-Livemint.com Harsh Vardhan says GM mustard is a very contentious issue and said a lot of opinions have been expressed for and against its introduction New delhi: Even as the government continues to put on hold its final decision on release of genetically modified (GM) mustard for commercial cultivation, Union science and technology minister Harsh Vardhan said that the proposal has not been shelved and remains under consideration. Vardhan emphasized that GM mustard...
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Centre mulls law to check arbitrary school-fee hikes -Manash Pratim Gohain
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The Centre is planning to bring in a regulation to check arbitrary fee hikes by private schools. The move comes after the success of the Uttar Pradesh government's legislation, brought in this year, to regulate fees charged by private schools, including minority ones, in the state. According to a senior official, the Centre is consulting all stakeholders and trying to build a consensus before the move...
More »In Bihar's Banka, Women Build a Road the Government Couldn't
-TheWire.in Landowners who had earlier refused to give up their property for the road said they changed their minds on seeing the women's enthusiasm. New delhi: Women from a remote village in Bihar’s Banka district have pooled together to fix what has been a major concern – the lack of a road in the area. According to a report in the Telegraph, more than 130 women from Nima village decided that they could...
More »Expect flooded delhi roads again this monsoon -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Thursday’s scenes of waterlogged roads and long traffic jams in rain-hit Mumbai could well be playing out in delhi a few weeks later. For, the deadline set for de-silting of drains in the capital is just eight days away and the civic agencies are woefully behind schedule. The situation is particularly worrisome in East delhi, where the municipal corporation has only been able to achieve barely...
More »Dalit women in India die younger than upper caste counterparts: Report -Ashwag Masoodi and Ajai Sreevatsan
-Livemint.com According to the National Family Health Survey data, the average age at death for Dalit women was 39.5 years against 54.1 years for higher-caste women New delhi: Dalit women in India die younger than upper caste women, face discrimination in accessing healthcare and lag behind on almost all health indicators. While violence against Dalits may be the main form of discrimination visible to the outside world, there are many other ways in...
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