-Down to Earth Land has risen approximately 10 metres in height and 700 metres in width at a lignite mining site near the Bhuteshwar-Bhumbhali village Environmentalists in Gujarat have expressed concern over the rising of land in a village in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. They have blamed mining for lignite being carried out by the state government in the vicinity. Land has risen in the period March 9-March 17, 2022 at the Gujarat Mineral...
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India’s Maternal Mortality Rate Is Dropping – But Look Closer -Pradeep Krishnatray
-The Wire Science There is reason to celebrate the drop of India’s maternal mortality rate: the decline is consistent and continuous, indicating that the reproductive health of India’s women is getting better. However, a closer look at the state-level MMR data reveals that the all-India three-year average of maternal deaths camouflages the performance of some states. We can predict that the Empowered Action Group states and Assam will have to redouble their...
More »Computers in 80% of TN govt schools but internet in only 18%: Report -Binita Jaiswal
-The New Indian Express Officials dispute findings of UDISE+ report; Kerala and Puducherry fare much better CHENNAI: Only 18% of government schools in Tamil Nadu have internet facility, according to the Unified district Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report 2020-21.The latest UDISE+ report, which was released recently by the Union Ministry of Education, reveals that 32.03 per cent of schools (government, government-aided, private, and others) in the State have internet facility...
More »In search of hope and care: Medical tourism or forced migration?
-Down to Earth The arduous journeys of those who migrate for medical treatment in India Marta kya na karta (One can do anything when pushed to the wall),” says 40-year-old Rita Kumari from Supaul district of north Bihar. At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was tightening its grip across the country Rita and her daughter, Sandhya, had to undertake multiple trips to hospitals in Nepal and Uttar Pradesh, before reaching the All...
More »Maggi gets costlier as Nestle, HUL hike prices of instant, tea, coffee products
-IndiaToday.in In a disappointment for Maggi, tea and coffee lovers, Nestle and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) have announced rate hikes for major products. The prices of Maggi noodles, tea, coffee and milk have been increased. In a jolt for consumers, Nestle India and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) have hiked the rates of their instant, tea and coffee products, according to media reports. MAGGI PRICE * The prices of Maggi have been increased by 9...
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