-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The government has painted a grim picture of the crop insurance scenario in the country. Making a presentation before the Finance Standing Committee of Parliament, government representatives said the penetration of crop insurance was just about 23 per cent (369.94 lakh) of the total number of farmers. A little more than 22 per cent of the gross crop area (455.63 lakh hectares) is covered under four...
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Swachh Bharat: PLAn to produce power, compost from solid waste -Mehboob Jeelani
-The Hindu On the first anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission, the Urban Development Ministry on Thursday announced some crucial policy changes. On the first anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission, the Urban Development Ministry on Thursday announced some crucial policy changes since it is PLAnning to generate electricity and compost from municipal solid waste. “Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will soon bring a proposal before Cabinet to provide Market Development Assistance on sale of...
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-The Telegraph New Delhi: India has pledged to generate 40 per cent of all its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 as part of its efforts to curb its earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions. In its submission to the UN climate change agency tonight, the Indian government has also announced PLAns to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from the 2005 level. India is among...
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-The Times of India BERLIN: India on Thursday submitted its 'climate action PLAn' to a UN body at Bonn in Germany, telling the world that the country would fight the climate change by taking energy efficiency route and reducing its 'emission intensity' (carbon emission per unit of GDP) substantially as well as increasing the share of clean energy by huge 40% in its total energy mix by the year 2030. The country,...
More »Politics of meat ban creating polarisation -Smita Gupta
-The Hindu The murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri should come as no surprise to those who have been closely following the ground level politics in western Uttar Pradesh. The murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, on the edge of the national capital, by a violent Hindu mob on Wednesday should come as no surprise to those who have been closely following the ground level politics in western Uttar Pradesh and the...
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