-The Hindu 36 per cent schools in Jaipur district do not have toilets: study Jaipur (Rajasthan): The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State government not to grant recognition to new schools and colleges if they do not have basic facilities, including separate toilets for boys, girls and staff and Drinking Water. The interim order was issued by a Division Bench of acting Chief Justice Sunil Ambwani and Justice Prakash Gupta on a...
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Drought in Marathwada: Ground water levels dipping every year, focus shifts to conservation -Kavitha Iyer
-The Indian Express Mumbai: Of the 76 talukas that comprise Marathwada, 61 show a drop in ground water levels compared to the previous year's post-monsoon data. But with monsoon 2015 having provided just over 53 per cent of the already poor average rainfall of 779 mm in the region, the dip in ground water levels is hardly surprising. The more alarming news, say officials, is the continuing dip in water tables in...
More »Food security, a slippery slope -S Ramadorai
-The Hindu Business Line There's no Malthusian problem right now, but without sustainable farming the world will be in serious trouble Food security, a seemingly innocuous phrase, is fast becoming one of the most widely discussed topics of our time. A lot of us would associate ‘food security' as a challenge for the impoverished but it could potentially become a much more widespread problem straddling across geographic and economic divides. The issue of...
More »Evidence matters to policymaking -Howard White & Radhika Menon
-The Hindu The challenge for the Modi government is to evaluate what works in development programming before making large spending decisions Governments in India have always launched big-ticket social development programmes with ambitious goals. The Narendra Modi government is no exception. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan aims to make India open defecation-free by 2019. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana's financial inclusion programme set a target of opening 10 crore bank accounts by January...
More »Centre asks states to form committees to ensure transparent PDS
-PTI New Delhi: Centre has asked states to set up vigilance committees to ensure transparency in supply of food grains through ration shops under the Public Distribution System (PDS). "States have been requested to set up vigilance committees at district, block and FPS level with due representation of SCs/STs, women and local bodies to ensure transparency and proper functioning of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)," Paswan said in a Food Ministry statement. Chairing...
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