-IndiaSpend.com Women farmers are taking the lead in reviving the cultivation of native varieties of millets that are resilient to drought, salinity, extreme heat, pests and diseases; need less water than paddy; and are richer in nutrition. Nestled in the remote forested hills of Odisha's Malkangiri district, Bondaghati is home to the Bonda tribe, one of the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) in the state. Some 12,321 Bonda people lived in...
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P Sainath awarded 2021 Fukuoka Prize
-The Hindu Selected for the Grand Prize for promoting civil cooperation through his writing Noted journalist P. Sainath has been selected as one of the three recipients of the Fukuoka Prize for 2021. Mr. Sainath will receive the ‘Grand Prize’ of the Fukuoka Prize while the Academic Prize and the Prize for Arts and Culture will go to Prof. Kishimoto Mio of Japan and filmmaker Prabda Yoon of Thailand respectively. In a statement...
More »Delhi riots: Justice Lokur castigates cops for mishandling of activists -R Balaji
-The Telegraph The former SC judge said the manner in which multiple FIRs were lodged, and the way Devangana was arrested, were unheard of in Indian judicial history The former Supreme Court judge, Justice Madan B. Lokur, has castigated Delhi police for “violating every canon of natural justice and fair play” in dealing with student anti-CAA activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and ASIf Iqbal Tanha, who were recently freed on bail. Justice Lokur...
More »How Covid-19 pandemic has put India’s children at risk of abuse, exploitation and marriage -Shreya Khaitan
-Scroll.in/ India Spend The country needs a nationwide campaign to protect its children from the economic and social consequences of lockdowns and loss of caregivers, say experts. A six-month-old who was touched inappropriately by her father while they were stuck at home during the Covid-19 lockdown. A 14-year-old who might not be able to go back to school as his father, the family’s only earning member, has died from the disease. Five...
More »Why edible oil prices are on fire -Shubham Shankhdhar
-IndiaToday.in India’s edible oil demand far exceeds domestic production. At least 60 per cent is met through imports, and global prices are soaring. Is there a way out? These days, ASIde from the coronavirus, Ajay Kumar a 40-year-old a resident of Tagore Garden in West Delhi, finds himself worrying about inflation. He says his monthly spending on essentials like vegetable oils has been steadily rising—a litre of mustard oil now costs him...
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