-The Hindu Poshan Swaraj Abhiyan initiative covers 750 tribal-dominated Rajasthan villages. Jaipur: Children and adolescents in 750 villages of the tribal-dominated Banswara district in Rajasthan have stARTed receiving nutritious food as pART of the Poshan Swaraj Abhiyan to strengthen their health status ahead of an impending third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign seeks to protect the most vulnerable among undernourished children. Banswara-based Vaagdhara, which works on tribal livelihood issues, has taken...
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Why is Madras High Court questioning the ‘one man, one vote’ principle for India’s Parliament? -Shoaib Daniyal
-Scroll.in The court's comments presage the delimitation of Parliamentary seats based on population due in 2026. Should every citizen’s vote possess equal weightage when it comes to having a voice in government? The answer in homogenous, unitary states – such as those found in Europe – is simple: yes. The question, however, becomes far more intractable when one is dealing with a large federation. And it becomes especially complicated if that federation is...
More »At 58% deficit, Gujarat desperately awaits rains
-The Hindu Business Line Rainfall deficit in North Gujarat, Kutch at 68% Uncertainty looms over kharif crops prospects in Gujarat, where erratic monsoon has left the State with 58 per cent deficient rainfall as on August 25. Please click here to read more. ...
More »PLFS data: What the numbers hide -Arup Mitra and Puneet Kumar Shrivastav
-The Hindu Business Line The sharp spike in labour pARTicipation rates in the latest survey is difficult to reconcile with earlier years’ data The third periodic labour force survey (PLFS) data for the year 2019-20 have been released recently. The biggest surprise is the increase in the labour force and work force pARTicipation rates compared to the last two rounds of annual averages. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Experts seek faster pace of COVID-19 vaccination -Bindu Shajan Perappadan
-The Hindu They also highlight the need to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour and keep complacency at bay. The complacency in people’s behaviour early this year was one of the major reasons for the severe second COVID-19 wave, says experts. Also, with only 15 per cent of the eligible population fully vaccinated so far, “if the infection spreads uncontrollably, it will give the virus an opportunity to mutate more. These mutations can change its...
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