-Press release by Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) and the Right to Food Campaign (RTFC) dated 22 August, 2022 New Delhi, August 22, 2022: An RTI response by the Ministry of Women and Child Development reveals knee-jerk and self-protecting measures in the form of a few circulars issued by the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution as well as the Ministry of Women and Child Development with regard to Fortified...
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Are Loan Waivers Not 'Freebies' to Corporates, Asks DMK In Application Before SC
-TheWire.in In an application seeking to implead itself in the 'freebies' petition, the party said in its first three years, the Narendra Modi government wrote off loans worth Rs 72,000 crore of the Adani Group. New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the ruling party of Tamil Nadu, said the petition on “freebies” is politically motivated and asked if the BJP-led Union government’s move to waive off loans of companies is not...
More »Rise in hysterectomies among young women, at private hospitals will cause a crisis; here is why -Jesty Saira Varghese
-Down to Earth Undergoing hysterectomy at younger ages can have adverse health impacts including osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases The rise in cases of hysterectomy or the surgical procedure for uterus removal in India has been a cause of concern in recent years, with critics complaining that doctors are too quick to take out the uterus at the smallest sign of trouble. While it is difficult to gauge the actual extent of the problem...
More »Cereal inflation would be hard to tame amidst low rice acreage
Is India going to face inflation in cereal prices during the rest of the current financial year? Experts differ on this. An analysis by Nomura Global Economics and CEIC finds that a below normal monsoon does not always translate into high retail inflation in food. Similarly, an above normal southwest monsoon does not always bring down the rate of food inflation. However, some agricultural experts (please click here, here and...
More »Youth employment deteriorated in India: ILO report -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu ‘COVID-19 has hurt young people more than any other age group’ India experienced severe working-hour and employment losses in 2020 and 2021, and Indian youth employment deteriorated in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report released by the International Labour Organisation on Thursday. The recovery in youth employment is still lagging globally, the report says confirming that COVID-19 has hurt young people more...
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