-The New Indian Express He said that instead of spending on the PLI schemes, the Centre should invest in filling the gaps in our education system, strengthening higher education, skilling, research, and development. Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan has expressed concern over lack of focus on the learning loss caused due to Covid-19 among school children in the Union Budget, while a significant amount of money was allocated...
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Delhi Ranks 3rd In Per Capita Income, Behind Sikkim, Goa: Economic Survey
-NDTV.com/ PTI The survey also said that Delhi's GDP at current prices increased by about 50 per cent in the last six years from Rs.6,16,085 crore in 2016-17 to Rs.9,23,967 crore in 2021-22. New Delhi: Delhi ranked third in terms of per capita income behind Sikkim and Goa, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2021-22. The survey also said that Delhi's GDP at current prices increased by about 50 per cent in...
More »‘Development will eventually lead to environmental conflicts’ -Srijan Trivedi and Yashvi Churiwala
-Down to Earth With sustainable development goals in place, increasing democratisation and connectivity of the world, ecologisation of politics and vice-versa will become the new norm Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai wrote: In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem so obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace. Decreasing resource base and the struggle for control and power leads to politicising ecological issues...
More »MGNREGA: Wake-up call -TK Rajalakshmi
-Frontline.in A Parliamentary Standing Committee pulls up the Rural Development Ministry in its report on a “critical evaluation” of the MGNREGA and calls for more investment in the scheme. A Parliamentary Standing Committee report of the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, tabled in February, strongly recommends enhancing the budget for implementation of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, higher wage rates, and increasing the number...
More »Water management needs a hydro-social approach -Srikumar Chattopadhyay
-The Hindu Freshwater resources are under stress, the principal driver being human activities in their various forms The Global Water System Project, which was launched in 2003 as a joint initiative of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) and Global Environmental Change (GEC) programme, epitomises global concern about the human-induced transformation of fresh water and its impact on the earth system and society. The fact is that freshwater resources are under stress,...
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