-The Hindu The petitioners have questioned the legality of amendments made to the Central Vigilance Commission Act by way of promulgation of an ordinance in November last year The Supreme Court on August 2 sought the government’s response on petitions challenging the “piecemeal” tenure extensions given to Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The petitions filed by the likes of Congress party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, social...
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Ailing NREGA: Additional Fund Allocation Uncertain, Activists to Protest Against Poor Implementation of Scheme -Rabindra Nath Sinha
-Newsclick.in The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha has called for a protest from August 2 to 4 against insufficient fund allocation, delay in wage disbursal, and other issues in implementing the employment scheme. Kolkata: Uncertainty looms over the Centre's decision on additional fund allocation to the MGNREGA programme before undertaking the traditional mid-term review at the end of August or early September. Contrary to official expectations, the dependence of rural households on jobs under...
More »Lok Sabha: Over 12,000 Teaching Posts Vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas, 3,000 in Navodaya Schools: Govt
-PTI/Newsclick.in The maximum vacant teaching positions are in Tamil Nadu (1,162), Madhya Pradesh (1,066) and Karantaka (1,006). New Delhi: Over 12,000 teaching positions are vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country while over 9,000 teachers have been engaged on contractual basis, according to the education ministry. The maximum vacant teaching positions are in Tamil Nadu (1,162), Madhya Pradesh (1,066) and Karantaka (1,006). As of 2021, the vacancies in teaching positions in Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs),...
More »India adds five more Ramsar sites, ups tally to 54 -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu Three of them are in Tamil Nadu and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, bringing the number of such sites to 54, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav tweeted on Tuesday. “Delighted to inform that 5 more Indian wetlands have got Ramsar recognition as wetlands of international importance,” Mr. Yadav tweeted. These are the Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh...
More »Fear of drought looms large over Bundelkhand; paddy and pulses crops affected -Arun Singh
-Gaon Coonection Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are still waiting for good rainfall. Paddy and pulses farmers are staring at a wilting crop. They fear a drought year ahead. Panna, Madhya Pradesh "July is about to end, but where is the rain?" With a marked anxiety in his voice, Malkhan Singh Gaud, a 55-year-old farmer from Madhya...
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