The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) in its latest report has identified arsenic hotspots across the country, most notably in the states of Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Please consult chart-3 to get an idea about the geographical spread of arsenic hotspots in India. On the basis of arsenic concentration in the range 0.01-0.05 mg per litre...
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India's economy: broad hints of causes for worry
-The Telegraph Inflation and a poor monsoon may add to our woes in an economy already plagued with high unemployment and low demand The ministry of commerce has released the latest data on wholesale price index inflation. The data on food inflation have attracted attention as it soared to a 33-month high in April 2019. However, this rate of inflation is still moderate at 7.4 per cent. The inflation has been due...
More »After elections, oil marketing firms hike petrol, diesel prices
-The Hindu Petrol prices rise 8-10 p, diesel rates climb 15-16 p: IOCL data State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased prices of petrol and diesel across the country on Monday, a day after the last phase of Lok Sabha polls concluded. This could mark the beginning of a rising trend in fuel prices as they are once again aligned to the rising global oil prices. Petrol prices rose 8-10 paise, and diesel...
More »Women voters outnumber men in 13 states and union territories
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Women voters outstripped men in as many as 13 states and Union territories in the Lok Sabha polls which concluded on Sunday. The new entrants to this club are Bihar and Uttarakhand, the only states in the north to figure on this list. In 2014, 10 states and UTs had seen more women than men voting, but within the then undivided state of Andhra Pradesh, the...
More »How exit polls landed on a Modi return -Rahul Verma
-Livemint.com Every pollster has predicted an NDA win. Is exit poll a fraud science or can one attach some credibility to it? On 23 May, India would have a new government and exit pollsters would have their judgment day. The exit polls forecast anywhere between 267 (ABP-Nielsen) to 365 seats (India Today-Axis Poll) for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Such a wide variation in the range...
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