-The Hindu Project Sampoorna’s success in reducing child malnutrition is a model that can be easily implemented anywhere ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’. This statement is often attributed to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, and quite literally sums up Project Sampoorna which was conceptualised and successfully implemented in Bongaigaon district of Assam. An interlink The project has resulted in the reduction of malnutrition in children using near zero economic...

-The Hindu There is a lack of recent data on the representation of various communities in education and employment The Madras High Court’s recent verdict of quashing the 10.5% special reservation for Vanniyakula Kshatriyas within the overall 20% quota for Most Backward Classes (MBC) and Denotified Communities (DNC) has again highlighted the importance of quantifiable data as a prerequisite for reservation in education and employment. Adopted on the last day of the previous...

-Press release by the Right to Food Campaign SECretariat dated 8th November, 2021 In a recent letter to Shri. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Right to Food Campaign SECretariat -- a civil society organisation working on food and nutrition SECurity in the country -- has recommended for further extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till May 2022.  Against the backdrop of uncertainty over livelihoods...

-The Hindu IMD issues red, orange alerts for November 10, 11; Extremely heavy rains possible in Chennai and neighbourhood For the SECond day, many parts of Chennai were inundated as intermittent showers continued through Monday. However, the water level had receded at several locations that had reported severe inundation on Sunday. However, the city and its neighbouring districts are likely to face more days of intense rains. With a fresh weather system brewing...

-The Telegraph The state government had organised a Diwali-eve celebration on November 3 and lit 9 lakh lamps, with Adityanath inaugurating the programme Lucknow: On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had praised the way the Uttar Pradesh government had marked Diwali in Ayodhya by lighting hundreds of thousands of diyas, saying “Ayodhya is getting back its glory”. On Saturday, a widely circulating video showed children collecting mustard oil from some of these diyas...