-The Hindu Government figures on suicides are higher than those reported by activist groups Nagpur: Anil Marope swallowed poison on July 17, leaving behind a distressed wife, a water-logged field and four children. Just a month before his death, the 40-year old from Vidarbha's Yavatmal district had sowed his 5-acre field and was hopeful of a good cotton harvest. But heavy rain washed away his crop, forcing him to sow seeds for the...
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Food Bill will help over 80 per cent coverage in Jharkhand villages-Anumeha Yadav
-The Hindu State's share of subsidised foodgrains will increase by 68 per cent; Centre will bear an additional subsidy of Rs. 595 crore Ranchi: On June 14, at Manika in Latehar, 180 km from Ranchi, more than 300 men and women stood in the pouring monsoon rain to record their testimonies about the functioning of public schemes in their villages as district officials listened at a public hearing organised by the Gram...
More »More students opt for higher education, but even more drop out: Survey -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Higher education continues to be a mixed bag in the country. A countrywide education survey has found that the rate of attendance in the 20-24 age group (corresponding to graduation and above) has recorded the highest rates of growth in several decades. However, worryingly, the dropout rate has also kept pace. The survey carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) in 2009-10 was released...
More »Unethical collusion tag on vaccine campaign
-The Telegraph Two Union government health agencies colluded with a foreign entity to conduct a mass vaccination campaign on thousands of girls in India four years ago, violating medical ethics and national laws, a parliamentary committee said today. The parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare has blamed the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Drugs Controller General of India for collaborating with the US-based Program for Appropriate Technologies...
More »'Food security bill to cover about 3-times the number of poor'
-PTI According to Planning Commission estimates, 21.9% of the people live below the poverty line in 2011-12. The food security programme is not restricted to the poor and the population covered by it is about three times the number of people below the poverty line, Parliament was told today. 'The government has decided to cover 67 per cent of the population under Food Security Act. The proposed coverage is not restricted to the...
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