-Business Standard A recent report suggests different ways to eliminate poverty and argues that accelerated growth is the most suitable medicine to reduce incidence of poverty Adding some and modifying some others is how the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is planning to go about its welfare programmes in the coming days. While the Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is likely to be extended to some private schools, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...

-The Indian Express At present, Delhi has four landfill sites and three of them operate beyond capacity. New Delhi: In a city where population increases at about 3.5 per cent per annum and the per capita waste generated rises by 1.3 per cent in the same period, devoting additional land to efficiently treat and dispose of the garbage generated is posing a problem. Delhi needs more than 1,500 acres for the purpose,...

-The Telegraph New Delhi: The government has decided to make it a must for all public buses owned by state Transport corporations to have emergency panic buttons, surveillance cameras and vehicle-tracking devices to ensure the safety of women passengers. A formal notification on the rules will be issued after June 2, Union road Transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said in the capital today. The minister made the announcement while launching a pilot...

-PTI Devidas Parbhane says like him several others have got a ‘raw deal’ despite a bumper crop this season. Pune: A farmer has claimed he earned only Re. 1 after selling almost a tonne of onions at the district Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Pune. Devidas Parbhane, 48, said the fall in onion prices had taken a toll on him. The math The farmer explained the math: he has two acres of farm land...

-PTI It said that changes in settlement patterns, urbanisation and socio-economic status in Asia have increased exposure to climate extremes. United Nations: Nearly 40 million Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050, with people in Mumbai and Kolkata having the maximum exposure to coastal Flooding in future due to rapid urbanisation and economic growth, according to a UN environment report. The Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6): Regional Assessments said that...