-NDTV Jaipur: 75-year-old Hanja Bai's pension stopped unexpectedly. A resident of a village in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district has trouble walking, has a hearing impairment and the Rs. 750 a month is her only means to survive. So she decided to pay the regional pension office a visit. Without a pension for six months, Hanja took the expensive trip to the office, but only to be shocked. "I went to the office in the...
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Death toll in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand rises to 14
-PTI Many rivers in spate Dehradun: The death toll due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand rose to 14 on Saturday, while about ten rivers and rivulets were in spate across the State. Vehicle traffic was disrupted on several routes due to landslides. At least 15 people are still missing since Friday yesterday morNINg in Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts. The Met department has warned of heavy rains in isolated places in the State, especially in...
More »Danger of drought looms over Chhattisgarh, June records 59% deficit rain -Rashmi Drolia
-The Times of India Raipur: Chhattisgarh faces danger of drought, as the state received 59% deficit rain in June. Moreover, monsoon appears to be feeble in the coming months because low pressure over Bay of Bengal is moving only towards Bastar. These are the findings of a weather analysis report prepared by IIT-Bhubaneswar and NASA, said professor ASRAS Sastri, prominent researcher of agro-meteorology in Chhattisgarh. The report also warned that not only...
More »A capsule or a wholesome meal for the malnourished? -Afshan Yasmeen
-The Hindu Move to give nutrition supplements to anganwadi children draws flak. Bengaluru: Can two grams of a plant-based dietary supplement substitute a wholesome balanced meal for anganwadi children? With the Women and Child Development Department all set to administer Spirulina to severely malnourished children, activists and nutritionists are battling for a wholesome meal instead. As announced in the State Budget, the department has decided to administer two gm of Spirulina for 180 days...
More »Paddy transplanting machine gaiNINg popularity among farmers
-The Hindu Agriculture Department getting more and more enquiries Tiruchirapalli (TIRUCHI): There have been days when Mohan Kumaramangalam (51), a marginal farmer in Kalaththil Ventrar Pettai in Lalgudi taluk, seriously considered giving up farming because of acute shortage of workers. But he has had a change of mind after he acquired a paddy transplanter which helped him overcome shortage of workers. Although he had acquired the motorised but hand-held imported transplanter for his...
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