-TheWire.in With no cylinders sanctioned, traditional cooking techniques are still used. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the flagship programme under the aegis of the Central government and promoted as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative, is a much celebrated policy. It garnered praise in the WHO Pollution report just last month, and a National Geographic documentary – chronicling the impact of the yojana on the lives of four women across India – is...
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What Has the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Achieved So Far? -Ashwini Dabadge, Ashok Sreenivas & Ann Josey
-Economic and Political Weekly The central government’s flagship programme to provide free liquefied petroleum gas connections has been in operation for two years, providing more than 3.5 crore free LPG connections to poor women. This much-needed scheme is a major step to reduce indoor air Pollution, drudgery faced by women, and one that promises to extend LPG access. However, little is known about the progress of the scheme. Has it led...
More »"At Least 1 Should Die": Cop On Video Of Sterlite Protests That Killed 10 -J Sam Daniel Stalin, Uma Sudhir & Aloke Tikku
-NDTV.com Nine people had died in anti-sterlite protests inTuticorin by the time Chief Minister Palaniswami announced an inquiry into Tuesday's police action Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu: Some distance from where the anti-Sterlite protesters were, a Tamil Nadu policeman in plainclothes had parked himself atop a police bus. He was armed with what appeared to be an assault rifle and had been seen in photographs, taking aim. On the road below, are a...
More »Anti-Sterlite protest: Behind violence that killed 9 in Tuticorin, a prolonged agitation and controversy
-Financial Express Sterlite protest in Tuticorin: Nine people were killed in port city of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday after a crowd close to 20,000 started protesting against Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper plant citing Pollution concerns and demanded immediate closure of it. Sterlite protest in Tuticorin: Nine people were killed in port city of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday after a crowd close to 20,000 started protesting against Vedanta group’s...
More »No horn, please: How street noise is hurting our health -Sanchita Sharma
-Hindustan Times Revving motors, ceaseless honking, blaring music are taking a toll on those who live or work around busy roads. New Delhi: Dust mixed with toxic fumes from vehicular exhausts exacerbate lung and heart diseases and trigger death from heart attack, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung infections like pneumonia, and cancers of the lung and respiratory tract. What is less known is that traffic noise adds to this incessant vehicular assault...
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