-The Times of India BANGALORE: With 1.4 million kids not attending class, India may rank fourth globally on the number of out of school children (OOSC), but Karnataka's performance on that index has improved, if figures are an indication. The state's OOSC rate has come down by around 45% in a span of eight months. What's more heartening is that fewer girls are opting to drop out of schools. A 2013-14 survey...
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Forest cover has increased despite some setbacks -Meena Menon
-The Hindu Country still has large swathes of contiguous forests accounting for 40% of the forest cover There has been an increase of 5,871 sq km of the country's forest area since 2011, even as moderately dense forest areas have depleted due to population increase, grazing and encroachments, says the biennial "India State of Forest Report 2013," which was released on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar, who...
More »Drought stares at 38 districts -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard Centre keeps close watch, prays for rain revival; area under paddy, coarse cereals at 5-year low till now With the southwest monsoon's progress a worry, the Union department of agriculture is keeping a close watch on 38 districts across the country where the rainfall condition till June has been alarming and chances of drought are the highest. The assessment is based on rainfall in June and the first few days...
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...
More »Children at greater risk of abuse reveals NCRB data -Parth Shastri
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: Crimes like rape, abduction and abandonment of children have recorded a sharp spike in the state in the last couple of years. Data recently released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) highlights more than 70% rise in rape and abduction of minors, while there has been a jump of over 40% in cases of desertion. According to the report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 'Crime...
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