-The Times of India CHENNAI: When R Karthika, a Class 10 student of a school in Kodungaiyur complained of bullying, virtually nobody took her seriously. On Monday, when her mother stepped out of the house, Karthika ended her life in a noose. Bullying - sometimes with tragic consequences - is more prevalent than we think. A recent study by research agency IMRB and ParentCircle, has revealed that every third child is bullied...
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Bharat Bandh: All you need to know about the trade unions strike -Sai Nidhi
-DNA The nationwide one day strike according to the trade unions is supposed to be the biggest strike ever in the country. This protest is a strike against the anti-worker economic policies of the government. 10 central trade unions have declared a nation-wide strike on September 2 which is said to impact essential services. This strike is to protest against the changes that have been made in the labour laws by...
More »India performs badly in breastfeeding, ensuring healthy diet to children -Jyotsna Singh
-Down to Earth A report blames ineffective policies, lack of budget and the absence of better monitoring policies for poor performance India has shown little improvement in breastfeeding infants and ensuring healthy diet to young children, a report by the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) and the Public Health Resource Network (PHRN) says. The study blames gaps in the implementation of government policies for the dismal performance. Since 2004, the report...
More »SRI method a boon to paddy farmers -Vivek Bhoomi
-TheHansIndia.com Sangareddy: System of Rice Intensification (SRI), a new way of cultivating rice has gained prominence among the farmers of Mulugu and neighbouring villages in Medak district. The new form of cultivation is not just cost-effective, but also yields more than traditional form of rice cultivation. With the new method, it takes only 2 kg of seeds to sow an acre whereas in traditional method it takes 30 kg In SRI method,...
More »Failed crops, parched fields, now Marathwada faces the great thirst -Kavitha Iyer
-The Indian Express Wells dry up across 8 districts, storage down to less than 8%, residents trudge long distances, officials brace for worst drinking water crisis in 40 years. Beed/ Parbhani (Maharashtra): Seventy-year-old Parobai Shinde, carrying an aluminium pot that has seen better days, is briskly walking the 2-km stretch from her home in Manyarwadi village in Georai taluka in Beed district to Bharat Sonmali’s field. Sonmali is reploughing his 30...
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