-The Hindu Health Ministry responds to reports of India stalling the world health body’s efforts India has Been in regular and in-depth technical exchange with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the issue of collecting and making public the COVID-19 death toll in the country, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday in response to The New York Times article titled India Is Stalling the WHO’s Efforts to Make Global Covid Death...
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What’s fuelling higher inflation in rural India? -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu Why are food, clothing and fuel prices higher in the hinterland? Will a good monsoon help ease the crisis? The story so far: The retail inflation rate surged to 6.95% this March — its highest level in nearly one and a half years, capping off six successive months of accelerating prices for consumers. With incremental fuel price hikes only kicking in during the latter half of March, the full impact...
More »Why are minority-run elementary schools in Bihar on verge of extinction? -Sami Ahmad
-TwoCircles.net Out of the total 108 minority-run schools in Bihar, 91 have Been reportedly shut, while others are without required teachers. BIHAR — Elementary schools in Bihar, managed by religious and linguistic minorities and philanthropic organizations, are on the verge of extinction as only 17 of the total 108 such schools are functional with 91 reported to be shut due to lack of teachers, the information sought from a right to information...
More »UP farmers throng private shops to sell wheat; give procurement centres a miss
-BusinessToday.in In the light of the current state of affairs in the state, UP government's target to hit record high in wheat procurement by June 15, 2022 looks like an elusive dream. The footfall of farmers at government-run procurement centres in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has Been alarmingly low this season. The typically noisy, bustling centres were strangely quiet across several locations in the state for the last two weeks. Only a handful of...
More »Waging war for sustenance -Aunindyo Chakravarty
-The Tribune Disruption in supplies due to Ukraine crisis may create food shortage, price distortions The war in Ukraine has become a war on the world’s poor. Russia and Ukraine, together, accounted for a quarter of the world’s wheat exports, one-sixth of global corn exports, nearly a third of barley and three-fourths of the export of sunflower oil. American sanctions on Russia mean it cannot sell its extra wheat in the global...
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