-The Hindu West Bengal has effectively used the vaccines supplied by the Centre, economist says West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee and discussed India’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic with him. Mr. Banerjee, who is a member of West Bengal’s COVID-19 management committee, said that his sense is that the biggest problem is that the Centre is not capable of generating the supply of vaccines...
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Odisha seeks immediate supply of fertilisers for ongoing crop season
-The Hindu In a letter addressed to Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, CM Naveen Patnaik said the State witnessed a severe shortage in the supply of different fertilisers during May, June and July. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought the immediate restoration in supply of fertilisers as its shortage is likely to badly affect Kharif crop season. In a letter addressed to Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday, Mr....
More »Out of nearly 2,000 people, 65% had no job in April and May, shows CPI(M) survey
-The Hindu CPI (M) report on imapct of 2nd wave across NCR The Delhi unit of CPI(M) on Friday released a report on the impact of the second COVID wave in Delhi-NCR. The survey showed that despite the additional ration entitlement announced by the government, 27% of the households got less than 5 kg ration per person in May this year. The survey also said out of 1,917 respondents across the Capital and...
More »In PM Modi’s Varanasi Speech, a Mix of False Claims, Half-Truths and Exaggerated Praises -Archit Mehta
-TheWire.in On July 15, the prime minister inaugurated various development projects in UP and praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s governance. The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly elections will be held between February to March next year. Campaigning for the polls has begun and it is not unusual for the incumbent government to make assertions about the milestones it has achieved in the past years. On July 15, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated various development...
More »No need for a drastic population policy -Subhanil Chowdhury and Saswata Ghosh
-The Hindu Data from Assam and Uttar Pradesh show that fertility rates have been reducing over time Population policy is suddenly in the news in India with Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled States such as Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing to bring in or bringing in draft legislation aimed at controlling their populations. The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill of 2021 promotes a two-child policy, according to which those people having...
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