-The Hans India The three-day camp sitting will look into a slew of complaints During its three-day camp sitting, the commission will also hold an ‘open hearing’ on April 22 on the problems and grievances of Scheduled Castes who have complaints of atrocities committed by public servants Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission will be holding its three-day camp at Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from April 22 to...
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Kutch's 'Swimming Camels' recognized as separate breed
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: Kutch's unique breed of camels that can swim in seawater - identified as Kharai due to its habitat and eating habits - has been recognized as a separate camel breed by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) located in Karnal, Haryana. Kharai has now become the ninth breed of camels found in India. Now, Kutch has two identified breeds native to the region - the...
More »Delhi: Slum shame -Mayura Janwalkar
-The Indian Express Delhi’s slums house people whose work makes the lives of its better-off citizens easier but they themselves offer the worst of living conditions. Lakhs of people are denied the basic need for a toilet, breeding indignity and infections. The city’ urban shelter agency DUSIB’s report on how to make the city slum-free is a challenge for any government, especially one elected on a pro-poor agenda. The Indian Express...
More »Wheat procurement will be lower this year -Gargi Parsai
-The Hindu The MSP is fixed for the Fair Average Quality of grain that is purchased by the FCI and its agencies. There is a growing concern in official circles about untimely rain and hail in the northern parts of the country hitting wheat procurement for the Public Distribution System by an estimated three million tonnes this year. This may not augur well for a country that is committed to providing cheap...
More »NCR states draw up action plan to tackle air pollution -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday joined the long battle for improving the Capital's notoriously bad air quality by getting Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to commit to a three-month action plan to curb pollution in the National Capital Region. All four states agreed to take time-bound steps to address the problem and come out with a joint medium and long term strategy in July. Under the plan,...
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