-IANS PATNA: The central government is planning to turn India's eastern states into an organic farming-hub, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said here on Monday. "Our priority is to develop Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and eastern Uttar Pradesh into an organic farming hub for development of the region and to provide opportunity to millions of farmers to earn more," Singh told media persons. Singh, who hails from Bihar, said organic farming...
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Why do millions of Indians defecate in the open? -Shannti Dinnoo
-BBC It's early morning and local commuters are queuing up for tickets at the Kirti Nagar railway station in the Indian capital, Delhi. Along the tracks, another crowd is gathering - each person on his own, separated by a modest distance. They are among the 48% of Indians who do not have access to proper sanitation. Coming from a slum close-by, they squat among the few trees and bushes along the railway tracks...
More »With She-Toilets, Chennai shows way in sanitation -Divya Chandrababu
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation is aiming for a clean sweep to tackle problems of female hygiene and access to sanitation - special 'She Toilets' have been planned for women in 348 locations across the city and will be opened by the end of the year. They will also be the first e-toilets (electronic, fully automated toilets) in the city. The toilets will have sanitary napkin vending machines...
More »Elderly Women More Vulnerable to Abuse Than Men: Report
-Outlook Elderly women face more abuse than their male counterparts in metro cities than non-metro cities, a survey on the existence of elder abuse in urban India has found. According to a report released today by HelpAge India, on the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to be observed on June 15, women seemed to be more vulnerable with 52 per cent women facing abuse as against 48 per cent men. The...
More »In wheat bowl Madhya Pradesh, ghost farmers drain coffers of Rs 60 crore -Amarjeet Singh
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh which prides itself to be the new grain bowl of India is rocked by Rs 60-crore wheat scam, according to investigations conducted by TOI in just eight of 51 districts of the state. More than 2 lakh quintals of wheat procured in 2013-14 in eight districts have gone missing. Payments have been made by co-operative societies, but wheat purchased from farmers was not deposited...
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