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Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan lag in curbing infant deaths -Subodh Varma

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The steady decline in infant deaths in Indian states appears to be faltering in some while progressing well in others, according to fresh data for 2014 released by the Census office based on an annual sample survey. Some of the more backward states like Assam, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh did well in bringing down infant deaths, but Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand showed an alarming...

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Welfare Project in Nandurbar: Crores meant for poor tribals siphoned off -Sandeep A Ashar

-The Indian Express The investigation suggests the irregularities began in 2013. Mumbai: In maharashtra’s Nandurbar district, Central funds to be received by tribal families under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) for construction of dug-wells on farmlands were allegedly siphoned off before any benefit could be passed on to the beneficiaries, an investigation by the state’s tribal development department has found. It has also been found that officials involved in the racket had submitted...

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More visually-impaired children now going to schools: Study -Isha Jain

-The Times of India LUCKNOW: There was a 17.36% rise in enrolment of visually challenged children in schools between 2002 and 2009, NCERT's eighth all-India school education survey has revealed. With 40,635 students, maharashtra had the highest number of visually challenged students in schools, followed by the country's most literate state Kerala with 38,230 students. The survey revealed that visually impaired accounted for 29.16% of the differently abled students in the country. There...

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Yogendra Yadav, political scientist and co-founder of non-profit Swaraj Abhiyan, speaks to Livemint

-Livemint.com New Delhi: Back from a walk through drought-affected parts of the country, Yogendra Yadav, political scientist and co-founder of non-profit Swaraj Abhiyan, speaks on state compliance of Supreme Court orders, a booming private water market in Marathwada, and why farmer movements are weakest at a time when agrarian distress is at its peak. Edited excerpts from an interview: * You just came back from a trip to Bundelkhand and Marathwada. What...

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Delhi’s pollution takes 6 yrs from your life, says study -Meenakshi Rohatgi

-The Times of India Pune: Delhi might be paying the steepest price for its air pollution with life expectancy dropping by 6.4 years while Uttar Pradesh and maharashtra are likely to account for the highest number of premature deaths in India, a study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has revealed. Conducted by IITM scientists in collaboration with the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Colorado, the study is likely to...

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