-The Indian Express Price and technology-led incentives alone will not help boost pulses and oilseeds production in the country. Indian agriculture is governed by an impossible trinity or “trilemma” that requires it to meet three simultaneous objectives — global competitiveness, social inclusiveness and environmental sustainability — each often at odds with the other two. Official policy has largely tilted towards supporting the first two goals, with token, if not grudging, acknowledgement of...
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Transgenders will soon be categorised as 'third gender' -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India New delhi: Transgenders will soon be categorised as "third gender" and be eligible for welfare benefits including reservations in jobs and education. They would also be able to choose their gender after undergoing sex-change surgery. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill puts the "third gender" at par with weaker communities like SC/STs and OBCs to end discrimination against them. The Union cabinet approved the legislation piloted by social...
More »There are laws against spitting, but govts. walk around them
-The Hindu Widespread chewing, legendary paan shops and a ‘so-what’ attitude trump disease concerns. Chennai: Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda promised concerned members in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that he would advise all States to ban spitting in public. He was reassuring several MPs led by K.T.S Tulsi, who expressed worry that “the great Indian spit” was causing many communicable diseases. Yet, most municipal laws already prohibit spitting and prescribe penalties....
More »NGT order can put 70% of NCR's trucks off-roads -Rumu Banerjee
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The National Green Tribunal's order to deregister diesel vehicles older than 10 years in delhi and NCR could take away 70 per cent of the goods carriage fleet of the capital and nearly 90 per cent of its private chartered buses. A day after the ruling, transport department officials were still coming to grips with the enormous impact the order was likely to have. "There are 1.28...
More »Government says Rs 21,000 crore saved in LPG subsidy under DBT scheme
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The government on Wednesday said that close to Rs 21,000 crore was saved in two years by directly transferring subsidy (DBT) to user bank accounts. The savings are largely from the elimination of fake/ghost/duplicate/inactive domestic LPG connections. Over 3.34 crore of these connections were done away with after the implementation of DBT. According to government calculations, 3.34 crore blocked consumers would have used up Rs 14,818.4...
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