-Inclusion.in There is good news. And there’s bad news. The good news first. There’s been a bumper wheat crop and the granaries are overflowing. And the bad news? Where do we begin? A lot of that grain will rot. Millions will still remain hungry. Heavily in debt and distressed, farmers are committing suicide. Food prices are soaring. There’s more… Farmers don’t have money. Their land is too small and isn’t yielding much. Fertilisers and...
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World braves one of the worst summers; May temperature second hottest since 1880
-The Economic Times It's not just India that is baking. Globally, this seems to be one of the worst summers in recorded history. The global average temperature for May was the second hottest ever since 1880 - the year records were first compiled -- US National Climatic Data Centre (NCDC) has said. Only 2010 witnessed a worse May. The NCDC said such a hot May was never recorded in the northern hemisphere. No...
More »PM grants Rs 500cr ad hoc aid to Flood-ravaged Assam
-The Times of India GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday announced an ad hoc central assistance of Rs 500 cr to help the state fight of the worst Floods in almost a decade and assured more aid after the central team submits its report. Accompanied by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Singh made an aerial survey of the devastation caused by Floods in the worst-affected districts...
More »Public health crisis-R Ramachandran
The goal of universal health care requires an overhaul of the public health system, medical education and regulatory mechanisms. At long last, public health is on the agenda of the country’s policy makers. The Prime Minister’s Republic Day speech mentioned that the Twelfth Plan would focus on health just as the Eleventh Plan had focussed on education. But the manner in which the education sector has been messed with does not...
More »Northeast India Floods kill 79, displace two million
-AFP At least 79 people have died and 2.2 million forced to leave their homes over the last week as torrential monsoon rains triggered Floods across India's northeast, officials said Monday. Assam has been worst hit with the massive Brahmaputra river breaching its banks, while extensive Flooding has also hit Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. The Assam state government said 26 of 27 districts had endured flash Floods as heavy rains destroyed thousands of...
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