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19 State legislatures have less than 10% women members: Centre

-PTI/ The Hindu Share of women members in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha stands at 14.94% and 14.05%, respectively; average number of women MLAs in Assemblies across the nation accounts for only 8% Women representation in Parliament and most State Legislatures across the country is below 15% with 19 of State Assemblies having less than 10% women lawmakers, according to a government data. The State Legislatures which have more than 10%...

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Unemployment rate rises to three-month high at 8 per cent in November: CMIE

-PTI/ The Telegraph Among the states, haryana continued to have the highest unemployment rate in the country Mumbai: The country's unemployment rate rose to a three-month high at 8 per cent during November, according to data by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The unemployment rate in urban India was higher at 8.96 per cent, while in rural areas, it was at 7.55 per cent, the CMIE data showed on Thursday. In October...

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Samyukt Kisan Morcha to organise Farmer march to Raj Bhavan -Snehamoy Chakraborty

-The Telegraph Raj Bhavan Cholo to mark the beginning of the second phase of the farmers’ movement where Bengal cultivators are expected to play a major role The Bengal chapter of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will organise a “massive” farmers’ march to Raj Bhavan in Calcutta on November 26 to mark the second anniversary of the movement that forced the Narendra Modi government to withdraw three controversial agriculture laws. SKM leaders said...

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To Tackle Stubble Burning, Governments Have Repeatedly Chosen Ineffective Routes -Ramandeep Singh Mann

-TheWire.in If policy makers want to see the end of the stubble burning, they have to shed their political differences and come up with a road map which factors in the inability of farmers to bear straw management costs. The year was 2019, and farmers where once again being blamed for air pollution in Delhi. As is the practice, Supreme Court took cognisance of the air pollution issue and summoned the Chief...

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Punjab, haryana can hedge India against climate-induced food shortages. See data - Siraj Hussain and Shweta Saini

-ThePrint.in The two states earned a lot of flak during the farmers’ agitation for demanding continuation of the existing system of APMCs and MSP operations. The global events of the last one year, especially during the Russia-Ukraine war, have again shown the importance of food security to the world. It is critical for India too as it has to provide food to a large population of about 1.39 billion people. Punjab and...

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