Topic: Mid-day meal
Karnataka govt set to serve eggs on mid-day meal menu in more districts, despite opposition
The state government had last year introduced the scheme in seven districts but faced stiff opposition from Lingayat, Jain and other communities.
Lack of healthy food in school yrs caused 20 cm height gap across nations, study finds
Researchers assessed the height and weight of 65 million school-aged children and adolescents in 193 countries.
How states are delivering mid-day meals to students during Covid-19 school closure
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.
Schools shut over COVID-19, govt plans delivery of grains or cash for mid-day meal recipients
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.
Chidambaram’s ‘economy class cell’ in Tihar and Modi-Shah’s toast to RBI
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Ethanol blended fuel to power vehicles. Will it hurt your car’s engine?
India’s reliance on ethanol blended fuel is only set to increase in the wake of rising crude oil prices. But are we going to adapt in time?
Inflation raised monthly expenses of 92% Indian families in last 3 months, finds online survey
A LocalCircles poll found that 70% of respondents felt their monthly household budget increased by 10% while 55% expected expenses to go up by another 10% in the next 3 months.
Defence
India to ink ‘repeat order’ deal for 73,000 SiG 716 rifles from the US
In February 2019, 72,400 SiG 716 rifles of 7.62 x 51mm calibre were contracted from SIG Sauer Inc, USA, under government's 'Buy (Global) category', through fast track procedure.
How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.