-MaktoobMedia.com The Union Territory (UT) administration of Lakshadweep has directed the school authorities to comply with a recent Supreme Court order, lifting the ban on chicken and other meat products from their mid-day meals. The Directorate of Education on Friday issued an order asking the “school principals of all islands and Headmaster Bitra” to comply with the top court order dated 02 May. The apex court directs the administration to continue serving the...
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Beef back in midday meal for Lakshadweep’s schoolchildren -KM Rakesh
-The Telegraph Union Territory administration orders all schools to comply with a two-month-old Supreme Court order restoring meat to menu Bangalore: Beef and chicken are set to return to the midday meals for Lakshadweep’s schoolchildren, with the Union Territory administration on Friday ordering all schools to comply with a two-month-old Supreme Court order restoring meat to the menu. The archipelago administration had banned meat from the midday meals sometime after Praful Khoda Patel...
More »Men feel contraception is women's business: Survey
-The Tribune Also think women using contraception become promiscuous Over three-quarters, accounting for 77 per cent of men aged 15 to 49 years in Punjab feel that contraception is a women’s business and a man should not have to worry about it, a national survey has revealed. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), conducted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, has...
More »Centre allows 18 percent relaxation for shrivelled wheat from Punjab & Haryana; but procurement over -Harpreet Bajwa
-The New Indian Express But interestingly the procurement in both states is over. CHANDIGARH: The Centre has allowed relaxation in procurement norms for shrivelled wheat grains up to 18 per cent against the earlier specification of 6 per cent with any value cut for the central pool from both Punjab and Haryana. This, due to the abnormally high temperatures. A letter written on Friday by Vishwajeet Haldar, Deputy Commissioner (Storage and Research Division) in...
More »After a hiatus, household consumer spending survey to resume in July -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu It helps arrive at estimates of poverty levels The All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey, usually conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) every five years, is set to resume this year after a prolonged break. India hasn’t had any official estimates on per capita household spending, used to arrive at estimates of poverty levels in different parts of the country and to review economic indicators like the Gross Domestic Product (GDP),...
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