Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagmohan Reddy launches doorstep ration delivery system January 22, 2021 Andhra Pradesh steps up its ration distribution system with 9,260 special vehicles that will deliver rations to people’s doorstep.
More farmers in Telangana and Madhya Pradesh benefit from MSP than those in Punjab and Haryana January 22, 2021 In the Kharif season of 2019-20, paddy was procured at MSP from 1.98 million farmers of Telangana versus 1.16 million...
Rural India records a drop in babies being breastfed within an hour of birth. From 69% to 33% in the last five years, rural Sikkim fares the worst January 22, 2021 The WHO strongly recommends early initiation of breastfeeding. However, in phase-1 data of the National Family Health Survey-5, rural areas...
Yield from the floodplains: A community of migrant seasonal farmers, the ‘Palaziye’ raise summer vegetables annually on river beds January 21, 2021 The Palaziye walk the talk as they live close to the land and practise eco-friendly measures to grow seasonal vegetables...
Uniform In the Eyes of the Law: How many FIRs lodged against erring cops in Uttar Pradesh, post Nirbhaya? January 20, 2021 Since 2013, FIRs can be lodged against police officials under Section 166 (a) of the Indian Penal Code for negligence...
Caesarean section births rise in rural India. 84% deliveries in West Bengal’s private rural facilities are C-sec, the highest in India January 20, 2021 The WHO says up to 10-15% Caesarean section births are acceptable. However, between 2015-16 and 2019-20, rural India registered a...
Spiced up winters bringing warmth to the table January 20, 2021 From gajar halwa and freshly roasted peanuts to panjiri and paya shorba, the winter brings out some delicious options in...
Labour Pain: Women migrant workers at brick kilns and construction sites face increased exploitation and violence during COVID-19 January 19, 2021 Through the pandemic, brick kilns, construction sites and the agricultural sector continued to function with migrant labourers, many of them...
Women Farmer’s Day: 7 out of 10 rural women in India work in the agriculture sector under highly exploitative working conditions January 18, 2021 It is Mahila Kisan Diwas. And thousands of women farmers, protesting for the last 55 days in Delhi against the...
Uttarakhand gets its first doppler radar to predict extreme weather events; two more radars in the offing January 17, 2021 The hill state’s first Doppler weather radar is now operational at Mukteshwar. It will help predict freak events such as...
Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagmohan Reddy launches doorstep ration delivery system January 22, 2021 Andhra Pradesh steps up its ration distribution system with 9,260 special vehicles that will deliver rations to people’s doorstep.
More farmers in Telangana and Madhya Pradesh benefit from MSP than those in Punjab and Haryana January 22, 2021 In the Kharif season of 2019-20, paddy was procured at MSP from 1.98 million farmers of Telangana versus 1.16 million...
Rural India records a drop in babies being breastfed within an hour of birth. From 69% to 33% in the last five years, rural Sikkim fares the worst January 22, 2021 The WHO strongly recommends early initiation of breastfeeding. However, in phase-1 data of the National Family Health Survey-5, rural areas...
Yield from the floodplains: A community of migrant seasonal farmers, the ‘Palaziye’ raise summer vegetables annually on river beds January 21, 2021 The Palaziye walk the talk as they live close to the land and practise eco-friendly measures to grow seasonal vegetables...
Uniform In the Eyes of the Law: How many FIRs lodged against erring cops in Uttar Pradesh, post Nirbhaya? January 20, 2021 Since 2013, FIRs can be lodged against police officials under Section 166 (a) of the Indian Penal Code for negligence...
Caesarean section births rise in rural India. 84% deliveries in West Bengal’s private rural facilities are C-sec, the highest in India January 20, 2021 The WHO says up to 10-15% Caesarean section births are acceptable. However, between 2015-16 and 2019-20, rural India registered a...
Spiced up winters bringing warmth to the table January 20, 2021 From gajar halwa and freshly roasted peanuts to panjiri and paya shorba, the winter brings out some delicious options in...
Labour Pain: Women migrant workers at brick kilns and construction sites face increased exploitation and violence during COVID-19 January 19, 2021 Through the pandemic, brick kilns, construction sites and the agricultural sector continued to function with migrant labourers, many of them...
Women Farmer’s Day: 7 out of 10 rural women in India work in the agriculture sector under highly exploitative working conditions January 18, 2021 It is Mahila Kisan Diwas. And thousands of women farmers, protesting for the last 55 days in Delhi against the...
Uttarakhand gets its first doppler radar to predict extreme weather events; two more radars in the offing January 17, 2021 The hill state’s first Doppler weather radar is now operational at Mukteshwar. It will help predict freak events such as...