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Moving Upstream: Luni – Fellowship

The Moving Upstream: Luni program is a continuation of Veditum’s Moving Upstream fellowship program which we co-host with the Out of Eden Walk. For the Luni program, we are partnering with the School of Pubic Policy at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, and this effort is supported by A4Store & Out of Eden Walk. The aim is to document the river and life in and around it, the impact of man-made...

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Tur-nomics: PRIces of India’s Favourite Dal Heat Up - Akshi Chawla

Centre for Economic Data and Analysis, Ashoka University Retail PRIces of Tur (Arhar) dal jumped from INR 110.5 per kg on average across the country at the beginning of the year to INR 135.7 per kg by July 31, 2023. PRIces of this dal have risen faster than the overall food PRIces. Even as the sharp surge in tomato PRIces in recent weeks has caught everybody’s attention, another essential kitchen staple –...

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Over 3 Lakh Hectares of Forest Land Diverted for Non-Forest Use in the Last 15 Years - Sai Krishna Muthyanolla

The recently concluded Parliament session saw the passage of the highly controversial “Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023” amid wide protests and without much discussion. The bill is aimed to amend the erstwhile Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Among the changes suggested, the below preamble was inserted into the act, and the “Forest (Conservation) Act” is substituted by “Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam” in the PRIncipal Act. While the Environment Ministry claims that...

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Making Adivasi dreams come true, one library at a time - Nolina Minj

Scroll.in The village of Galkuva lies deep in the heart of southern Gujarat, in Tapi district. The mud house serves as a library for the children and youth of Galkuva and neighbouring villages. It is open from 8 each morning to 9.30 at night. Hardik set up the library in August 2022 with the support of like-minded youth in the village. Before that, for two-and-a-half years, he and others had been helping...

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Food Inflation Increases to 11.51% in July, Highest in 3.5 Years

India's July consumer PRIce food inflation has risen to 11.51 percent from a year ago, its highest rate in three and a half years. The last time food inflation was above this rate was in December 2019. The PRIce of cereals, pulses, vegetables and spices helped push food inflation into double digits. The Consumer PRIce Index (CPI) for July is 7.44 percent, up from 4.87 percent in June.  High food inflation...

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