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Find Out Where India Stands In Food Processing Sector: Why Is It Important?

Pooja YadavMay 13, 20220

Considering the potential Indian sector, India's food processing industry is estimated at $135 billion which is growing at the rate of 8% annually. These signals somewhere truly indicate toward phenomenal shift toward food processing from traditional ways. GDP by processing constitute about 10% of that of agriculture. But given the potential of India, this can be an underachievement. India has about 26 forms of the different climates, 46 styles of soils are there in India out of a total of 60 sorts of soils worldwide. 127 ‘agro-climatic zones’ are identified in India. Also, Indian food is understood worldwide for its unique taste and aroma. India’s regional and cultural diversity is unique and perfectly reflected in food as emotions. Every state in India has something unique to s...

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Uttar Pradesh: Singing National Anthem Mandatory In Madrasas; Read Full Story!

Aditi priya singhMay 13, 20220

In Uttar Pradesh, students in madrasas will now have to sing the national anthem daily before classes. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath's government has made it mandatory to sing Jan-Man-Gana daily in all madrasas of the state. Muslim society has objected to this decision of the Yogi government. Maulanas are saying that if the national anthem is sung on 15 August and 26 January in madrasas already, then what is the need to make it mandatory daily. At the same time, the government has told this decision in the interest of Muslim society. Madarsa Board Chairman Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Javed said that madrassas have opened in the state from today and the Alims have started coming in for studies. These children of madrassa should also come into the mainstream of the country so that the feeli...

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Taj Mahal Case: Reason Why Court Doesn’t Want To Open 20 Closed Doors

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 13, 20220

A few days back a petition was filed in the Allahabad High Court to open the 20 closed doors of the Taj Mahal. And today the petition was heard in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday. A division bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi dismissed the petition while hearing the case today at 2:15 pm. The petition was filed by Rajneesh Singh of Ayodhya. The petition claimed historian PN Oak's book, Taj Mahal, claiming that the Taj Mahal is actually Tejomahalaya, which was built by King Parmardi Dev in 1212 AD. The petition also claimed that there is a temple of Lord Shiva within the closed doors of the Taj Mahal. The petition also mentioned the recent controversy of Jagatguru Paramahamsa of Ayodhya going there and stopping them due to ...

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Rural Population Suffers Most From Substandard Health Care Infrastructure; Check Data!

Pooja YadavMay 13, 20220

India, home to 1.4 billion people, has been plagued by having one in every of the best amounts of premature and preventable deaths in the world for several years. Over 50% of those premature deaths are caused by treatable diseases like malaria, pneumonia, and encephalitis. The lack of accessibility to hospitals may be a huge factor for many of those deaths as India has one in all the bottom hospital beds per capita in the world. India ranks 155th in 167 countries with 3 beds for every 10,000 people. For Indians, about to a hospital is already a really difficult and arduous task. Since most Indians live in rural India, where there aren't many hospitals around just in case of emergencies, they're impeded from access to basic healthcare. However, whether or not there's a hospital nearby...

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Wife’s Right To Live Not Limited To In-laws, But Also In Rented Houses: Supreme Court

Arpita SarkarMay 13, 20220

The right of married women to reside will not be limited to the in-laws. She may also have the right to stay in the rented house of her husband who is out of work. The Supreme Court made important observations at a hearing in a domestic violence case on Thursday. A division bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice VV Nagaratna said, "The issue of property rights of the married couple would not be confined to the husband's ancestral home." The case was filed by a woman. She complained of domestic violence after becoming a widow. She also told about the difficulty of her living. According to the apex court's observation, in many cases, Indian women living outside their in-laws' houses have to face a number of problems. In particular, about their living. So their right to live or pro...

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Retail Inflation Jumped To All-Time High In Last Eight Years; Read To Know Reasons!

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 13, 20220

The common people of the country have once again suffered a major setback on the inflation front. In fact, retail inflation has increased more than expected in the month of April. According to the data released by the government on Thursday, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the month of April stood at 7.79%. This figure for retail inflation is the highest in the last eight years. Retail inflation has risen on the back of a sharp rise in food prices and has remained above the Reserve Bank's target upper limit for the fourth consecutive month. Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 6.95% in March this year and was 4.23% in April 2021. Food inflation rose to 8.38% in April, from 7.68% in the previous month and 1.96% in the same month a year ago. The government has a...

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How Direct Benefit Transfers Can A solution To Problems Of Subsidies?

Pooja YadavMay 12, 20220

Though one of the benefits of subsidies is that the greater supply of products, a shortage of supply also can occur. this is often because lowered prices can cause a sudden rise in demand that several producers may find very hard to satisfy. Ultimately, it can result in very high demand which causes a rise in prices. Subsidies are usually effective and helpful. However, if the govt. were to form a report of its success in using subsidies, it might be a distinct story. this is often because it's hard to quantify the success of subsidies. How will the govt raise funds to use for subsidizing industries? after all, by imposing higher taxes. So, it's the final population and corporations who provide the means to enable the govt to subsidize industries. Given above are only few samp...

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NGOs In India: Its Role In Society And Government’ Narrative

Pooja YadavMay 12, 20220

In a democratic system, the role of the state is primary and most vital in formulating and implementing social and economic development programmes. However, within contemporary society, the issues that individuals are facing especially the poor are far more complex. This can be very true in an exceedingly country like India where an outsized number of vulnerable sections are experiencing inequalities in any respect the degree. Development doesn't only mean economic development but also includes promoting social equality, gender equality, and improving quality of life etc., it's impracticable for the presidency alone to effectively undertake such complex development activities. There's the essentiality of other groups or organizations to support the govt on various fronts. This...

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Sedition Law: A Look Back At Colonial Mechanism To Probe Reasons For Its Existence

Snehashish RoyMay 12, 20220

The Supreme Court, on May 11, directed the Centre and states to put a hold on all pending appeals, trials and proceedings on sedition cases those were charged under the Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The order keeps all the cases in abeyance till the Centre keeps its promise to re-examine and reconsider the provision. What entails Section 124A of IPC? According to the sedition law,  “Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Government estab­lished by law shall be punished with im­prisonment for life, to which fine may be added…” The law explains the term "dissatisfaction" as feelings of enmity...

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I Have Come To Serve Country, Not Politics: PM Modi At Gujrat Utkarsh Samaroh

Aditi priya singhMay 12, 20220

PM Modi interacts with the beneficiaries of ' Utkarsh Samaroh' organized in Bharuch, Gujarat. PM Modi virtually participated in the program. After this PMM also interacted with the beneficiaries. Let us inform you that Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was also present in this program. The PM said, 'This Utkarsh ceremony is proof of the fact that when the government sincerely, with a resolve reaches the beneficiary, then how many meaningful results are obtained. I congratulate the Bharuch district administration and Gujarat government for the 100% completion of 4 social security schemes. Modi said that many people are often deprived of the benefits of schemes due to a lack of information. Sometimes the plans remain on paper, but when the intention is clear, the policy is cle...

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Nepal Visit: PM Modi To Visit Lumbini On May 16, Meet With His Counterpart!

Aditi priya singhMay 12, 20220

PM Narendra Modi will make a one-day visit to Nepal on 16 May. PM Modi will visit Lumbini, the origin of Lord Gautam Buddha, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. The Ministry of External Affairs gave this data on Thursday. The service said that Modi will visit the adjoining country at the greeting of Nepal's PM Sher Bahadur Deuba. The service said that Modi will offer prayers at the Mayadevi temple in Lumbini. Aside from this, he will also address a capacity coordinated by Lumbini Development Trust. The Prime Minister will also take part in the establishment of the stone-laying function of the Buddhist Culture and Heritage Center in the Lumbini Monastery region. As indicated by the service, there will also be a reciprocal gathering between the two nations' prime ministers. Altogeth...

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HIV Awarness Increased In Country: Central Government

Arpita SarkarMay 12, 20220

Awareness has increased a bit, but the deficit remains quite a bit. Nearly 30% of parents in the country do not want their child to attend classes with an HIV-infected student. Similarly, at least 35% of men and women object to buying goods from an HIV-infected grain seller. As far as awareness is concerned, only 30% of men in the country know about the disease in detail. The situation in West Bengal is even worse. The survey said, "Only 15%of men in the state have complete knowledge about HIV. The women of Bengal have more information about the disease than the men of this state." The National Health Family Survey shows that although awareness is higher than ever before, there are still misconceptions about HIV in society and in the family. For example, about 51% of women and at...

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