-Down to Earth Number of ‘heavy rain’ days have gone up in recent years, finds IMD analysis Climate change MIGht be behind the change in rainfall pattern in recent years, leading to regular floods. The rainfall pattern in the state has changed over the last decade, with a greater number of ‘heavy rain’ days. Days receiving more than 65 millimetres of rainfall are called ‘heavy rainfall’ days. Western, eastern and southern districts of the...
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No Census 2021 in 2022 either — govt ‘puts exercise on hold, timeframe not yet decided’ -Ananya Bhardwaj and Shubham Batra
-ThePrint.in Last census was conducted in 2011 & next one was due in 2021, but was delayed due to Covid. Census-related field activities 'postponed till further orders', govt tells Parliament. New Delhi: The census, which was to have been held last year but had to be postponed owing to the Covid pandemic, has been “put on hold” for this year too, sources in the central government told ThePrint Tuesday. What’s more, it...
More »Expired pill: Editorial on new drugs and cosmetics bill
-The Telegraph There is no mention of compliance with ‘good manufacturing practices’ or the need to make inspection reports public, leaving the process of regulation vague and dependent on whims of drug inspectors This month, the Union ministry of health published the draft new drugs, medical devices and cosmetics bill to replace the antiquated Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Yet, most of the draft bill appears to be a copy of the...
More »Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops -Hrusikesh Mohanty
-Down to Earth Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated A dry June followed by a rainy July MIGht delay Kharif crops in Odisha this monsoon. Farmers in several districts, mainly the western and coastal areas, have yet to start paddy transplantation due to erratic rainfall. Through July 23, paddy was sown in 1.27 million hectares out of 3.5 million hectares planned by...
More »Citizens dying of hunger, says Supreme Court -R Balaji
-The Telegraph SC asks Centre and states to reach out to farmers and MIGrants who form the country’s backbone The Supreme Court on Thursday said no person should die of hunger “but that is happening, citizens are dying of hunger,” asking the Centre and the states to reach out to farmers and MIGrants who form the country’s backbone. “In a welfare society, in our country, two persons are most important — farmers and...
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