Jharkhand's government schools have a massive teacher shortage, a survey by Gyan Vigyan Samiti Jharkhand has found. The survey was conducted in 138 primary and upper primary schools between September and October 2022 to assess their condition after the Covid-19 pandemic. Jharkhand's school system was shut for two years, among the longest in the world. Teachers told the surveyors they felt that most students had forgotten how to read and...
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No decision yet on extending PMGKAY beyond Dec: Food subsidy to cross Rs 3 trillion this fiscal -Sandip Das
-Financial Express 2022-23 expenses likely to be the second highest since FY21 The government’s food subsidy expenses in the current fiscal are likely to cross Rs 3.1 trillion, up 50% from the outlay made at the beginning of the year. Sources told FE that the estimated food subsidy expenses in 2022-23 would be the second highest since FY21, when the finance ministry had made a provision of Rs 5.4 trillion, of which Rs...
More »WB: Handloom Weavers Transforming Into Migrant Workers as the Art Faces Extinction in Shantipur -Sandip Chakraborty
-Newsclick.in Weavers' cooperatives struggling due to lack of orders from two state govt. owned retailing units along with other factors Kolkata: The famous “khat-khat- khat “ sound that comes from a traditional handloom weavers hut is becoming fainter in Shantipur of Nadia district about 100 kilometres from the state Capital of Kolkata. Shantipur is known for its weaving skills and traditional weavers producing Shantipur sarees which are high in demand in...
More »A month before polls, what is on the Gujarat voter’s mind? -Sanjay Kumar, Sandeep Shastri, and Suhas Palshikar
-The Hindu A recent survey on governance and development in the State brings out the importance of the economic plight of the people When Narendra Modi entered the national political arena in 2013-14, he was portrayed as the mascot of the Gujarat model of development. Now, nearly a decade later, do memories of that model resonate with the Gujarati voter? As Assembly elections approach, do the voters of Gujarat still take pride...
More »New survey shows processed snack foods lure rural Indians -Sandeep Ghosh
-VillageSquare.in A new survey by the Development Intelligence Unit shows that obesity is a rapidly evolving problem, especially in rural India, and needs to be addressed through policies and awareness campaigns Thirty years ago, obesity was not considered a public health issue. Even as late as the 1990s, obesity was only seen as a western concern, whereas undernutrition or malnutrition was more of a problem for developing nations such as India. But the...
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