Newsclick There is an acute shortage of teachers in government-run primary, upper primary and composite schools in Uttar Pradesh, despite the guidelines on the teacher-to-student ratio issued under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) of 2009. The new academic session of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board schools is about to begin next month (April 1) but about 51,000 posts of assistant teachers are lying vacant in the...
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1,750 Indians died due to extreme weather events in 2021, says new IMD report
In the month of January this year, more than 100 homeless persons died (please click here and here to access) in Delhi-NCR due to cold wave like conditions. Although a Delhi-based non-government organisation (NGO) Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) made that claim, and therefore asked the Chief Minister of Delhi to make proper arrangements for the homeless poor during winters, the officials of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)...
More »Cyclone Gulab: Following rain, many rivers in spate in AP
-The Hindu Over 53,000 people lose connectivity with nearby towns; paddy crop damaged in E. Godavari SRIKAKULAM/ KAKINADA: With heavy inflows from catchment areas following incessant rains, many rivers, including Vamsadhara, Suvarnamukhi, Nagavali and others have been in spate since Tuesday. It has led to heavy flooding in many mandals, including Palakonda, Burja, Amadalavalasa, Srikakulam and others. Around 48,500 cusecs of water has been released from Narayanpur Anicut built across Nagavali river in...
More »Cyclone Gulab Set To Hit Andhra, Odisha Today; Evacuation Ops On - Uma Sudhir
-NDTV.com Cyclone 'Gulab' will be the second cyclonic storm to hit Odisha after 'Yaas', which made landfall barely four months ago. New Delhi: The coastal districts in north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Odisha are on alert in view of cyclone 'Gulab' that is set to make landfall today evening. The cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall between Gopalpur (Odisha) and Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh with wind speeds of up to 95...
More »Too much of rains have spelt disaster for farmers in India's soyabean bowl -Milind Ghatwai
-The Indian Express The average modal price of soyabean in the Ujjain mandi has risen from Rs 3,576 to Rs 3,970 per quintal since the start of this month. The current rates are above the MSP of Rs 3,710 declared by the Modi government for the 2019-20 kharif season. Sehore (MP): Standing in ankle-deep water engulfing his field, Kamal Singh Dhangar takes a wild shot at the likely yield from the...
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