-TheWire.in States like Delhi (despite its unique multi-party governance architecture), West Bengal, Kerala (or even Goa and Sikkim) perform better compared to UP when it comes to being measured for securing access to basic social, economic services. In a veiled attack against BJP’s political opponents, accusing them of promising ‘freebies’ (revdi) in exchange for electoral votes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned people, especially the youth, against this “revdi culture”, saying...
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Progress in health and education can help in population stabilisation
With the release of a UNDESA report on the World Population Day this year i.e., July 11, once again the debate on who's responsible for the population growth in India has resurfaced. Titled World Population Prospects 2022, the report states that the global population is expected to touch 8 billion on November 15, 2022, and India is projected to exceed China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. As soon as...
More »Have compensated 98% of endosulfan pesticide exposure victims, Kerala tells Supreme Court
-The Hindu State government says ₹5 lakh compensation for each of the over 3,700 victims had been disbursed The Kerala government on July 18 informed the Supreme Court that it has compensated 98% of the endosulfan pesticide exposure victims. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, advocate Nishe Rajen Shanker, for Kerala, said the ₹5 lakh compensation for each of the over 3,700 victims had been disbursed. Verification was going on...
More »India's First Monkeypox Case In Kerala, Centre Rushes High-Level Team
-NDTV.com Kerala Health Minister Veena George says he landed at Thiruvananthapuram airport and all WHO guidelines are being followed Thiruvananthapuram: A man who returned from the UAE has tested positive for monkeypox in Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday. He landed at the Thiruvananthapuram airport on Tuesday and is "quite stable, with all vitals normal", she said. The central government has sent a team, which has experts from the National...
More »Increase paddy sowing, Centre asks States
-The Hindu International demand for both rice and wheat has increased, says Goyal The Centre has asked the States to increase the sowing of paddy in the wake of reports that there is a decrease in its sowing. At a conference of State Food Ministers on food and nutrition security of India held here on Tuesday, Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal said the international demand for both rice...
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