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Economy

Cash, on delivery: How India has taken up DBT in the times of COVID-19

India has employed its direct benefit transfer system to help people tide over the ongoing health and economic crises. Its real test will begin …

Climate Change

Locust swarms: How the other plague is affecting several states

Locusts have returned to India in just two months and are spreading to new territories. Has climate change added another layer of stress and …

Climate Change

Locust swarm invasion: The wind factor

Desert locusts are age-old threats. But now something is changing in the way they spread and reproduce

Economy|Rural Economy

सभी महिलाओं के जनधन खातों में नहीं पहुंची कोविड-19 राहत : सर्वेक्षण

13 राज्यों में कम से कम 12,500 खाताधारकों का सर्वेक्षण किया ग�…

Governance

COVID-19 relief didn’t reach Jan Dhan a/cs of many women: Survey

At least 12,500 women Jan Dhan account holders across 13 states were surveyed; 16% reported their Jan Dhan accounts were either not operational, …

Water

Paddy puzzle: Why Haryana farmers, govt fight over the water-guzzling crop

As Haryana once again attempts to curb area under paddy to save groundwater, farmers point out flaws in its efforts

Food

Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months

Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement

Water

Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances

Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …

Climate Change

Reverse land use change to prevent zoonoses like COVID-19: UNCCD

Land use degradation creates ground for zoonotic disease like COVID-19 as the interaction and physical distance between animals and humans …

Economy

Landlocked countries suffering due to COVID-19 lockdown: UN

Lack of coastlines makes the flow of goods from these countries to world markets more difficult, it added

Air

No mention of regional coordination to curb air pollution in 102 city plans, finds study

Sources from outside a city’s boundaries account for at least 30% of pollutants in that city, according to study

Economy

COVID-19: 300,000 seafarers need flights for crew changes, says UNCTAD estimate

About half the seafarers will have to travel home by air for repatriation, while the other half will need to join ships for work

Economy|GDP

कोविड-19: जीडीपी में आ सकती है 25% गिरावट, लेकिन कृषि में 3% वृद्धि: रिपोर्ट

नेशनल काउंसिल ऑफ एप्लॉयड इकोनॉमिक रिसर्च की रिपोर्ट मे�…

Economy

COVID-19: New assessment pegs 25% GDP slide for April-June

Expects industrial output to halve; inflation may shoot up

Food

Two-thirds of migrant workers still don’t have access to government ration: Survey

The survey also reveals several other shocking facts that fly in the face of government claims on migrants

Natural Disasters

Full reservoirs as monsoon sets in: Why India should watch out for floods

Current live storage available in 123 reservoirs was 170 per cent of the same corresponding period of last year. This does not bode well for …

Economy|GDP

दुनिया में 80 साल की सबसे बड़ी आर्थिक मंदी, गरीबों को तुरंत संरक्षण मिले: विश्व बैंक

विश्व बैंक ने “ग्लोबल इकोनॉमी प्रॉसपेक्ट्स एनॉलिसिस&…

Economy

COVID-19: Global recession, unmatched in 80 yrs, currently underway, says World Bank analysis

The average developing economy is less well placed to respond to a global downturn now than before the 2009 global recession

Environment

Tracking locust attack: In Rajasthan’s Dholpur, pest keeps villagers on toes

Damage to crops less as villages not heavily cultivated, according to preliminary estimates

Health|Communicable Disease

इनके बिना कैसे लड़ा जा सकता है कोरोना से युद्ध

देश के स्वास्थ्य कर्मचारी एवं डॉक्टर्स कोरोना वायरस से…

Health|Communicable Disease

ये हैं कोरोना से लड़ने वाले गुमनाम योद्धा

कोरोनावायरस के खिलाफ लड़ाई में भारत के 1.5 करोड़ सामुदायि…

Economy|Rural Economy

95 फीसदी प्रवासी अपने गांव-घर लौटना चाहते हैं: सर्वे

विभिन्न प्रदेशों में फंसे हुए 31,423 प्रवासियों से बातचीत क…

Economy

95% migrants want to return home despite uncertainty: Survey

Only five per cent want to stay in their work places, according to the organisation’s latest mapping exercise of migrants

Agriculture

COVID-19: 60% farmers suffered yield loss on their harvest, shows survey

Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of the nationwide lockdown against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on agricultural production …

Economy

COVID-19 stimulus: How will states identify unregistered migrant workers?

The Union government set aside Rs 3,500 cr for migrant workers not registered under NFSA

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