-BBC Are fewer farmers killing themselves in India today? Yes, according to the latest data from the country's National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). A total of 11,744 farmers ended their lives in India in 2013, down from 13,754 farmers in 2012. Most farm suicides have been linked to debt, a sharp rise in input costs, serious water crises, price volatility and crop failure due to pest attacks and disease. A total of 296,438 farmers...
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Human Development to be Taken into Account in Formulating and Implementing Social Sector Programmes: Economic Survey 2013-14
-Press Information Bureau/ Ministry of Finance The Economic Survey 2013-14 presented by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitely as precursor to the General Budget in the Lok Sabha today shows some interesting results of inter-state comparisons of socio-economic development of select states based on available indicators from various sources and furnish some clear policy pointers. While some states have done very well in terms of growth indicators, they are poor performers...
More »India’s green cover has increased, but outside demarcated forests -Kumar Sambhav S
-Down to Earth Latest state of forests report shows increase of green cover by 5,871 sq km; most of the increase is owing to plantations India's green cover is increasing, but this increase is taking place mostly outside the traditional boundaries of the forests, says the latest forest survey findings. As per the State of Forests Report (SFR) 2013, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on July 8,...
More »India turns greener, but its dense forest cover shrinks -Chetan Chauhan
-The Hindustan Times A Government report on Tuesday said India's green cover has increased by over 5,800 sq km (or 0.18%) between 2010 and 2012 taking into account plantations and commercial species having no ecological value. In fact, just 31 sq km increase has been recorded in dense forests. The moderately dense forests - where most developmental projects have been allowed - has witnessed a decline in cover of around 2,000 sq...
More »India's green area grows 5,871 sqkm in 2 years -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: India recorded an increase of 5,871 sq km in its forest cover in the past two years with West bengal contributing over 60% of the total rise in green area. Odisha, Kerala, Jharkhand and Bihar were the other states which contributed to this marginal increase. Hilly and tribal districts of the country registered an increase in forest cover of 40 sq km and 2,396 sq km, respectively. The...
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