Despite 30 years of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, the vision of the act of legal authority of local Gram Sabhas over tribal resources remains unfulfilled due to fragmented state rules and bureaucratic resistance: NIRDPR Study.
Telangana State Government’s Women Development and Child Welfare Department is working on initiatives that will give aviation training to orphans, digital skills for girls and a 6-month course for teachers of 35,700 Anganwadi centres.
Chhattisgarh achieved a mere 0.07% power shortage in FY25. Bihar achieved 78% smart meter deployment. Decarbonization is spreading, but gaps exist in utility finances and policy execution: Study.
India will soon overhaul GDP data to improve accuracy, on Feb 27th, with a 2022-23 base year, that involves double deflation, better measure of manufacturing: Secretary of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
26% of vegetable samples of Bengaluru’s markets and farms showed lead more than permissible limits. 19 samples failed safety standards, and 1 sample had lead 20 times the legal limit: Study.
Extreme climate events like extreme heat and flooding could cause 65 billion$ loss for South and Southeast Asia in apparel export earnings by 2030, in 32 fashion production hubs, due to 22% productivity loss due to heat stress: Study.
