Haryana is among the states showcasing menu diversification as a success story. But teachers working at the last mile say such claims don’t survive contact with reality.
State education dept says after egg proposal failed to gain traction, they opted to include ragi laddus, chikkis instead. Meanwhile, Maharashtra continues to offer eggs in mid-day meals.
Reverse migration after pandemic, shift to private schools & low mid-day meal coverage are among the key reasons for decline in enrolment for classes 1 to 8 in govt schools, officials say.
Panel says many students enrolled in govt schools ‘study in private schools’. Bengal to now receive Rs 180 crore less than it demanded as central assistance under scheme in 2023-24.
While West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh are delivering dry rations to beneficiaries of mid-day meals, Delhi is learnt to be still struggling to find a way.
HRD ministry is set to tell states to provide students with either food grains or cooked meals delivered to their homes, or to send cash to their parents.
The only thing our deeply divided world can agree on is that Trump is a menace. Indians who once sang his praises have now turned viciously against him.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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