-The Hindu The outlets in the city's immediate southern suburbs and one in Porur boast of a huge price difference of locally-available vegetables compared to those in other markets Chennai: Residents cutting across the social and economic spectrum flocked to the farm-fresh consumer outlets in the city's suburbs on Thursday, soon after their inauguration earlier in the day. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched 31 ‘Pannai Pasumai Nugarvor Kootturavu Kadai' through video-conferencing from the Secretariat....
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UN disaster management team closely monitoring India floods
-The United Nations The United Nations Disaster Management Team in India is closely monitoring the situation in the north, where torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides that have reportedly killed at least 70 people and left thousands stranded. In the state of Uttarakhand, rising river levels have resulted in the collapse of buildings and BRIdges. Some 45 people were reportedly killed and 50 people are missing, UN spokesperson Eduardo del Buey...
More »Nature avenges its exploitation-Maharaj K Pandit
-The Hindu The catastrophe in the Himalaya is the result of deforestation, unchecked construction of dwellings and large-scale building of big dams A week is a long time in the Himalaya. In the late 1980s, I visited Arunachal Pradesh as a young researcher, with a keen interest in photography. I walked into the middle of the Dibang river, hop skipping over boulders, until my local tribal guide ordered me to return immediately....
More »More than a third of all women affected by physical or sexual violence –UN report
-The United Nations More than a third of women worldwide are affected by physical or sexual violence, many at the hands of an intimate partner, according to a new United Nations report that offers guidelines to help countries respond to this global epidemic. The report, Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence, represents the first systematic study of global...
More »After the big idli hit, Jayalalithaa offers veggies, mineral water -Mala Das
-NDTV Chennai: Her promise to give away free mixer-grinders and televisions to poor families helped power her election as Chief Minister two years ago. With national elections due in the next few months, Jayalalithaa's giving away a whole lot more. Including mineral water that's named after her. In February, she launched discounted canteens where breakfast idlis can be bought for just a rupee. On Thursday, she launched 31 outlets in...
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