-IndiaToday.in Six people have died after heavy rain triggered landslides in parts of Kerala. The IMD, meanwhile, had sounded a 'Red Alert' for at least five districts in light of the situation. Six people have died and dozens are feared missing after heavy rain triggered landslides in south and central Kerala on Saturday. The deaths were reported from Thodupuzha and Kokkayar in Idduki and Koottikkal in the Kottayam district. In addition to floods...
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Mustard may gain area at the cost of chana, wheat this year -Vishwanath Kulkarni
-The Hindu Business Line Farmers likely to switch over as oilseed prices are 67% higher Vs MSP Mustard is set to gain area from wheat and chana as farmers are seen planting more of the oilseed crop this rabi sowing season. The trade expects farmers to increase the area on account of higher prices and favourable climate, even as the early sowing has begun in the key producing States of Rajasthan and...
More »Global Hunger Index not based on an opinion poll, says German non-profit Welthungerhilfe -Jagriti Chandra
-The Hindu Government has misunderstood ‘undernourishment’, says Welthungerhilfe, which co-published the Global Hunger Index. German non-profit Welthungerhilfe (WHH) that co-published the Global Hunger Index (GHI) this year rubbished the Government's allegation on Saturday that its ranking of India as among the 16 worst countries was based on an opinion poll. It also pointed out that the Government was wrong to confuse ‘undernourishment’ with “undernutrition”. Following the launch of the GHI on Thursday which...
More »"Unscientific Methodology": Centre On India Slipping In Global Hunger Report
-NDTV.com The Global Hunger Index report, prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe, termed the level of hunger in India "alarming". New Delhi: The methodology used to calculate the Global Hunger Index - a peer-reviewed annual report followed worldwide - is unscientific, the government claimed on Friday after India slipped to the 101st position behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. "It is shocking to find...
More »In Just One Year, We’re Paying Over Rs. 300 More for LPG Cylinder! -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in Petrol and diesel prices have also zoomed, as Modi government rakes in over Rs.3.73 lakh crore as tax. The Central government continues to squeeze millions of Indians by relentlessly raising the prices of essential fuels, such as cooking gas and petrol/diesel. In the past one year, the price of a standard 14.2 kg cylinder of cooking gas (LPG) has been hiked by an incredible Rs.301.75, from Rs.604.63 (average of four metros)...
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