-The Hindu RTI data show that no cornea was collected in some States in 2021-22; Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh fare better; nearly 4.8 million are visually challenged in India Despite Central Government’s emphasis on improving eye-donations across the country—Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, some States of North-East and Island States— have had zero cornea collection in 2021-22 so far as per data procured through RTI. The data from 2016 onwards...
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Clean swipe for MGNREGS attendance app only in 8 States -Sobhana K. Nair
-The Hindu To ensure transparency, the Union Government had made it mandatory for all State Governments to use the mobile application to record attendance of workers Five months after the Union Government's order making it mandatory to capture attendance of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers through government mobile application-National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) at work sites where 20 or more workers are employed, at least three States —...
More »Residential Rooftop Solar Installations May Increase by Around 60% By FY23-End: Report -Aathira Perinchery
-TheWire.in However, some experts have pointed out that a 60% rise might be an overestimate – because currently, the demand comes from only very few States. But it will increase only if the demand rises in more States. Kochi: India’s residential rooftop solar capacity could increase by approximately 60% by the end of financial year 2022-23 as compared to the last fiscal, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics...
More »Damning report surfaces on riots in Delhi -Pheroze L Vincent
-The Telegraph Document accuses Centre of delayed response and alleges the state government had failed in 'civic mediation and Statesmanship' New Delhi: A report by a panel of retired judges and a former Union home secretary has accused the central and Delhi governments of “glaring failures of constitutional duties” during and after the February 2020 communal riots in the capital. It has accused the Centre of delayed response and the state government of...
More »‘Low immunity, hard to isolate’: How ageing stray cattle contributed to lumpy skin disease outbreak -Sayantan Bera
-ThePrint.in Free movement of unproductive cattle prone to infections has proven to be a severe challenge in restricting the viral disease and contributed most to mortality load, say experts. New Delhi: Over the past few years, the rising population of stray cattle has been a menace to farmers. In several States in northern India, farmers regularly guard their fields at night and spend thousands on fencing to protect their crops. But the impact...
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