-TheNewsMinute.com TNM looks at five water bodies in Hyderabad — Durgam Cheruvu, Gurram Cheruvu, Mir Alam Tank, Shah Hatim talab and the Ramanthapur Cheruvu and how they have shrunk over the years. This story is among several stories from TNM that will highlight the inundation, flooding and other consequences of heavy rains in Hyderabad. TNM hopes to draw attention to these issues, which have now become perennial in many areas of the...
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Every second surveyed Dalit and Adivasi student couldn’t Access online classes: NCDHR report -Sarah Khan
-GaonConnection.com A survey-based study by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)'s Dalit Adhikari Andolan found that 56% of the surveyed students from the marginalised communities in the annual income group of Rs 20,000-40,000 were unable to Access online classes. Further, 73% respondents from particularly vulnerable tribal groups were unable to Access online classes in the COVID pandemic. One out of every second Dalit and tribal student interviewed as part of...
More »48 Hours Of Rain In Uttarakhand, No Electricity Or Phone Signal -Vishnu Som
-NDTV blog After more than 48 hours of incessant rain, the first sign of a let-up - it has now come down to a drizzle with the government indicating that the worst may now be over. But there has been a heavy price to pay. After three days of splendid sunshine in Majkhali, in Uttarakhand's Almora district - which opened up extraordinary views of the Nanda Devi, Trishul and Panchachuli ranges, heavy, overcast...
More »Overwhelming focus on wheat & rice aggravated India’s water crisis: Economist Mihir Shah -Moushumi Das Gupta
-ThePrint.in Mihir Shah, who headed the panel that drafted National Water Policy, says crop diversification, without endangering national food security, is important for resolving water crisis. New Delhi: The focus of public procurement on predominantly wheat and rice dates back to the early years of the Green Revolution, and this is what enabled India to build a large buffer stock of grain. However, there is no doubt that this overwhelming focus on just...
More »Dichotomy between Maoist surrender and rehab numbers -Ritesh Mishra
-Hindustan Times The process of rehabilitation by the government is meant to begin the day a Maoist surrenders, either to the state police, or administration or the central paramilitary forces that are posted in Chhattisgarh Raipur: Only 3% of Maoists that surrendered in Chhattisgarh in the past three years have passed muster of the state Screening and Rehabilitation Committee (SRC), which decides if those surrendering to the state are eligible for benefits...
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