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Rethinking farmers’ welfare -Himanshu

-Livemint.com Farmers’ welfare is a multi-dimensional issue, with the farm ministry playing a small but significant role Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to rename the ministry of agriculture to ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare may be symbolic, but is at the least a recognition of the stress in rural economy. The stress, particularly in the farming sector, is now all too obvious with the increase in suicides being reported in many...

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PIB Launches Blog, Ministries List Achievements

-Outlook The Press Information Bureau (PIB) today launched a blog to mark the country's 69th Independence Day. The blog, https://pibindia.wordpress.com has posts and articles by Union Ministers of Rural Development Birender Singh and of Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar and also other ministries highlighting achievements of the government. A colourful factsheet on the government's activities is also embedded in the blog. "The move is a part of its overall shift towards more interactive...

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Rules to bypass Forest law for tribals in BJP-ruled states? -Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava

-Hindustan Times Several BJP-ruled states have brought rules and orders that could scuttle implementation of the Forest rights act (FRA), reveal documents available with Hindustan Times.   The 2006 law upholds consent of villagers to divert Forestland for industrial projects, considered a stumbling block to the Union government’s push for industries. The three Forest-rich states of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra, which are home to a sizeable tribal population, have come up with rules...

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India loses 41 tigers in 7 months -Neha Madaan

-The Times of India PUNE: Tiger deaths persisted in the country despite the Union and state governments' efforts towards conservation. The country lost close to 41 tigers from January until August 9 this year, similar to the count in the same period in 2014, reveals fresh data from National Tiger Conservation Authority and TRAFFIC-India, the wildlife trade monitoring network. The data further revealed that tigers are dying not just from natural causes, but...

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Groundwater level depleting alarmingly in Odisha capital

-Odisha Sun Times Bhubaneswar: The depleting groundwater level in the Odisha capital has become a major cause of concern for planners. In the past five years, the groundwater level has shrunk by as much as  in major areas of the capital city, according to a survey. With monsoon playing truant, deficit rainfall and excessive drawing of ground water through bore wells in the absence of pipe water supply has contributed to groundwater depletion. Chandrasekharpur...

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