-Hindustan Times India Inc. has utilised the highest share of its mandated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund in the education SECtor, followed by health and rural development between FY16-17 and FY20-21, according to data available with the Union ministry of corporate affairs. During these five financial years, the education SECtor received ₹29,918 crore in CSR funds. The health SECtor received ₹2,0716 crore, and rural development and related schemes got ₹9,820 crore, the...
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Core SECtor output rises by 5.4% in November vs 3.2% YoY: Govt data
-PTI/ Business Standard Production of eight infrastructure SECtors like coal, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity increased by 5.4% in Nov against a 3.2% growth in the same month last year, according to official data Production of eight infrastructure SECtors increased by 5.4 per cent in November against a 3.2 per cent growth in the same month last year on a better show by coal, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity segments, according to...
More »Tamil Nadu information commission worst performing in RTI responsiveness, says study -Sreeparna Chakrabarty
-The Hindu While the State Information Commission of T.N. furnished only 14% of the information sought, Maharashtra’s SIC was SECond-worst, sharing 23% of the information The State Information Commission of Tamil Nadu has been the worst performing as far as responsiveness under the RTI Act is concerned, furnishing only 14% of the information sought. Maharashtra was SECond-worst, sharing 23% of the information asked for, according to a report card on the performance...
More »Tracking employment data in ’22 as jobs return 2 yrs after Covid -Abhishek Jha
-Hindustan Times Since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020, economies all around the world have learnt that they must balance lives and livelihood to survive. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020, economies all around the world have learnt that they must balance lives and livelihood to survive. In 2022, India got the first part of this act almost right, due to both the natural trajectory of the pandemic and widespread adult...
More »Understanding the rejig in India’s food SECurity programme -Roshan Kishore and Pavitra Kanagaraj
-Hindustan Times India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) after the enactment of the National Food SECurity Act (NFSA) promises 5kg foodgrain per persons at a highly subsidised cost of ₹3/kg for rice, Rs.2/kg for wheat and Rs.1/kg for cereals. The government will stand to lose this revenue after the decision to make PDS entitlements free. New Delhi: On December 24, the Union government announced a rejig of India’s food SECurity programme. It has...
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