-The Telegraph The govt would be providing it to all its over 7 lakh students of Classes IX-XII for the first time since its over two-decade existence JAMshedpur: Students in government schools and intermediate colleges of Jharkhand will not have to purchase textbooks. The Jharkhand government would be providing free textbooks to all its over 7 lakh students of Classes IX-XII for the first time since it’s over two decades of existence. It...

-TheWire.in In the dark about where their wards are jailed, family members of the three scholarship students, all from poor backgrounds, have pleaded with authorities to show lenience. Chadoora, JAMmu and Kashmir: Forty-five-year-old Haneefa’s hands quiver as she begins speaking to journalists. Out of sorts and struggling with the weight of sudden tragedy, she pleads with the government. “He may have committed some mistake but I appeal to the government to please forgive...

One is almost certain to hear this from an economist that if something is available at free of cost or at a subsidised rate thanks to government intervention, then people tend to overuse or overconsume such goods/ commodities. So, the best solution is to create a market for such 'almost freely available' or 'highly subsidised' goods or commodities. Once people start paying to use or consume such goods/ commodities, they...

-Down to Earth Breastfeeding is at the core of infant nutrition. But mothers in rural areas are avoiding it due to COVID-19 fears As India celebrated National Nutrition Month under the shadow of COVID-19, it’s time we put the spotlight on breastfeeding, which lies at the core of newborn and infant nutrition. In a remote village of Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, JAMuna (name changed), 28, gave birth to her daughter a few...

-PTI/ The Hindu Selective killings have triggered a fear psychosis among the workers Thousands of migrant workers fleeing Kashmir along with their families queued up outside ticket counters of railway stations and bus stops in JAMmu on Tuesday as targeted killing of minorities and non-locals by terrorists triggered an exodus from the Valley. The security in and around the railway stations and bus stands in JAMmu and Udhampur has been beefed up as...