Rajasthan is racing against time to get rid of the tag of a State with poor human development indicators. At least as far as the school education is concerned, the efforts are dedicated and results expected to be positive. Keen on implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 in letter and spirit, the State is already way ahead in ensuring all children are in school...
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Endosulfan used on expert advice: PCK
Affidavit before Kerala High CourtThe decision to conduct aerial spraying of Endosulfan over the cashew estates of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) was taken on the basis of the recommendations of Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) and other institutions, according to an affidavit filed by the PCK before the Kerala High Court.In the affidavit, PCK Managing Director N.K. Manoj said the allegation that the aerial spraying of the insecticide was...
More »Greens sceptical of Vijay Mallya’s espousal of tribal cause by Bosky Khanna
The liquor baron and Rajya Sabha member from the state, Vijay Mallya, on Tuesday came out in support of tribals in Biligiri Ranga Hills who are in danger of being displaced due to the plan to declare the area as a tiger reserve. Speaking on the sidelines of the International Film Festival of India, in Panaji, he said that the tribals were guarding the tigers from poaching and other dangers. “If...
More »India Deals Face a Reckoning by Geeta Anand
Jairam Ramesh, India's environment minister, will make a decision in the next week that could define the future of the country: whether to approve a $12 billion South Korean-owned steel plant, the largest potential foreign direct investment ever on the subcontinent. The plant, proposed by South Korea's Posco, has been in the works for years. It already has been cleared by the environment ministry, which Mr. Ramesh runs, and endorsed by...
More »Government asks banks to submit MFI loan, NPA data by Manojit Saha
Two months after the crisis in the microfinance industry broke out, resulting in the possibility of bank loans to the sector becoming non-performing, the government now wants to do a reality check. Last evening, the finance ministry dashed off a letter to public sector banks, Small Industries Development Bank of India and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, asking them to furnish data on how much exposure they have to...
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