-The Hindu Sajjanar, Jaya Bachchan, Swati Maliwal made party to pleas Two separate petitions were filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking an independent investigation into the extrajudicial killing of four men accused of the rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad. The writ petition filed by Supreme Court advocate G.S. Mani sought a CBI or a special investigation team probe against Cyberbad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, who is a respondent...
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Climate change behind spike in onion price every alternate year: Study -Nagesh Prabhu
-The Hindu Researchers from Institute for Social and Economic Change say price will stabilise only by March 2020 Bengaluru: The price of onion in the country spikes every two years and this is largely triggered by a series of factors, including drought, late arrival of monsoon, floods, crop failure, and supply disruptions, according to a recent study. The current sharp spike in onion price is expected to continue till at least March...
More »103 suspected criminals killed in encounters in 2 years, say UP police -Omar Rashid
-The Hindu Response comes after BSP chief Mayawati said the police were keeping criminals as ‘State guests’ Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police have killed 103 suspected criminals in alleged encounters over a period of more than two years. This was the claim made by the State police in response to taunts by Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati that the police in Uttar Pradesh were keeping criminals as “State guests.” Ms. Mayawati on Friday, while...
More »In many countries, less than 5% of people benefit from adult learning opportunities: UNESCO -Mini Tejaswi
-The Hindu The UNESCO report was published by Institute for Lifelong Learning, based on data submitted by 159 countries, including India. Investments in adult learning and education (ALE) have steadily decreased in the last decade. Nearly a fifth of the UNESCO member countries reported spending less than 5% of education budget on ALE and a further 14% reported spending less than 1%, says a UNESCO report published by Institute for Lifelong Learning,...
More »Under Modi, cost of education has exploded -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in A recent NSO survey report shows that private educational institutions are charging exorbitant fees, and the government is not far behind. Cost of primary education (class 1 to 5) has increased by 31% between 2014 and 2018, shows a comparison of National Statistical Office or NSO (formerly National Sample Survey Office) survey reports for the 71st Round and 75th Round. This is mainly fuelled by a staggering increase in private schools,...
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