-The Hindu Jaipur: Ironic though it may sound, a unique memorial celebrating the Right to Information has come up in the Beawar town of Rajasthan — where the RTI movement had started 20 years ago — at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the State has opted to delete chapters on the evolution of RTI campaign and law from its school textbooks. Hundreds of people from all walks of...
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In a year of flat food output, pulses poses inflation worry -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times India’s below-average and a largely flat food production this year is sure to keep prices of pulses high, prompting the government to take a slew of steps aimed at taming prices. Yet there is widening demand-supply deficit of one of the commonest protein item on an average Indian’s plate. * What happened? Lentils, the commonest protein item in an average Indian’s meal, are low on supplies. * What does it mean? Pulses could...
More »Conserving the last drop -Narayan Lakshman
-The Hindu The way forward may be to not rely only on dams, interlinked rivers, and borewell drilling — but to supplant these with effective water conservation, storage and groundwater recharge For the past one week, The Hindu has explored the multi-faceted crisis of water scarcity that has gripped India this summer, through a daily series titled ‘Last Drop’. The series sought to give our readers a comprehensive understanding of six critical...
More »Domestic gas users in major cities need income proof for subsidy claim -TCA Sharad Raghavan
-The Hindu Consumers in Tier-I and II cities will have to submit affidavits to their LPG distributors stating that their annual income is below Rs.10 lakh to continue to receive cooking gas subsidy, according to Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.“In the Tier-I and Tier-II cities, when somebody comes to refill gas, they are asked to sign an affidavit regarding their income,” the Minister said. “It is a matter of trust. We have to...
More »Rich account for just 3% of the 1 crore people who gave up LPG subsidy: Dharmendra Pradhan -Subhash Mishra
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: Union minister of state (independent charge) for petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the affluent accounted for only 3% of the over 1 crore people who had given up their LPG subsidy in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal. "The rest is constituted by the middle-class and lower income groups. Teachers, professionals and middle-level government employees have shown more interest as compared to HNIs (high-net...
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