-The Times of India BANGALORE: Even as crimes against women is raising country wide, more than 2,150 rape cases were registered in Karnataka alone in the past three years (2010, 2011, 2013). The legislature committee on women and child welfare, which tabled it report to the legislative assembly on Friday said 9,201 cases of sexual harassment and 936 dowry death cases were reported in last three years. The panel has called for...
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Dropping the green ball
-The Business Standard India is not working hard enough on climate change Shortly before World Environment Day on Wednesday, it was reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had soared to its highest level in three million years. Data captured by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed that environmental incidence of the gas mostly responsible for trapping heat had crossed 400 parts per million - a level...
More »Prices of vegetables & spices crash upto 20% due to the brisk start to monsoon -Sutanuka Ghosal
-The Economic Times KOLKATA: Prices of vegetables and spices have dropped up to 20% in the past month and are likely to remain low as higher output along with the brisk start to the monsoon has calmed the market. The drop in vegetable prices, on top of the global fall in various commodities from aluminium to zinc, is good news for policymakers as stubbornly high inflation has hindered moves to cut interest...
More »Govt plans tie-up with postal department for Annshree Yojana -Ambika Pandit
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Eager to make an impact on the electorate by expediting enrolments under its flagship cash-for-food programme Annshree Yojana, the Delhi government is exploring the option of tying up with the postal department to speed up opening of Aadhaar-enabled, zero-balance accounts for beneficiaries from economically weaker sections not covered by the public distribution system. A total of 45,000 beneficiaries have been enrolled under the scheme launched in...
More »UN food, agriculture chief urges ‘nothing less than the eradication of hunger and malnutrition’
-The United Nations The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for greater efforts to combat malnutrition and hunger worldwide as the agency launched its flagship annual report, which this year focuses on improved food systems for better nutrition. In a message marking the launch of The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA), Director-General José Graziano da Silva said that although the world has registered some progress...
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