-The Hindu Instead, they tell parliamentary panel to improve access to education to delay marriages An umbrella body of child rights organisations set up by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, which appeared before the parliamentary panel studying the Bill on raising the age of marriage for women to 21 from 18 years, has opposed the move and emphasised the need to improve access to education to delay marriages. The India Child Protection Forum [ICPF]...
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Mandi prices of wheat fall, but still marginally above MSP -Sandip Das
-Financial Express Traders say that only a small quantity of wheat crop is held by farmers currently, as major chunks have Been purchased by traders by paying higher than MSP prices in anticipation of a surge in exports. Mandi prices of wheat were ruling just above the minimum support price (MSP) on Wednesday in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi. Trade sources told FE that in Punjab and Haryana, arrivals of wheat in...
More »9 Die In Assam Floods, Over 6 Lakh Affected Across 27 Districts: 10 Facts -Ratnadip Choudhury
-NDTV.com Villages along the Brahmaputra, one of the world's largest rivers, are flooded as water level rose following heavy rains Guwahati: More than 6.6 lakh people spread over 27 districts of Assam, have Been hit by the floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains in the state. Nine people have died. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: 1. More than 48,000 people have Been shifted to 248 relief camps. 2. Hojai and Cachar...
More »Four key climate change indicators break records in 2021: WMO
-Press release by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) dated 18 May 2022 Geneva, 18 May 2022 (WMO): Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. This is yet another clear sign that human activities are causing planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean, and in the atmosphere, with harmful and long-lasting ramifications for sustainable development and...
More »Wheat caught in crossfire: How an export ban is affecting wheat prices -Dipu Rai
-IndiaToday.in How is the wheat export ban affecting its price in the domestic market? From war to heatwaves and floods to drought, wheat, a crucial global food, is under attack and is getting more expensive day by day. India was seen as a collateral beneficiary after the Russia-Ukraine war, but bread became more costly after a ban on its global sales. But this price change is working differently in the Indian domestic...
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