-Financial Express Pan-India unemployment down since the second wave of Covid-19. Even as there has been a steady decline in urban unemployment since the highly infective second Covid wave, joblessness in seven States of Rajasthan, Bihar, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh, besides Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, remained at very high levels, as per the periodic labour force survey (PLFS) data. These States, where unemployment has consistently been higher than...
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33% Indian households cut milk consumption amid price rise concerns: Survey
-IANS/ Business Standard LocalCircles -- a community social media platform -- conducted a survey to gather information on how the households are coping with it Rising prices of milk has led to one in three Indian households either downgrading brand or reducing consumption, says a survey. Amid complaints on rising milk prices, LocalCircles -- a community social media platform --, conducted a survey to gather information on how the households are coping with...
More »Paddy sowing over in 97% normal area till Sept 2, cloud over final output -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard For all the kharif crops, the acreage, as on September 2, was around 106.92 mha - just 1.27% lower than last year The acreage of paddy — the main foodgrain grown during the kharif season— continued to remain around 6 per cent lower than the acreage during the same period last year. So far, around 97 per cent of the normal area has been covered. Normal area is the average...
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-The Hindu Business Line The Centre should build on the success of PMJDY to promote other financial products for the lower sections of society As the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completes its eighth year, it is becoming increasingly clear that this is a rare State-initiated welfare scheme that has not just met but exceeded its initial promise. That the scheme has made a material difference to financial inclusion is evident...
More »Maharashtra, Andhra, Gujarat top States in implementing Poshan Abhiyaan scheme: NITI Aayog report
-PTI/ The New Indian Express The report titled 'Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times' further said that 12 out of 19 large States had an implementation score of over 70 per cent. NEW DELHI: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have been ranked as the top three States among larger States in terms of the overall implementation of the Centre's flagship Poshan Abhiyaan, according to a Niti Aayog...
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