-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated August 2, 2022 Hundreds of NREGA workers from 15+ states gathered for a three day protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi called under the banner of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha. The crucial role played by NREGA in supporting the rural population was highlighted during the pandemic, with work demand shooting up as lakhs of migrant workers streamed home. Even now, two years into the...
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From 6,342 buses to 3,910 in 12 yrs, Delhi commuters suffer with old fleet, depleting further -Abhishek Dey
-ThePrint.in By 2025, 83 per cent of the DTC bus fleet will be phased out upon completion of their operational life. Transport minister Kailash Gahlot hopeful of reviving the corporation New Delhi: For those in the national capital who rely on buses for daily commute, the road ahead seems far from smooth. According to government records, 83 per cent of the buses that make up Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC) existing fleet will...
More »Review: Standing Committee asks FCI to work towards reduced wastage & stringent action against delinquent officials -Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
-Factly.in The parliamentary standing committee on Food, Consumer Affairs, and Public Distribution presented a report regarding the Procurement, Storage and Distribution of Food grains by the FCI in August 2021. The government has now presented its action taken report. Here is a review. Food security is an important element of a nation’s stability and prosperity. The starting point for ensuring food security is the procurement stage, followed by storage, and distribution. In...
More »Normal monsoon rainfall likely in August-September: IMD -Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times Parts of eastern and northeastern India, which recorded scanty rainfall in June and July, may not get adequate showers in the next two months as well, the weather office said, raising concerns over the kharif or monsoon crop. Rainfall during the second half of the southwest monsoon is likely to be normal, the India Meteorological Department predicted on Monday. In the first half, till July 31, it was 8% above...
More »Odisha fails to carry out plantation activities in 50% of the targeted area -Satyasundar Barik
-The Hindu Odisha misses degraded patches, thus plantation target missed, says CAG The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found concentration of plantation activities in easily accessible areas like land along the pathways, leaving the degraded patches in the middle of dense forest unplanted in Odisha — one of reasons cited for missing plantation target in the State. The CAG came down heavily on the State government indicating that plantation undertaken by...
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