-The Hindu The year 2023 has been declared as the ‘International Year of Millet’ by the United Nations following India’s proposal. Why is India pushing the world to bring these nutri-cereals back to the dining table? The story so far: The Centre on Sunday kicked off the International Year of Millets, announcing a host of activities across the country to promote the cultivation and consumption of the ‘nutri-cereal’. Central ministries, State governments...
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Global Economy: In 2023, Central Banks Will Have to Battle Inflation Amid Political Obstacles -Steve Schifferes
-TheConversation.com/TheWire.in With the cost-of-living crisis now at the top of the public’s agenda in many developed countries, the setting of interest rates has ceased to be just a technical matter and has instead become highly political. Where is the global economy heading in 2023? After all the challenges of last year, it’s a question we ask with trepidation. Just as the economy was dealing with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
More »Why is Joshimath sinking? Alarm bells in hill town ringing since 1976 -Sibu Tripathi
-IndiaToday.in Joshimath, a hilly town in Uttarakhand, has raised national concerns as the hill begins to claim its lands. The city is sinking. In Short * The biggest reason why Joshimath is sinking is related to the geography * CM has said that the situation in Joshimath is being closely monitored *The city serves as a tourist rest stop and a staging ground for armed forces Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Joshimath -- a...
More »A data person to a data journalist -Vignesh Radhakrishnan
-The Hindu Data stories broke long-held assumptions and hard facts led to cold truths as data knew no bias When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present the 2024 Budget on February 1, 2023, I will have spent six years as a data journalist at The Hindu. In my early days, when I was learning the tricks of the trade, data was used very differently in print newsrooms across India from how...
More »Decennial census put off till September to freeze boundaries -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu The general elections are expected to be held in March-April 2024 and the completion of both the phases of census will take at least 11 months, even if done at accelerated pace from October, there by ruling out the possibility of census happening anytime in 2023 and early 2024. The decennial census exercise has been postponed till September, at least, as the government informed States that the date of freezing...
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