-The New Indian Express For now the storm is over. Untimely monsoons, which create much havoc for farmers, became a parliamentary allegory with the Congress raining on Modi's parade over the Land Bill. In spite of all the manoeuvring that will follow, clouds threaten to hang low over the next session too. This is indicated in Sonia Gandhi's decision to take to the streets in protest - a leaf taken from...
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'Monsoon likely to be normal'
-Business Standard Assocham-Skymet report, however, says untimely rain likely to reappear in north India in 5-6 weeks India's southwest monsoon, which accounts for almost 80 per cent of the country's total precipitation, is expected to be normal this year, predicts a joint study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry and private weather forecaster Skymet. However, there would be pockets where the showers are expected to be deficient. These include Himachal Pradesh,...
More »School gets midday meals from its backyard -Anil Kumar Sastry
-The Hindu The Parisara Mitra award-winning Keddalike school is self-sufficient MANGALURU: This school in Bantwal taluk does not have to buy vegetables and coconut to prepare the midday meal that is served to its students. The food is made from fresh and organically grown vegetables that come from a sprawling vegetable garden, cared for by students and teachers in the school's backyard. Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School, Keddalike, in Kavalamudur village, has rightly bagged...
More »Building on Aadhaar -Bibek Debroy
-The Indian Express As of the first half of March, 786 million of those who are 18 and older have got Aadhaar numbers. The largest absolute numbers are in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. There are two broad channels for Aadhaar enrolment - the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) itself and the Registrar General of India (RGI). For instance, in Lakshadweep, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal,...
More »Central scheme for girl child gets massive response in State -KC Deepika
-The Hindu 93,000 accounts opened in post offices in less than a month Bengaluru: This year is all about investing in the girl child, or so it seems, going by the tremendous interest the concept has generated. Shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana' this year, as many as 93,000 accounts have been opened till March 13 across karnataka alone. The karnataka Postal Circle is expecting the numbers...
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