-The Times of India Even as the government promised to dole out Rs. 99,000 crore for such schemes in the current fiscal, the states have failed to utilize nearly Rs 30,000 crore meant for various flagship programmes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). "In 2012-13, about Rs 99,000 crore are being given to the states for rural development programmes. The responsibility for spending money on these programmes is entirely...
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Condom use dips in 22 states, sets off population spurt alarm -Kounteya Sinha
-The Times of India Condom use among men in India is falling drastically — a dangerous trend for the country's already swelling population. The Union health ministry has found that out of 34 states, 22 states have recorded a major dip in condom use in 2010-11 as against the previous year. The five states with the highest overall dip in condom use has been the Andaman and Nicobar islands (50%), Madhya Pradesh (39%),...
More »States failed to spend Rs 29,760 cr on flagship programmes like MGNREGA & PMGSY: Jairam Ramesh
-PTI States have failed to spend Rs 29,760 crore under various flagship programmes during the last fiscal, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said today. He said during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha that Rs 10,993 crore remained unspent under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Rs 5,859 crore under Indira Aawas Yojana (IAY). Funds to the tune of Rs 8,919 crore could also not be utilised under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak...
More »Countries unhappy with proposals, yet continue with Doha talks -Meena Menon
-The Hindu The climate talks continued here on Saturday with Conference of Parties (COP) 18 president Abdullah Bin Hamid Al Hattiyah of Qatar pushing for a conclusion, while accepting that everyone was unhappy with the proposals, but at the same time wanting an outcome. After a brief informal plenary in the morning where Mr. Al Hattiyah asked ministerial outreach groups on key issues to report back after consultation, the plenary convened briefly...
More »Malnutrition in children: government to set up NRCs
-The Hindu ‘Medical camps are being conducted at all anganwadi centres’ Bijapur: Ramesh Zalki, Principal Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, has said that in order to address the problem of malnourishment among children in the State, the government has decided to set up 20-bed nutritional rehabilitation centres (NRCs) in every district. “The decision is part of one of the recommendations that the government has accepted following the report submitted by the...
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