Energy Conservation Amendment Bill 2022: It all boils down to targets for industries
The targets for renewable energy and carbon markets need to be ambitious over and above existing targets set by companies
As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister
Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this
Arsenic-affected habitations in India up 145% in last 5 yrs
The country had 1,800 arsenic-affected habitations in 2015. This increased to 4,421 as on September 17
India’s agrarian distress: How dissent has been on the rise
At least 50 major protests were reported across 20 Indian states in 9 months between January and September 2020
Parliamentary Digest (August 5, 2022): Anaemia in children on the rise
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (August 9, 2023): At least 2,800 people died of lightning every year from 2019-2022, says minister
Parliamentary Digest (July 26, 2022): Over 1,000 died in natural disasters across India as of July 26
As told to Parliament (July 21, 2022): Measures introduced to regulate floods in Brahmaputra
As told to Parliament (August 4, 2021): 183 arrested, bailed in eight months of farmers’ protests
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
As told to Parliament (August 3, 2021): 47% more person days generated under MGNREGS during 2020-21
As told to Parliament (July 23, 2021): Govt admits ‘increase’ in extreme weather over India
As told to Parliament (July 28, 2023): 33.8% children under 5 years of age are stunted; 57% women are anaemic
As told to Parliament (July 20, 2022): 34% of India’s coastline under varying degrees of erosion for 28 years
As told to Parliament (August 2, 2023): Natural disasters claim 1,224 lives in 4 months, says minister
Parliamentary Digest (July 27, 2022): Most landslides in Kerala
As told to Parliament (August 10, 2023): Centre prepared flood management plans for 23 river systems in Ganga basin
As told to Parliament (July 22, 2022): UP had most number of cancer cases in 2020
Parliamentary Digest (August 4, 2022): A million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2019-20
Parliamentary Digest (July 29, 2022): 100 million kids get their first Covid vaccine dose
Parliamentary Digest (August 2, 2022): Less wheat harvested than expected due to heatwaves
Haryana hurdle: Paddy procurement season on, but farmers have no buyers
Crop moisture to logistics, government officials rejecting paddy, claimed farmers
