-ThePrint.in By 2025, 83 per cent of the DTC bus fleet will be phased out upon completion of their operational life. Transport minister Kailash Gahlot hopeful of reviving the corporation New Delhi: For those in the national capital who rely on buses for daily commute, the road ahead seems far from smooth. According to government records, 83 per cent of the buses that make up Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC) existing fleet will...
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Odisha fails to carry out plantation activities in 50% of the targeted area -Satyasundar Barik
-The Hindu Odisha misses degraded patches, thus plantation target missed, says CAG The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found concentration of plantation activities in easily accessible areas like land along the pathways, leaving the degraded patches in the middle of dense forest unplanted in Odisha — one of reasons cited for missing plantation target in the State. The CAG came down heavily on the State government indicating that plantation undertaken by...
More »MGNREGA ‘Under Attack’? Rural Workers Demand Increased Budgetary Allocations -Ronak Chhabra
-Newsclick.in At the call of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, rural workers from over 15 states started a three-day protest at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday. New Delhi: Hundreds of rural workers from across the country gathered here at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, as part of a three-day protest to press for adequate funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme. The protest has been called by one NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, a...
More »Child’s Aadhaar not mandatory for anganwadi benefits, say WCD’s Poshan 2 guidelines
-Hindustan Times Anganwadi services scheme under Poshan 2 is open to all eligible beneficiaries on the condition that the beneficiary is registered at the nearest anganwadi centre NEW DELHI: A child’s Aadhaar card is not mandatory for availing benefits under the anganwadi services and it can be accessed using the mother’s Aadhaar card, according to the guidelines for the new ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2 scheme’ released on Tuesday. The ‘Saksham Anganwadi and...
More »Normal monsoon rainfall likely in August-September: IMD -Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times Parts of eastern and northeastern India, which recorded scanty rainfall in June and July, may not get adequate showers in the next two months as well, the weather office said, raising concerns over the kharif or monsoon crop. Rainfall during the second half of the southwest monsoon is likely to be normal, the India Meteorological Department predicted on Monday. In the first half, till July 31, it was 8% above...
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