-TheWire.in Improved data collection and reporting, appropriate protective gear and better government policies can all help address the problems of sanitation workers. Over the last seven or eight years in India, sanitation has been a key focus of government programmes. Several thousand crores have been spent on the issue and there has been remarkable progress in terms of toilets constructed. The sanitation problem has also received ample attention in the development sector,...
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Punjab: Paddy-wheat to timber, strategic shift to agroforestry pays dividends -Harpreet Bajwa
-The New Indian Express Punjab fares well in Union agriculture ministry scheme that focuses on enhancing income of marginal farmers and diversifying land use by paying attention to agro-forestry. PUNJAB: For five years, 13,039 farmers across Punjab have been into agroforestry, which has emerged as one of the viable alternatives for diversification from the paddy-wheat cycle. In half a decade, 1.50 crore saplings have been planted, for which farmers have been given...
More »The OBCs are emerging as key to success in UP elections
-National Herald Sanjay Nishad has emerged as the new poster boy of OBC politics in UP as all political parties are locked in an intense race to woo non dominant OBCs, who constitute about 35% of the population On Thursday night a meeting of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was held with BJP national president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. In the latter half...
More »Rs.935 cr misappropriated in MGNREGA schemes over last 4 years: Congress
-PTI/ Livemint.com The Congress on Saturday alleged that ₹935 crore had been misappropriated in MGNREGA schemes over the last four years and said the government must be held accountable for failing to check corruption. The party also demanded that the government restore the 4 per cent quota for differently-abled persons in police forces. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Is a caste census desirable? -KV Aditya Bharadwaj
-The Hindu It is required to document both the disadvantages and privileges of various communities in India At the recently concluded Parliament session, there was a demand to lift the 50% cap on reservation imposed by the Supreme Court through the legislative route. With the 2021 Census coming up, several political parties have demanded a nation-wide caste census. They argue that a Socio-Economic Caste Census is the only way to make a...
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