-TheWire.in A survey carried out in Jaipur's Kathputli Nagar Basti and Hathroi areas has revealed that several children completely forgot what they had learnt before the lockdown was imposed due to COVID-19. India has experienced one of the longest school closures in the world, an average of 69 weeks across states, leaving millions of school children without any support. Since then, all discussions and debates around the opening of schools have remained...
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India more vulnerable to heat extremes: Lancet report
-The Hindu The ‘Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change’ notes that 295 billion hours of potential work were lost across the globe in 2020 due to heat exposure. India has become 15% more vulnerable to extremes of heat than in 1990, according to ‘the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change’, a flagship report of the medical journal The Lancet that provides periodic updates on the scientific literature on the relationship...
More »TN destitute misses demonetisation bus, loses life savings -Sivaguru S
-The New Indian Express One such person, A Chinnakannu, a visually-impaired destitute man from Krishnagiri, recently got a shock on hearing his savings of Rs 65,000 are now worthless. KRISHNAGIRI: It’s been about five years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, but apparently, there are people who’ve just received the news. One such person, A Chinnakannu, a visually-impaired destitute man from Krishnagiri, recently...
More »Delhi Village Farmers Pay Price for Urbanisation -Ravi Kaushal
-Newsclick.in Farmlands in Narela’s Garhi Bakhtawarpur village remain flooded for eight months a year due to an overflowing drain. Saving his crops from the overflowing local pond spread across five acres in Garhi Bakhtawarpur village, in Narela, seems to be an eternal battle for Ritesh Rana. Pointing to an inundated patch of farms, Rana said that his family owns 30 acres. However, owning such prime land in the national capital is not beneficial...
More »Bangladesh ‘promptly’ dealt with communal disturbances during Durga puja: India -Kallol Bhattacherjee
-The Hindu Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said the Durga puja celebrations have received protection from the law and order enforcement agencies of Dhaka. The Government of Bangladesh "promptly" dealt with the miscreants who tried to disturb Durga puja celebrations in Comilla district, said an official here on Thursday. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the festivities have received protection from the law and order enforcement agencies...
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