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RJD, Congress MPs attend talk against bullet train project

Two newly elected Rajya Sabha members, from RJD and Congress, attended a discussion organised by a group protesting against land acquisition for the bullet train project.

Manoj Jha of RJD and Nasir Hussain of Congress were present at the event where Mohammed Salim and Jitendra Choudhury of CPM, D Raja of CPI and D P Tripathi of NCP, were also in attendance. The Shiv Sena did not send a representative to the event, despite being a key player in the protests against land acquisition in Palghar and Dahanu. Trinamool Congress MPs also did not attend the event.

An NGO named ‘National Alliance for People’s Movement (NAPM)’ had organised the discussion attended by protesters from Gujarat and Maharashtra’s Palghar and Dahanu. Read more

Courtesy: The Indian Express

Goa plans to revive Portuguese era legislation in bid to resume mining

Goa government is planning to revive a provisions of the Portuguese era mining legislation which granted concessions for an indefinite period in a bid to restore mining in the state stalled by the Supreme Court. A resolution to be effect is likely to be passed in the Goa assembly on Friday.

Goa’s mining leases were granted as concessions in perpetuity by the colonial Portuguese government beginning in the 1930s. Twenty six years after Goa became part of India, the Central government through the Goa Daman and Diu (Abolition of Concession and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act, 1987, converted all mining concessions with effect from 1961, when Goa became part of India, into mining leases which expired in 2007. Read more

Courtesy: hindustan times

कुपोषण ‘ गटक’ गया अरबों रुपए, दूर नहीं हुआ कुपोषित बच्चों के सामने आने का दंश

उदयपुर. अरबों रुपए फूंकने के बाद भी अपने माथे पर लगा कुपोषण का दाग सरकार नहीं धो पाई। हालात देख यह कहने से गुरेज नहीं किया जा सकता है कि ये मोटी रकम भी कुपोषित हो गई। प्रदेश का एक भी जिला ऐसा नहीं है, जहां कुपोषित बच्चों की बड़ी संख्या सामने नहीं आ रही हो। पांच वर्ष तक के वह बच्चे जो कमजोरी के कारण कुपोषण के शिकार हो रहे हैं। सभी आंगनबाडी केन्‍द्रों पर इच्‍छुक लाभान्वि‍तों को पूरक पोषाहार का वितरण किया जा रहा है। अति कुपोषित लाभान्वितों को सामान्‍य लाभान्वितों की तुलना में अतिरिक्‍त मात्रा में पूरक पोषाहार उपलब्‍ध करवाया जा रहा है।

चिकित्‍सा विभाग के अन्‍तर्गत जटिल बीमारियों से ग्रसित अतिगंभीर कुपोषित बच्‍चों की पहचान कर इनका कुपोषण उपचार केन्‍द्रों पर भर्ती कर उपचार किया जाता है। उपचार के दौरान बच्‍चों को थेरेपेटिक फूड दिया जाता है। इसके अतिरिक्‍त इन बच्‍चों को स्थिति के अनुसार माईक्रो न्‍युट्रिएन्‍ट दिये जाते है, जिससे की बच्‍चा जल्‍दी ठीक हो सकें ।

समेकित बाल विकास परियोजनान्‍तर्गत राज्‍य के समस्‍त जिलों में लाभान्वितों को पूरक पोषाहार उपलब्‍ध करवाया जा रहा है।

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Courtesy: Patrika

60 per cent fund of DMF to be spent in high priority areas: government

NEW DELHI: At least 60 per cent funds of the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), which are being spent for benefit of people affected by mining-related operations, will be utilized in high priority areas like drinking water and pollution control, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said.

Tomar said in Lok Sabha today that to facilitate synergy in the implementation of DMF across states, the central government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana with the objective of welfare of areas and people affected by mining-related operations.

At least 60 per cent of funds will be utilized in high priority areas like drinking water supply, environment preservation, pollution control measures, health care and education, he said during Question Hour. Read more

Courtesy: The New Indian Express

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