-The Hindu Business Line Rural ministry data shows 7,21,362 km roads completed under PMGSY, as on December 1, 2022 Out of 2,20,570 km of roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme in the last six years (including the current year), 1,54,120 km, or 70 per cent, has come up in 10 States, with Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh getting the lion’s share. A total of 7,98,739 km of road...
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Punjab Records 30% Less Stubble Fires This Year But Burnt Area Remains Almost the Same -Vivek Gupta
-TheWire.in As per the final tally as on November 30, total burning cases in the state was 49,922 against 71,304 cases in 2021, meaning that there was an almost 30% drop in cases. Chandigarh: A report by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, an institute under the Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare ministry has it that Punjab has reported 21,382 fewer stubble burning cases this year compared to last year. The satellite monitoring of...
More »India could experience heat waves beyond human survival limit: Report
-IndiaToday.in A report by the World Bank has stated that heat waves in India could break the human survivability limit in the coming years. India could experience intense heat waves that could break the human survivability limit, according to a World Bank report. The country has recorded several deaths due to intense heat waves over the last couple of decades. The World Bank report titled "Climate Investment Opportunities in India's Cooling Sector" said...
More »India’s Manufacturing Growth Slowdown a Decadal Problem -Deepanshu Mohan
-TheWire.in In India’s growth trajectory, for over a decade, domestic private investment levels have remained consistently low and so has (domestic) manufacturing growth. As per recent quarterly estimates, India’s growth rate slowed to 6.3% in the September quarter of 2022-23. There is evidence of a notable contraction in output of manufacturing that’s pulling down growth. This author has previously argued that quarterly growth estimates may not reveal the real state of an economy....
More »India to soon suffer heatwaves that break human survivability limit: World Bank report -Sayantani Biswas
-Livemint.com A report shows that lost labor from rising heat and humidity could put up to 4.5% of India's GDP –approximately $150-250 billion – at risk by the end of this decade. A report by World Bank has a ominous warning for India and it only spells doom, as the report has stated that India will soon be one of the first countries that will experience severe heatwaves that will break the...
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