Watershed development projects lagging behind badly
Irrigation projects of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY
Emerging antimicrobial resistance in leprosy
A six-year study carried out across 19 countries has now shown that antimicrobial resistance is emerging in leprosy cases. This global data shows that a total of 8% of the Mycobacterium leprae bacterial strains studied showed gene mutations conferring resistance towards drugs such as rifampicin, dapsone and ofloxacin.
Gaps in India’s digital accessible information on bird occurrence
With citizen science, especially in bird sightings, taking off in the country, scientists tried to use these online data to study if bird occurrence has altered across India over time. Though a lot of information is available after the 2000s, they found very little data before 1980 has been made available digitally, making comparisons impossible.
Malnourished children underreported in Odisha
The Odisha State Food Commission has expressed concern over the underreporting of severe acute malnourished (SAM) children in the State.
Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme
SPC programme would help in making students responsible citizens by inculcating values of respect to the elderly, discipline, social responsibility and through police-student interaction.
SC collegium stands firm on Justice Joseph
The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to appoint Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph as a Supreme Court judge.
HC order on NEET grace marks stayed
The Supreme Court stayed a Madras High Court direction to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to grant grace marks to students who suffered from erroneous Tamil translation of 49 questions in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).
Cryptocurrencies will boost illegal transactions: RBI to SC
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said dealing in cryptocurrency will encourage illegal transactions. The RBI has already issued a circular prohibiting use of these virtual currencies.
New cell to resolve child custody disputes
The government told Parliament that a mediation cell would be set up under the apex child rights body the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to resolve child custody disputes arising from cases of transnational marital discord.
India to host U.S. for 2+2 talks
India will host the inaugural round of the two-plus-two dialogue with the United States on September 6. The ministerial-level meeting will cover bilateral, regional and global issues, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Friday.