-The New Indian Express Yanamala Jagadeesh Reddy, hailing from Danduvaripalle in Bangarupalem mandal cultivates paddy, mango, millets in 20 acres without using chemicals. TIRUPATI: Inspired by the words of Subhash Palekar on natural farming and his technique of zero-Budget natural farming, a farmer from Chittoor district has adopted natural farming and now he is netting good profits. He has been cultivating paddy, mango, millets and other crops on his 20 acres and producing...
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As fuel rates soar, fish prices jump in Kolkata -Rittick Mondal
-IndiaToday.in The prices of fish in Kolkata have increased due to the hike in fuel rates Kolkata: With the rise in the rates of fuel across the country, fish prices too increased in Kolkata. The prices of fruit, vegetables and meat have been increasing. Households in the city are being forced to cut down the food Budget as the prices of food essentials have jumped in the market, including the rates of fish. Fish...
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-Telangana.com India’s school meals programme is ubiquitous, helping deliver food to millions. It faces threats from multiple angles. It would be hard to find a larger or more universal school meals programme than that in India. Until Covid-19 hit, more than 87% of children in rural government schools were being served the ‘Mid-Day Meal’. At last count, the scheme covered 118 million children. The benefits of school meals are well established, but government...
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-Newsclick.in The Budgetary allocation for health was only 2.1% of the total Budget Estimates for 2022-2023. New Delhi: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has raised concerns over “less priority” being accorded to the health sector in the Budget. The committee, headed by Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Ram Gopal Yadav, noted that “the Budgetary allocation for the ministry of health and family welfare accounts for 2.1% of the total BE 2022-23 (Budget Estimates...
More »Civil society members are unhappy with the abysmal rise in notified wage rates for MGNREGA in FY 2022-23
-Joint Press Note released by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha network and People’s Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG) dated March 31, 2022 The wage rates for NREGA workers for FY 2022-23 were notied on 28.03.2022. The notication of the wage rate has been extremely late, with only 3 days remaining for the beginning of the next nancial year. Such a delay prevents any discussion or debate regarding the wage rates or their adequacy....
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