-न्यूजक्लिक, शनिवार की दोपहर का वक़्त है और 23 वर्षीय राजीव पटेल उत्तर प्रदेश के चित्रकूट जिले से चंडीगढ़ जाने के लिए रेलवे आरक्षण हासिल करने की कोशिश में व्यस्त हैं. बांदा-चित्रकूट के पाठा क्षेत्र के निवासी पटेल पिछले सात वर्षों से चंडीगढ़ और पंजाब और हरियाणा के अन्य शहरों में रसोइए के रूप में काम कर रहे हैं। उनके पास कोई औपचारिक प्रशिक्षण नहीं है फिर भी रोज़गार की तलाश में...
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Kerala and Tamil Nadu bucked the trend of falling Total Fertility Rate, indicates the latest NFHS data
After the release of the second phase data of the National Family Health Survey Fifth Round (NFHS-5), media commentators and experts have written that the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for India has gone down just below the replacement-level fertility. The TFR for the entire nation was 2.2 in 2015-16, which decreased to 2.0 in 2019-21. According to the United Nations, the replacement-level fertility is reached when the TFR of a...
More »Ken-Betwa Interlink Means 'Bundelkhand Will Suffer for Decades to Come' -Aathira Perinchery
-TheWire.in Experts also said the approval is premature for coming before environmental clearances required by law, and could really be motivated by electoral gains. Kochi: On December 8, the Union cabinet approved the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project, apparently intended to address water scarcity of the Bundelkhand region across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. In its current form, it entails the construction of a dam and a channel between the Ken and Betwa...
More »TN finance minister stresses on need for data for better governance
-TheFederal.in Fund allocation could be done much more effectively with the availability of current data, said Palanivel Thiaga Rajan The Tamil Nadu government has scope for conducting accurate state-specific sample surveys, similar to the ones done by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to improve availability of data for taking policy decisions, said Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, in Chennai on Monday (December 6). The Tamil Nadu minister...
More »Kisan Movement’s Direct Action Defeated not Just Modi Govt, but Imperialist Forces too -Prabhat Patnaik
-Newsclick.in While the farmers’ movement used the political threat of working against BJP in the coming Elections, it also resorted to direct action, which is an extreme rarity under neo-liberalism. Particular battles often have a significance that goes beyond the immediate context, of which even the combatants may not be fully aware at the time. One such was the Battle of Plassey, which was not even a battle since one side's general...
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