-The Times of India KOLKATA: The Centre has allocated Rs 1104 crore to Bengal under the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). Bengal's allocation is the highest after Madhya Pradesh (Rs 2033 crore) and Maharashtra (Rs 3050). Odisha, Manipur and Chhattisgarh, the other beneficiaries, have received much less. Increased allocation of NDRF funds for Bengal had figured in discussions between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 8 in...
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MS Swaminathan, father of India's green revolution, speaks to Srijana Mitra Das
-The Times of India/ The Economic Times Renowned geneticist and administrator M S Swaminathan is popularly known as the 'father of India's green revolution'. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das, Swaminathan discussed why he fears the WTO Nairobi meet could exacerbate global food insecurity, double standards over farming protection between developed and developing nations, an Indian Single Market in grains - and how India, already suffering 'hidden' famine, must have freedom to...
More »No more LPG subsidy if you earn above Rs 10 lakh a year
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: There will be no subsidy for cooking gas cylinders if either the registered consumer, or his/her spouse have an annual taxable income of more than Rs 10 lakh, the oil ministry announced on Monday. The cap will come into effect from next month. To begin with, the new criteria will be applied on the basis of self-declaration at the time of booking a refill in keeping...
More »MGNREGA works stalled in Bijnor for 2 months -Harveer Dabas
-The Times of India BIJNOR: Work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been stalled in Bijnor district for the past two months. This is being attributed to the panchayat polls which were underway in the district. Sources said it would take another month before work can commence again as data regarding village panchayats is yet to be fed into the system. This has led to a...
More »India is polio-free but cases of non-polio paralysis abundant
-The Times of India MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, University, Jaipur, said that despite India being polio-free, the growing cases of non-polio acute flaccid paralysis is a huge cause of concern. India was declared free of the wild polio virus in January 2011 however cases of flaccid paralysis continue to be reported in thousands from across the country. "Inspite of the WHO declaring India polio-free, there has been...
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