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Spurt in pesticide-laced vegetables across India -Dipak Kumar Dash

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: It is well-known that vegetables sold in major cities contain pesticides, but it has now emerged that these harmful chemicals are present in alarmingly high doses in greens across the country. A report by the agriculture ministry showed that there has been an almost two-fold increase in the number of samples having pesticides above the permitted maximum residue level (MRL) in vegetables, fruits, meat and spices...

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Amma Pharmacy, a hit among public, says Collector

-The Hindu Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu): Now, drug stores selling medicines have slashed prices following the establishment of Amma Pharmacy. To cater to the needy, medicines were being sold through these State-owned pharmacies at special discounts from 20 to 35 percent, Collector M. Ravikumar said in a statement on Saturday. These pharmacies were functioning at three locations in Tuticorin and Kayathar to benefit the poor and the middle income group people. Medicines to the...

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Two Years after the Food Security Act, the Poor Remain Starved of their Due -Kedar Nagarajan

-The Wire New Delhi: Addressing the issue of the faulty implementation of the National Food Security Act, the Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan held a public hearing here last week. The NFSA provides for priority ration cards for 42% of Delhi’s population. Households with priority ration cards are eligible to receive 5 kgs of foodgrains per person per month at subsidised prices. Despite Delhi being one of the first states to...

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Collectives help rural women ‘Lean In’ -Nachiket Mor

-The Hindu Women build social capital through the process of regular group meetings and this directly results in a change in their status, both within the home and community In the world of microfinance, women’s collectives have acquired a great deal of prominence globally and are known by various names such as Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLG), or Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLA). There is a strongly held...

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Ramesh Chand, member of NITI Aayog and eminent agriculture economist, speaks to Sanjeeb Mukherjee

-Business Standard India’s growth in agriculture and allied activities has struggled to reach the targeted four per cent average a year in the first three years of the 12th five-year Plan because of a host of factors. The below-average farm growth is widely expected to deepen the crisis in the farm sector. In an interview with Sanjeeb Mukherjee, newly-appointed member of NITI Aayog and eminent agriculture economist Ramesh Chand  said over-reliance...

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