-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated August 2, 2022 During and after Covid, NREGA work has been the lifeline for more than 70 percent of the country’s population, when the cities sent back the migrants, it was NREGA that gave them the life of dignity in the rural areas. Many economists have also said that MGNREGA has continued to be the only lifeline for rural workers—one that provides work and...
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Explained: How Unplanned Development And Disregard To Natural Water Bodies Cause Urban Flooding -Mayank Jain Parichha
-Outlook India Experts say flooding in urban and peri-urban areas are happening due to unplanned waste dumping and continuous disregard for natural recharge structures like ponds, wetlands, and tanks. The Safdarjung Observatory, one of Delhi's primary weather stations, recorded 189.6 mm of rainfall between June 1 and July 22, which is less than normal (201 mm). But it didn’t change the picture. Every time it rains, water-logging and subsequent traffic snarl for...
More »Trains, Road Traffic Affected As Farmers Protest In Punjab, Haryana
-PTI/ NDTV.com In Punjab, the Ferozepur division of Indian Railways had to cancel or reschedule several trains because of the four-hour agitation. As a result, scores of passengers were forced to wait at various railway stations for hours. Chandigarh: Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks and blocked roads at several places in Punjab and Haryana as part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's nationwide protest against the centre "reneging on its promises"...
More »2 in 5 Indian children missing out on preventive vitamin A dose: Study -Priyanka Sharma
-Livemint.com Vitamin A is important for many cellular processes in the human body that are critical for eyesight, growth and development, wound healing, reproduction and immunity, among others NEW Delhi: Two in five children in India are missing out on vitamin A supplements designed to prevent health problems associated with deficiency of the vitamin, according to an analysis of representative survey data published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global Health. Vitamin A...
More »Police cannot use arrest as tool of harassment, rules SC -R Balaji
-The Telegraph Observations part of a detailed judgment explaining why the apex court on July 20 granted interim bail to AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair Police cannot use arrest as a “punitive tool” or “tool of harassment”, the Supreme Court has ruled, warning that such practices amount to “abuse of power”. The observations are part of a detailed judgment explaining why the apex court on July 20 granted across-the-board interim bail to AltNews co-founder...
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