-The Hindu The absence of playgrounds and electricity in govt. schools speaks poorly of policy priorities It should rank as an irony that as a founder-leader of the International Solar Alliance, India has not yet electrified a significant number of government schools, while extolling the elegance and virtue of photovoltaic electricity to the rest of the world. The lack of power in schools is taken note of by the Parliamentary Standing Committee...

-Business Standard Natural farming is an alternative to chemical fertiliser-based and high input cost agriculture After decades of intensive agriculture, farms and farmers are in a crisis, food markets remain distorted, and consumers do not have access to nutritious diets. India needs a shift towards sustainable food systems. Among many alternative farming techniques is natural farming, with the potential to improve sustainability and also meliorate government finances. Natural farming is an alternative to...

-Down to Earth Despite the increasing burden respiratory infections and water borne disease, the budgetary allowance for health has steadily dipped in the last few years, according to the National Health Report A degraded environment filled with air and water pollution continues to affect health of people in India, according to the National Health Report (NHP) released on October 31, 2019. Air pollution-linked acute respiratory infections contributed 68.47 per cent to the morbidity...

-Down to Earth Nine states, which have fertility rates well below the replacement rate, will have an aged population by 2030s India’s population growth rate will decline faster than assumed, according to the Economic Survey 2018-19. In fact, the fertility rate in many states has reached the replacement rate. “India is set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth in the next two decades,” analysed the Economic Survey. "The country will enjoy...

-PTI * Survey also noted that the next generation in 48% farming families does not want to pursue agriculture * At least 43.6 per cent farmers said they did not get the correct price for their produce, said the survey conducted rural media platform Gaon Connection NEW DELHI: Loan schemes don't reach almost 60% people in rural India, says a new survey which also finds climate change to be the biggest challenge for...