-TheWire.in States like Delhi (despite its unique multi-party governance architecture), West Bengal, Kerala (or even Goa and Sikkim) perform better compared to UP when it comes to being measured for securing access to basic social, economic services. In a veiled attack against BJP’s political opponents, accusing them of promising ‘freebies’ (revdi) in exchange for electoral votes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned people, especially the youth, against this “revdi culture”, saying...
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Review: NITI Aayog’s report identifies best practices from states across the Take-Home Rations value chain -Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
-Factly.in The Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS aims to close the nutrition gap among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers as well as children under the age of six. SNP is provided in two ways: Take-Home Rations (THR) and Hot-Cooked Meals at Anganwadi Centres (AWCs). NITI Aayog’s recent report identifies best practices from states across the Take-Home Rations value chain. Public policy is often fraught with myriad challenges since they do not have any...
More »New Labour Codes From July 1? Trade Unions Will Continue to Oppose Changes -Ronak Chhabra
-Newsclick.in Trade unions fear that the four Labour Codes will dilute workers’ rights, but union leaders also note that many deadlines for the implementation of the codes have been missed by the Centre in the past. New Delhi: India’s Central Trade Unions (CTUs) say they will continue opposing the codification of labour legislations, fearing it will dilute the “hard-won” rights of the workers, even as media reports speculate the implementation of the...
More »Fortification of rice is not the correct solution to end malnutrition in Chhattisgarh, say fact-finding team members who visited the state
-Press release by by Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA-Kisan Swaraj) and the Right To Food Campaign (RTFC) dated June 20, 2022 Raipur/ New Delhi: Activists of Right to Food Campaign (RTFC) and Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) urged the Chhattisgarh government to abandon its rice fortification interventions. They appealed to the state government that it should not get coerced into distributing fortified rice in the food schemes...
More »Are we choosing the right solutions for reducing GHG emissions from the transport sector?
The transport sector is important for the smooth functioning of an economy. The supply chains for various products and by-products (both domestically as well as internationally) can work efficiently only if the transportation of raw materials and inputs, and final goods and commodities takes place without disruption. Due to economic growth, India’s annual CO2 (i.e., carbon dioxide) emission has expanded from 1.19 billion tonnes in 2005 to 2.44 billion tonnes...
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