-The Times of India BHUBANESWAR: Toilets, electricity, playgrounds and boundary walls are a rarity in government-run schools in Odisha, if a latest government report is any indication. According to "Status of Elementary and Secondary Education in Odisha-2012", a report prepared by Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) released recently, of the total 53,193 elementary schools (up to class VIII), 12,588 schools have no toilets at all. More than 50% schools (27,516) have no...
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Healthy and sustainable food systems key to fighting hunger, UN agency says
-The United Nations Healthy people need healthy and sustainable food systems, the United Nations said today said calling for agricultural research and development to become more focused on nutrition, as well as local biodiversity and diversified farming systems. "Our common approach to food production is simply not sustainable today, or in 2050, when we will have to provide food for a population of 9.6 billion people," said FAO Deputy Director-General Helena Semedo...
More »Western Ghat Row: No Central panel to Be Appointed Now
-Outlook After a row over implementation of a expert committee report, the Centre has ruled out appointment of any more panel to study Western Ghats in an attempt to address concerns of the six states through which the ecologically-sensitive hills traverse. Environment Minister M Veerappa Moily said the states concerned should appoint committees respectively to assess the kind of activities that could be allowed in the tract. After the committees submit their...
More »Organic Farm Fresh: “Those who quit agriculture are coming back through organic farming”-Sarayu Srinivasan
-The Alternative Parveen Kumar works in the farms of Uddhampur District, Jammu & Kashmir, where the Government has posted him on a project that allots about 100 to 200 hectares of land each to grow and train farmers in organic cultivation. Parveen grows wheat, maize and pulses in the 100 hectares that he is in-charge of. Crops are chosen by the government after analysing the market demand in the area. Thus,...
More »Welfare schemes benefited only a quarter of urban slums: NSSO -Soma Basu
-Down to Earth Over 30 per cent urban slums across India have no toilets or drainage facilities, in spite of funds being made available under JNNURM and other schemes Only 24 per cent of urban slums of across India benefited from Central government welfare schemes such as the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) and other schemes run by state governments and local bodies, according to...
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