-The Times of India NEW delhi: A pleasant surprise awaits you the next time you visit a city police station with a complaint. Instead of a grumpy, disinterested policeman, you are likely to have a smart young woman to hear you out and direct you on how to go about registering a complaint. In an image makeover bid, police commissioner Amulya Patnaik has appointed women public facilitation officers who would be the...
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By next year, centralised admissions for nursery -Krittika Sharma
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The delhi government plans to centralise the nursery admission process starting next academic year. The proposal will enable parents to apply to their schools of choice through a single online platform. The government wants to start the process of collecting data from private schools from April this year, and introduce the system for the 2018-19 academic year. Officials said the centralised system will cover all 1,700 city...
More »Why Modi govt is handing out a raw deal to small and marginal farmers -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com Repeated price shocks take the sheen off horticulture crops grown by small and marginal farmers New delhi: In the past few years, horticulture crops emerged as a favourite for small growers across the country. 2016-17 marks the fifth straight year when production of fruits and vegetables is estimated to surpass that of foodgrains. This signals a fundamental shift in India’s farm economy towards a growing share of horticulture crops, which now...
More »Rain-boosting La Nina out, forecasters now fear El Nino
-The Economic Times NEW delhi: The rain-boosting La Nina phenomenon is completely ruled out this year and conditions are likely to remain neutral or turn toward the feared El Nino, which is not good for the monsoon, but forecasters said that a clear picture would appear only after a few months. Changes in temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which scientists call El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), are a key influence on...
More »Regulator sets up scientific panel on food fortification and nutrition -Sounak Mitra
-Livemint.com FSSAI says it has set up a scientific panel on ‘food fortification and nutrition’ to help fight malnutrition in the country New delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday said it has set up a scientific panel on “food fortification and nutrition” to help fight malnutrition in the country. On 2 February, the regulator notified a draft plan to make supply of fortified food mandatory for government-supported...
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