-The Telegraph Jean Dreze claims that in the case of PDS, condition of Chhattisgarh and Odisha is better than Jharkhand Jamshedpur: Economist Jean Dreze said on Friday that not even 70 per cent of public distribution system (PDS) beneficiaries in Jharkhand have been receiving foodgrains after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Belgian economist, social scientist and activist painted a dismal picture of the public distribution system in the state while addressing a workshop on...
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Exports rise marginally at 0.6% in November, trade deficit hits 7-month low
-Moneycontrol.com Exports in April-November amounted to $295.26 billion, up 11.1 percent, while imports were 29.5 percent higher at $493.61 billion India's merchandise exports Posted a marginal increase in November on a year-on-year basis to $31.99 billion, data released by the commerce ministry on December 15 showed. The rise in exports in November was a mere 0.6 percent. The latest trade numbers come after data released last month showed exports contracted 17 percent in October...
More »Young people dropping dead due to cardiac arrests, here's who are at risk and how to prevent -Samrat Sharma
-IndiaToday.in What is more concerning is that India is already more vulnerable to heart diseases and sees more cardiovascular deaths than the global average. Incidents of young people walking around the streets, working out in the gym, or even on the wedding stage are suddenly dropping dead due to cardiac arrests. And, this is happening not only in India but around the world. The trend has become more prominent as more cases...
More »Constant Rise In Govt Schools Admission & Decline In Private Schools Post-Covid: MoE Report
-PTI/ The Telegraph * As per the data recorded in UDISE+, the enrolment in government schools was 13.09 crore during 2019-20. It rose to 13.49 crore in 2020-21 and to 14.32 crore in 2021-22 * The Central Government through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha, provides assistance to the States and UTs for the deployment of additional teachers to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) as per the prescribed norms for various...
More »The PM Fasal Bima Yojana needs an urgent revamp
-The Hindu Business Line The main grouse that States have with PMFBY is that while premiums are distributed evenly across participants, claims are cornered by a few Six years after its launch and Post multiple overhauls, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), India’s flagship scheme for crop insurance, has largely failed to deliver on its objectives. An expert committee steered by Ashok Dalwai recently submitted a report showing that, between 2016 and...
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