Explainer: Why Is Manipur Burning?
What has led to the violence that has claimed many lives and reportedly displaced over 9,000 people in the North-Eastern state?
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COVID19 | Economy | Education | Print Edition
Over 20,000 Schools Shut Down due to Second Wave of COVID: Report
Additionally, around 1.89 lakh teachers exited the workforce. These findings were revealed in the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) data for the year 2021-22.
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Bengal: Thousands of Tribals Protest Against Coal Mining Project in Deucha Panchami
The indigenous people of 36 local villages from Deucha-Pachami area have been protesting for the last eight months demanding the cancellation of the coal mine project.
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Pandemic Drove Global Hunger up by 112mn, 71% Indians Unable to Afford Nutritious Food: FAO
While 70.5% of Indians were unable to afford a healthy diet, the corresponding numbers were lower for China (12%), Brazil (19%), and Sri Lanka (49%). However, Nepal (84%) and Pakistan (83.5%) fared poorer than India.
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Melting Himalayan Glaciers to Affect Food Production in South Asia
The highest glaciers are melting rapidly and will have a tremendous impact on people’s livelihood: ICIMOD study.
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Two Crore Women in India Quit Workforce in 2017-22
More than 50% of Indians of legal working age don’t want a job due to the lack of suitable employment: CMIE
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Activists Object to Distribution of Fortified Rice Through PDS
Experts worry that with the government aggressively promoting a “singular reductionist corporate-controlled silver bullet solution” like fortified rice, a myriad of diverse local and natural solutions will get neglected and even eroded.
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HNL is now KPPL: Kerala Govt Scripts Revival Story of Central PSU
When the Centre decided to sell HNL to private parties on a massive disinvestment drive, the Kerala government stepped in to take over the paper products manufacturer.
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Right to Food: Civil Society Condemns Targeting of Meat Sale and Consumption
Individuals and groups of India’s civil society have issued a statement saying they condemned the “food intolerance” being created in the country.
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CBSE Drops Chapter on ‘Democracy and Diversity’ From Syllabus
The Central Board of Secondary Education has removed several other chapters too, including chapters about the Non-Aligned Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic empires in Afro-Asian territories, the chronicles of Mughal courts and the industrial revolution.
