-The Hindu Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said the Durga puja celebrations have received protection from the law and order enforcement agencies of Dhaka. The Government of Bangladesh "promptly" dealt with the miscreants who tried to disturb Durga puja celebrations in Comilla district, said an official here on Thursday. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the festivities have received protection from the law and order enforcement agencies...
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Govt rejigs fertiliser-subsidy regime to continue offering crop nutrients at below-market rates -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times India relies on import of raw materials for crop nutrients as well as finished products and compensates fertiliser companies who sell them at below-inflation rates. The Union government has revamped parts of its subsidy regime for fertilisers and crop nutrients to continue providing them at below-market rates, while rolling over special discounts announced for the summer-sown season to the oncoming winter-sown months, according to an official statement on Thursday. International prices...
More »India's rank in Global Hunger Index falls from 94th in 2020 to 101st in 2021, Pakistan and Bangladesh fare better
-IndiaToday.in The Global Hunger Index 2021 has ranked India 101st out of 116 countries. In 2020, India was ranked 94th out of 107 countries. As per the 2021 rankings, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have fared better than India. The 2021 report, prepared by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe, said the level of hunger in India is 'alarming'. INDIA'S GHI SCORE India's Global Hunger Index (GHI) score has fallen...
More »After coal crisis, urea shortage poses new challenge to several states - Hemender Sharma, Dev Ankur Wadhawan. Hemanta Kumar Nath and Manjeet Sehgal
-IndiaToday.in Even as the coal crisis continues in the country, a urea shortage seems to be the next big problem for several states, especially with the sowing of rabi (winter) crops around the corner. Bhopal /Jaipur /Guwahati /Chandigarh: The coal supply shortage has already threatened possible power outages in India. Several states have reported a shortage and complained of a possible power outage in the coming days, even as the central government...
More »Taking the lid off illicit financial flows -Arun Kumar
-The Hindu The Pandora Papers have only highlighted the need for concerted steps to alter the global financial architecture The Pandora Papers, published on October 3, once again expose the illegal activities of the rich and the mighty across the world. The Pandora Papers investigation is “the world’s largest-ever journalistic collaboration, involving more than 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries”. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has researched...
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