-Livemint.com Skill development ministry, led by Rajiv Pratap Rudy, has refused to spell out a new number that the government and its ministries will chase New delhi: The government has abandoned its goal of training 500 million people in new skills by 2022, in a clear shift in strategy. Skill development ministry officials, at a press conference in New delhi on Tuesday, also refused to spell out a new number that the Union...
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El Nino threat dips, met department ups rain forecast
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The weather office expects good rainfall across the country this year. It is expected to touch 98% of the long term average (LPA), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday , raising hopes of increased rural demand for goods leading to overall economic growth. The latest monsoon forecast is marginally higher than the IMD's earlier estimate of 96%. There's little chance of an El Nino...
More »Stunting scare for Bihar's children -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph New delhi: Four out of every 10 children in Bihar suffer from stunting, a condition marked by impaired growth and development, despite overall improvements by the state on several measures of nutrition over the past decade, a report has said. The report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) that analysed changes in Bihar between 2006 and 2016 has found that in 36 out of the state's 38 districts,...
More »It's DeMo effect, says Singh
-The Telegraph New delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today directly linked the slowdown in growth to demonetisation, pointed out that private investments had almost dried up and expressed deep concern over a jobs crunch. The most authoritative Opposition voice on the economy was speaking at the Congress Working Committee meeting, five months after describing demonetisation as "organised loot and legalised plunder" and warning that growth would be severely affected. "India's GDP numbers...
More »Activists demand law to stop lynching by mobs
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Social activists and student leaders on Monday launched a national campaign against mob lynching, aimed at demanding a stringent law to prevent such incidents. If the government does not enact a law within a month, they said they would start a countrywide mass campaign from July 11which marks the anniversary of the Una Dalit movement. Student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and Shehla Rashid, social activist and lawyer...
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