-The Hindu A substantial part of the amount allocated does not reach the targeted groups because of a clause in the Act Bengaluru: Since 2014, Karnataka has spent an impressive Rs.1.84 lakh crore on the welfare and development of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribe (STs), who jointly constitute 24.1% of the State’s population. Yet, government data reveals that the communities are lagging behind the State averages in several parameters. While...
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A New Paradign for Indian Agriculture: From Agroindustry to Agroecology (2022) -Neelam Patel, Bruno Dorin, and Ranveer Nagaich
-NITI Aayog Working Paper, ISBN: 978-81-953811-7-3 Abstract - The importance of agriculture in an economy usually declines as it climbs the development ladder. Raising agriculture productivity has been known to be an important precursor. Labour productivity in agriculture can either be increased by higher land productivity or higher land availability per farmer and mechanisation. In India, however, the dramatic increase in land productivity through industrial farming has caused severe environmental damage and...
More »Massive fire at Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi, 4th landfill fire in a month -Paras Singh
-Hindustan Times Garbage dumping at the Bhalswa landfill site spread over 36 acre started in 1994. It has an accumulated legacy waste weighing 80 lakh tonnes NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi on Tuesday evening, the fourth such largescale fire in Delhi’s landfill site over the last month. The other three fires were reported from east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site. Nearly 10 fire tenders...
More »Wrong to infer that half of working age population dropped out of labour force: Government
-The Hindu Labour Ministry says a substantial portion of the said population is either pursuing education or engaged in unpaid activities Responding to a recent report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the Union Labour and Employment Ministry on Tuesday said it was “factually incorrect” to infer that half the working age population had dropped out of the labour force as a large proportion was pursuing education or engaged in...
More »Food processing companies brace for wheat shortage -Devika Singh
-Moneycontrol.com The country is expected to face a shortfall of the cereal in the months ahead as produce in the rabi season is expected to be below estimates, while globally, too, there is a supply crunch on account of Russia-Ukraine war. Food processing companies such as iD Fresh Food, Mrs Bector's Food Specialities and CG Corp Global are getting ready to combat a possible shortage of wheat due to the combined effects...
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