Positive Stories|Reportage Would the sight of his pregnant sister at the bar sober up Sameer? He was an occasional drinker but ever since a bar opened up in the neighbourhood, his intake of alcohol increased...
Reportage Crop yield, net returns and soil health – organic farming leads on all counts, finds CSE study In its latest report, Centre for Science and Environment presents irrefutable evidence of the benefits of non-chemical farming, supported by...
NEWS ETC Budget cuts for Dalit women, drop in allocation for SC & ST education: National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights Dissecting the allocation for schemes for SC/ST community, NDHCR stated that the proportion of targeted schemes is 37.79% for SC...
NEWS ETC Health Budget 2022 “falls flat”, share of health in total budget drops to 2.26%: Jan Swasthya Abhiyan Public health experts have demanded an increase in the health outlay. They claim the budget has failed to allocate sufficient...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Reduced rainfall over central India, rising precipitation in south India – scientists blame marine heatwaves Marine heatwaves in the western Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal are resulting in drying conditions over the central...
NEWS ETC Union Budget 2022: Here’s what the budget has to offer rural India PM-KISAN, crop insurance, drones for digitisation of land records, MGNREGA, rural drinking water scheme, accessible banking facilities, digital learning programmes...
NEWS ETC Budget 2022: Focus on e-services in rural areas, optical fibres in all villages by 2025 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that contracts for laying optical fibres in all villages will be awarded under ‘Bharat Net...
NEWS ETC Budget 2022: No changes in personal income tax slabs, GST ‘buoyant’ despite COVID19 pandemic The Finance Minister also proposed a reduction in corporate surcharge and said that the transfer of any virtual digital asset...
NEWS ETC Budget 2022: Digital university to be set up; focus on developing e-content and digital teachers, said FM Sitharaman In the Union Budget 2022-23, the government has proposed to set up a digital university to provide access to world...
NEWS ETC Union Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman announces tele-mental health programme; 2 lakh anganwadis to be upgraded A national tele-mental health programme will be launched for mental health counselling in India amid the pandemic. Union Finance Minister...
