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Modi@4 - Performance analysis from the prism of environment and development

 
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By DTE Staff
Published: Wednesday 23 May 2018

ENERGY

Is the Modi government serious about climate change?

Unlikely since nobody knows where and how it has spent environmental cessess, such as the coal cess, meant to mitigate climate change
 

India's climate is warming up at a very fast rate

India is warming at a much faster rate than thought previously. The analysis looks at temperature trends in the country – both annual and seasonal – from 1901 till recent years

Walk the talk on carbon tax, Mr Finance Minister

Is this carbon tax, imposed on the carbon content of fuel, doing what it should—reduce greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change?

Budget 2018: Climate action funds unused

There is a possibility of unspent money being diverted to other more politically pressing concerns

A flagship programme to make Indian villages climate-proof is at crossroads

Communities have not participated in the programme and are not convinced of its impacts. The government is cutting down budgetary support
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ENERGY

Modi govt unlikely to meet its renewable energy target

All thanks to under utilisation of funds and poor capacity generation

100% electrified, but still in the dark

We have certainly not achieved universal access to energy, but how far are we from it?

Rooftop solar power’s massive job potential untapped

India has only met 9.5% of the target for rooftop solar power, which has the maximum job potential

30 million households not electrified yet

To achieve the target, 130, 802 houses need to be electrified each day till December 31, 2018

Rural penetration of Ujjwala improves, remote areas still a problem

LPG connection target raised from 50 million households to 80 million

Unpredictable weather, unreliable insurance, unbelievable profit to companies

PMFBY, government’s flagship crop insurance scheme has not come to farmers’ rescue

Infographic: Farm Rut

With debt continuing to mount unabated in states responsible for over two-thirds of the country's foodgrain production, farmers across the country are reeling in distress. Failure to speedily resolve the crisis could lead to countrywide unrest

India needs 30,000 agri-markets to give a fair deal to farmers

Government has not acted on recommendation of upgrading rural markets into business hubs
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AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Every year, farmers lose Rs 63,000 crore for not being able to sell their produce

That explains why agrarian riots increased by over 600 per cent in the last three years

How India lost its historic agriculture recovery growth phase in just 4 years

Agriculture growth that has fast slipped back to near-zero despite normal monsoons and bumper yields

Farm income drops in 16 states and union territories

States with lower farm income have higher incidence of rural poverty

Rs 1,402,680,000,000: India's agrarian import bill for 2015-16

India’s agrarian import bill was more than three times the annual agriculture budget

Low food inflation is bad news for farmers

Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60% between July 2016 and April 2017

Unpredictable weather, unreliable insurance, unbelievable profit to companies

PMFBY, government’s flagship crop insurance scheme has not come to farmers’ rescue

Infographic: Farm Rut

With debt continuing to mount unabated in states responsible for over two-thirds of the country's foodgrain production, farmers across the country are reeling in distress. Failure to speedily resolve the crisis could lead to countrywide unrest

India needs 30,000 agri-markets to give a fair deal to farmers

Government has not acted on recommendation of upgrading rural markets into business hubs
SANITATION

Little is being done to popularise use of toilets in rural areas

States have hardly used the fund to spread awareness

How realistic is govt’s claim of making Ganga 70% cleaner by March 2019?

There is a huge gap between sanctioned and completed sewerage projects

We may meet ODF target, but will it all go waste?

In 4 years, 7.08 crore toilets were built but the excreta is not being effectively managed

No toilet, no food; is this how India will become ODF?

Another draconian measure being taken by the current dispensation

'India is a graveyard of community-led total sanitation'

An interview of Kamal Kar, a specialist in livestock production, agriculture and natural resources

Extent of contamination

Spending money and building sewage treatment plants have not helped cleanse India's rivers
HEALTH

Government hospitals on sale!

India is eagerly handing over its public health facilities in towns and villages to private players.

Govt needs to curb 'unethical profiteering' by private hospitals

Unethical practices of private hospitals are a direct outcome of the regulatory vacuum

Why social health activists live a life of uncertainty

More than 0.87 million ASHAs in India are facing exclusion from social safety schemes

India continues to export substandard drugs

WHO report suggests that India is a major player in counterfeit pharmaceutical manufacturing

India’s Health Burden

High debt forces one in every four households to take loans to pay medical bills

Medical negligence

Over 60 children died in a government-run hospital in Gorakhpur due to alleged negligence

Rampant mismanagement in government hospitals

Public health management system needs to be decentralised to ensure accountability

Understanding the State of India’s Health 2017

Lifestyle diseases are responsible for more than 61 per cent of all deaths in India

Promises alone cannot improve people’s health; government should know that

Now, government has promised ‘world’s largest health scheme’ whose implementation is not possible, at least in 2018

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