-The Telegraph Yediyurappa sought department cash for Flood Relief Bangalore: The Karnataka government has shunted out an IAS officer who reportedly refused to divert funds from her department for Flood Relief. Rohini Sindhuri, secretary of the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board, was shifted without a posting after she apparently ignored orders to contribute a slice of the department’s funds for Flood Relief. Chief minister and BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa had...
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Centre Rejects Kerala's Demand for Free Rice for Flood Victims
-TheWire.in Instead, the Centre is willing to supply rice at the minimum support price of Rs 26 per kg. New Delhi: The Central government has rejected the Kerala government’s request for a supply of free rice for the victims of floods and heavy rainfall, according to a report in Mathrubhumi. The report also stated that the Centre refused to consider the request to provide rice at Rs 3 per kg under the National...
More »IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan resigns over 'lack of freedom of expression' -SR Praveen
-The Hindu “We got into the service thinking that we can provide voice to people, but then we ended up with our own voice being taken away from us,” said the Kerala-born IAS officer THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan from the AGMUT cadre, who came into the limelight for his anonymous participation in the Flood Relief efforts in Kerala last year, has resigned from service. The officer, who has been serving as...
More »Centre and states spent Rs 6,900 cr for Flood Relief -Pradeep Thakur
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The central and state governments have opened their purses for rescue and relief operations as floods continue to cause immense damage and loss of lives in several states. Till Friday, the Centre and states together released over Rs 6,900 crore in eight states to safeguard human lives even as estimation of economic loss is yet to begin. Poll-bound Maharashtra has seen the highest release of Rs...
More »The roots of India's deepening rural water crisis -Sneha Alexander & Vishnu Padmanabhan
-Livemint.com Erratic monsoon rains and skewed farm incentives have led to the growing groundwater crisis, impacting farm incomes and availability of drinking water India’s monsoon provides relief from oppressive heat but, more importantly, it provides sustenance for millions. A timely and sufficient monsoon is a critical input for farmers but increasingly, because of climate change, the monsoon is becoming less reliable. Exacerbating this is a set of policies which encourage water wastage,...
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