-Financial Express Dr Rangarajan feels that perhaps we may end the year with GDP growth in the region of 7 or 8 per cent. The much awaited news on the second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers showing a growth of 8.4 percent as compared to 7.4 percent contraction in Q2 2020-21, has come as a dampner. Economists now see serious challenges in India being able to hit the full year GDP...
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What record warm winters mean for glaciers in the Everest region -Abhaya Raj Joshi
-TheThirdPole.net A new study suggests that Himalayan glaciers may be melting even during winter, when they were previously believed to remain stable In late winter 2020, glaciologist Sudip Thakuri visited Kalinchowk, a peak in the Himalayas around 144 km west of Kathmandu. He was surprised by what he saw. The destination, popular among Kathmandu residents seeking a sight of snow-covered mountains, wasn’t as thickly blanketed in white as in previous years. Later...
More »The three farm laws were never a solution -Sudha Narayanan
-The Hindu True agricultural reform rests with local governments, and States need to go back to the basics and expert suggestions The recent announcement by the Prime Minister that the Union Government would seek to repeal the three Farm Laws in the winter session of Parliament has prompted diverse reactions. On November 29, the FIRst day in Parliament, the Farm Laws Repeal Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha without discussion. These...
More »Tone and tenure of farmers' protest might change, but stir will go on: Yogendra Yadav -Aishwarya Paliwal
-IndiaToday.com Yogendra Yadav said even as the Centre has decided to repeal the three farm laws, the farmers are FIRm on their demand of bringing the MSP under law. Speaking to India Today TV, Yogendra Yadav, who is also a part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), said even as the Centre has decided to repeal the three farm laws, the farmers are FIRm on their demand of bringing the minimum support...
More »A close reading of the NFHS-5, the health of India -Ashwini Deshpande
-The Hindu Given how little the country spends on health and education as a share of GDP, the improvements seem remarkable The national health and demographic report card is finally completely out. The results from the FIRst phase (conducted between June 2019 and January 2020) of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) were released in December 2020. We now have the key results from the second phase (conducted...
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