-The Hindu Its lustre is fading as there are threats from emerging social and environmental risks, but the question is how Kerala has long been recognised to have done many things right. For years the darling of development experts, non-governmental organisations and social activists, the ‘Kerala Model’ seemed to show that impressive levels of human development indicators — in health, education and quality of life, comparable even to some rich countries —...

-Hindustan Times The highly-anticipated report will assess climate adaptation and the impacts of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that is to be released on February 28 will be important for India, experts said, because it focuses on vulnerability and adaptation to climate crisis. The highly-anticipated report will assess climate adaptation and the impacts of...

-TheWire.in The workers slammed the Aam Aadmi Party for ignoring their demands for months, even as it makes tall promises to counterparts who are engaged in the scheme in poll-bound states like Punjab and Goa. New Delhi: Anganwadi workers in Delhi say that Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have ignored their demands for months but are making tall promises to counterparts who are engaged in the scheme in poll-bound...

-OutlookIndia.com The principal economic advisor is confident of achieving GDP growth promised by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the budget but is also cautious that some external factors can derail the projections Automobiles and two-wheelers are seeing muted sales not because of a low-demand situation afflicting the sector, but because there is a supply-side issue about chips, principal economic advisor to the government Sanjeev Sanyal told Outlook Business. He also said that...

-The Tribune 1,800 complaints received in Rohtak I 1,150 in Jhajjar I 1,050 in Rewari district Rohtak: Around 4,000 farmers in Rohtak, Jhajjar and Rewari districts have sought compensation under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana (PMFBY) for the loss to their wheat and mustard crop due to waterlogging caused by rain this month. They have filed applications with the local offices of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department in this respect. As per...