
-The Indian Express Despite setting a target to bring down by over one lakh hectares (lh) area under rice cultivation this year, Punjab has failed and acreage under the crop has already reached up to 29.57 lh and is likely touch 30 lh again. Jalandhar: Despite setting a target to bring down by over one lakh hectares (lh) area under rice cultivation this year, Punjab has failed and acreage under the...
More »Kharif planting lags despite MSP hikes, normal monsoon -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express One reason for the MSPs not having the desired impact could be the delayed announcement. Farmers usually make sowing decisions before the onset of the monsoon. New Delhi: The government may have substantially hiked minimum support prices (MSP) of crops being grown in the current kharif season. That, along with most pARTs of India receiving good rain until now, should have considerably boosted plantings by farmers this time. However, the...
More »Muzzling information -Anjali Bhardwaj & Amrita Johri
-The Hindu The RTI Act Amendment Bill must be junked The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, has empowered millions of Indians to question governments and hold public functionaries accountable. Of the nearly six million RTI applications filed every year in the country, a large proportion are by the poorest and the most marginalised who seek information about their basic rights and entitlements, like rations, pensions and health facilities. The use of...
More »Detention no cure: on RTE Act amendment
-The Hindu The amendment to the Right to Education Act will only undermine its intent The legislation to amend the Right to Education Act to give States the power to detain students who fail an examination in Class 5 or 8 is a negative measure. Although many States want such a change, the amendment passed by the Lok Sabha goes against the view of many educationists, who argue that it would weaken...
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