-The Hindu Business Line Silencing the critics of Indian green revolution, who have been arguing that its achievements were short-lived and that a fatigue had set in a long ago, a senior Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) official on Friday said there is ample proof to show that the country is still going through a green revolution which is rather a silent one. The productivity gains of Indian agriculture in the...
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Delhi HC seeks reply from Centre, AAP govt on PIL over starvation deaths
-PTI NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has sought responses of the Centre and the AAP government on a plea seeking directions to them to take steps to address issues related to starvation deaths, especially of children, in the national capital and also in other parts of the country. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi government...
More »Aadhaar data to be deleted if mobile customer gives alternative KYC documents, says telecom body COAI
-PTI Government says there is no threat of discontinuation of mobile numbers issued using Aadhaar. New Delhi: Mobile service customers who want to get their Aadhaar details removed from the records of telecom operators would need to provide alternative verification documents, industry body COAI said on October 18. The Cellular Operators Association of India, as also directed by the Department of Telecom, said that the services will not be disconnected during the change...
More »Civil society groups ask for proper implementation of NFSA in Delhi to end starvation deaths in the future
-Press statement by Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) dated 27th July, 2018 The Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) is shocked and saddened by the news of the deaths of 3 minor girls in Mandawali, East Delhi due to starvation. As per media reports, the post mortem has confirmed that the children aged 2, 4 and 8 died of starvation. While further details about the circumstances are awaited and the...
More »Government's inaction leading to continuation of starvation deaths in Jharkhand
-Press release by the Right to Food Campaign, dated 21st June, 2018 Over the past ten months, at least 12 persons have succumbed to hunger in Jharkhand. Instead of taking action against functionaries whose lapses have led to these deaths and measures to improve the situation of food security in the state, Jharkhand government has denied hunger as the cause of any of these deaths and absolved itself of any blame....
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