-The Hindu The vaccine, which is heat stable, is a great Indian success story A meningitis A vaccine (MenAfriVac) manufactured by Serum Institute of India, Pune was approved by WHO a few days ago for use in infants in sub-Saharan African populations. The vaccine will be introduced as part of the routine immunisation programme. "In the four years since its introduction in Africa, MenAfriVac has had an immediate and dramatic impact in breaking...
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Changes may limit NREGA to only 60 blocks in Rajasthan -Anindo Dey
-The Times of India JAIPUR: The paradox could not be greater. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which had its genesis in the mass movements launched in Rajasthan, is now facing a dilution in its home state. The Union rural development ministry is likely to amend the provisions of MGNREGA, converting it to just a scheme and thereby threatening to rob it of its es sence. In Rajasthan, such an...
More »Jhunjhunu waits for govt to act as its wells run low -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard Monsoon revival saves standing crop but fails to fill drinking water wells, triggering acute shortage in some areas Jhunjhunu/Nawalgarh: Just opposite the highway leading to the Jhunjhunu district headquarters lies the hamlet of Pratappura. It is indistinguishable from the thousands of small dwellings that dot the countryside, but for the chasm between the upper and lower castes in this Jat-dominated area. The divide has widened after the sole source...
More »Fresh rains hit Odisha, leaves 2.8mn people at risk
-The Hindustan Times Kendrapara (Odisha): Fresh rains compounded the woes of northern Odisha's flood-hit residents on Saturday, though water receded in several rivers that had burst their banks. The deluge has put over 2.8 million people in the state at risk and destroyed crops on 260,000 hectares of land. At least 38 people have been killed so far. Sabitri Swain, from Ratanpur village in Kendrapara district, said she spends the night in a...
More »A model unit shows how to properly benefit from dairying -MJ Prabu
-The Hindu Among various types of agriculture, dairy farming is often considered to be quite remunerative. Almost all veterinary institutes in the country keep harping on the relatively high income that a dairy unit can generate for a farmer. "But what they often fail to emphasise is that cattle rearing alone is not profitable. In fact merely having some milch cattle would prove disastrous for a farmer since the animals need green...
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