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Serosurveys undeRestimate building of herd immunity -MS Seshadri & T Jacob John

-The Hindu Antibody prevalence data derived from serosurveys must be interpreted with caution and correction factors The theory behind population-based serological surveys (seroprevalence surveys or serosurveys) to detect the prevalence of antibodies against  COVID-19 is robust. Their purpose is to measure the proportion of a population already infected, as evidenced by antibody positivity. When applied on a national scale, a random sample of the entire population is tested. Then, the data are...

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Why Rajasthan Farm Act amendments may lack the teeth to help farmers -Sukhpal Singh

-Business Standard Rajasthan has amended The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (promotion and facilitation) Act, 2020 to Restore what it calls 'the safeguards for the farmers of the state' as under state's APMC Act The Congress-ruled states’ plan to nullify the three central laws on agricultural markets and provide for alternatives of their own for protection of famer inteRest, especially on prices for their produce has been executed with three states of...

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How Bengaluru law varsities are becoming more diverse -Tanu Kulkarni

-The Hindu City-based non-profit trains students to crack entrance exams to these institutions Bengaluru: Access to the national law universities (NLUs) in the country was earlier Restricted to the well-heeled and students from big cities. However, the efforts of a city-based non-profit is helping bring diversity in these university campuses by ensuring that students from low socio-economic and disadvantaged backgrounds too get an opportunity to study in these institutions. Increasing Diversity by Increasing...

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Central farm laws to hit Punjab where it hurts most: mandi and rural development boards -Anju Agnihotri Chaba

-The Indian Express The Punjab government claims that if the earnings of these boards are stopped, the state will find it difficult to maintain over 31,000-km of rural link roads as well as farmers’ welfare schemes, including the debt relief scheme. Jalandhar: The implementation of Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, which removes Restrictions on farmers selling agri-produce outside the notified Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) yards, has not...

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Delhi eateries face social media backlash for distributing food among Rohingya refugees on Navratri

-IndiaToday.in The owners of one of the Restaurants said they received widespread criticism for distributing food among Rohingya refugees in Delhi to the extent that the establishment was inundated with negative reviews on online food aggregators. Three Delhi-based Restaurants were on the receiving end of praise and criticism for handing out food assistance to Rohingya refugees on the occasion of Navratri. Owners of these eateries were photographed distributing food among Rohingya refugees...

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