-Scroll.in The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns disrupted the education of millions of students in India. When schools reopened, many never went back. At 10 am on a Tuesday in November, a group of children aged around 7 walked slowly towards their school in Mudnal Dhodu Thaanda, a Banjara community settlement in North karnataka’s Yadgir district. The children were dressed in their school uniform: light blue shirts and dark blue skirts and pants....
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The Right to Food Campaign Secretariat has asked the karnataka state govt. for inclusion of eggs in Mid Day Meals
-Press release by the Right to Food Campaign Secretariat dated 20th December, 2021 The Right to Food Campaign has issued a statement on the issue of giving eggs in Mid day meals. On November 23 2021, in the context of malnutrition, the State Government of karnataka announced that eggs would be provided three days a week as part of the mid-day meal scheme to students in seven districts. Against this decision,...
More »High levels of uranium in groundwater of eastern karnataka’s 57 villages: Study
-Down to Earth Uranium concentration in groundwater exceeded 30 μg/l, more than the WHO-prescribed limit, in 57 out of 73 villages A chemical analysis of groundwater in 73 villages of karnataka has found high levels of uranium concentration in groundwater of at least 57 villages. The uranium concentration in these villages was at least 30 micrograms per litre (μg / l). In 48 of these villages, the levels exceeded 60 μg / l. In...
More »karnataka Officer Transferred After His Survey Showed No Forced Conversion -Sreeja MS
-NDTV.com The survey was conducted to find out the total number of forced conversions but ended up revealing that no forced conversions have taken place Chitradurga, karnataka: While the BJP government in karnataka continues to make allegations of a rise in forced conversions, an official survey carried out in one of the districts that have been subject to these allegations raises questions on the validity of the claim. Thippeswamy, a Tahasildar who surveyed...
More »14-year-old threatens against non-inclusion of eggs in mid-day meal -KM Rakesh
-The Telegraph Influential Lingayat and Hindu seers say they will brook no deviation from a purely vegetarian diet for children Bangalore: A 14-year-old karnataka schoolgirl has told powerful seers opposing boiled eggs in midday meals they don’t understand the problems of the poor and have no business telling them what they should eat. In a video clip widely shared on social media, Anjali, a Class VIII student of MNM Government Girls School at...
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