-ThePrint.in From mixing the stubble into soil, to making manure and use in the packaging industry, there are a lot of ways in which the problem of stubble burning can be solved. North-west India is currently in the grips of a poisonous smog, produced by farmers through paddy straw and stubble burning. The smog is affecting the germination and growth of crops, as well has having a harmful effect on human health. Farmers...
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Odisha's deadly farmlands: Another farmer commits suicides due to crop loss -Priya Ranjan Sahu
-Down to Earth Between 2001 and 2010, over 2,600 farmers committed suicide in Odisha and this year, drought has already broken their economic backbone Brunda Sahu, a farmer in Odisha’s Bargarh district, set his paddy field on fire on Tuesday after he was frustrated with the alleged cold response of the district administration to the crop damaged by pests. A day later, he went to the same field in Kalapani village in...
More »UNESCO's Education Monitoring Report Points to Growing Inequality in Education in India
-Newsclick.in The report points out to the growing inequality in education in India. “While the gap in access to higher education remains large, the gap in access to institutions of good quality is pronounced, and very dependent on ability to pay.” UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report which came out this week points out to the various problems in the education system in India. The report calls high stakes tests and tuition as...
More »India continues to be worst affected by tuberculosis: WHO report -Neetu Chandra Sharma
-Livemint.com India continues to have the highest number of tuberculosis cases in the world, the Global TB Report 2017 released by WHO reveals New Delhi: India continues to have the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world, the Global TB Report 2017 released by World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday revealed. In 2016, there were an estimated 10.4 million new TB cases worldwide. Seven countries accounted for 64% of the total...
More »Exclusion of farm tractors from category of 'non-transport vehicles' will hit farmers: Swaraj India
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The Centre’s decision to exclude agricultural tractors from the category of ‘non-transport vehicles’ will have “severe implications” on the already distressed farmers of the country, said Swaraj India, a party founded by Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, after breaking away from the Aam Aadmi Party. In a memorandum submitted to the Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadakri, the party has demanded more time for submission of objections...
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