-The Hindu Its retrieval of the old secular political language openly counters the BJP’s divisive and communal politics On September 5, 2021, in Uttar Pradesh, lakhs of farmers gathered at Muzaffarnagar’s government inter-college ground for the kisan mahapanchayat organised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM). At the mahapanchayat, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait reiterated the farmers’ demands to repeal the three farm laws and for the “legal guarantee of MSP...
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Amid protests, Centre hikes minimum support price for rabi crops -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu The Centre has increased the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat for the upcoming rabi season to ₹2,015 per quintal, a 2% hike from the ₹1,975 per quintal rate of last year. Oilseeds and pulses such as mustard, safflower and masoor dal saw higher MSP increases of up to 8% in a bid to encourage crop diversification, according to a statement on the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic...
More »Implementing social security code a priority, says Minister -Damini Nath
-The Hindu No timeline for rolling out 4 labour codes yet Implementing the Code on Social Security, 2020 and bringing the maximum number of workers under the ambit of social security schemes were the top priorities of the government, according to Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav. Mr. Yadav told The Hindu on Tuesday that the focus on expanding social security schemes would be discussed during the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation’s meeting on...
More »UP has reported no dengue deaths to the Centre. So what explains 50 deaths in Firozabad district? -Tabassum Barnagarwala
-Scroll.in Limited testing means cases and deaths are going undetected in the state. This year, Uttar Pradesh has reported 1,069 dengue cases to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, the central government’s nodal agency on vector borne diseases. However, it has not reported a single death caused by dengue, data from the agency’s regional office shows. This, despite the fact that more than 50 people have died of fever in the past...
More »75% kids see literacy loss as most schools remain shut, says survey -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard Most parents want physical classrooms to reopen With most schools shut for the past year and a half, 75 per cent parents feel their child’s reading ability has massively declined and almost all of them want physical classrooms to immediately reopen, shows a recent survey. Please click here to read more. ...
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