The UNICEF report stated that amongst the south Asian countries, internet access is available to 74.6 per cent students in Sri Lanka, 69.7 per cent students in Bangladesh, 36.6 per cent in Nepal, 9.1 per cent in Pakistan, 8.5 per cent in India, and 0.9 per cent in Afghanistan.

The UNICEF report stated that amongst the south Asian countries, internet access is available to 74.6 per cent students in Sri Lanka, 69.7 per cent students in Bangladesh, 36.6 per cent in Nepal, 9.1 per cent in Pakistan, 8.5 per cent in India, and 0.9 per cent in Afghanistan.

The UNICEF report stated that amongst the south Asian countries, internet access is available to 74.6 per cent students in Sri Lanka, 69.7 per cent students in Bangladesh, 36.6 per cent in Nepal, 9.1 per cent in Pakistan, 8.5 per cent in India, and 0.9 per cent in Afghanistan.

A year after the Central government’s Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO) scheme was launched, 2,200 FPOs came into being and the Agriculture Ministry is pleased with their progress report. The government has said it will set up more than 2,500 FPOs in 2021 with an expenditure of up to Rs 700 crore to help 60,000 farmers.

A year after the Central government’s Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO) scheme was launched, 2,200 FPOs came into being and the Agriculture Ministry is pleased with their progress report. The government has said it will set up more than 2,500 FPOs in 2021 with an expenditure of up to Rs 700 crore to help 60,000 farmers.

A year after the Central government’s Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO) scheme was launched, 2,200 FPOs came into being and the Agriculture Ministry is pleased with their progress report. The government has said it will set up more than 2,500 FPOs in 2021 with an expenditure of up to Rs 700 crore to help 60,000 farmers.

No separate allocation to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, which has been clubbed under the Samarthya Yojna scheme. The scheme that encourages education of girl students belonging to SC and ST categories has seen its budget slashed from last year’s proposed allocation of Rs 110 crore to Rs one crore in Budget 2021.

No separate allocation to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, which has been clubbed under the Samarthya Yojna scheme. The scheme that encourages education of girl students belonging to SC and ST categories has seen its budget slashed from last year’s proposed allocation of Rs 110 crore to Rs one crore in Budget 2021.

No separate allocation to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, which has been clubbed under the Samarthya Yojna scheme. The scheme that encourages education of girl students belonging to SC and ST categories has seen its budget slashed from last year’s proposed allocation of Rs 110 crore to Rs one crore in Budget 2021.

No separate allocation to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, which has been clubbed under the Samarthya Yojna scheme. The scheme that encourages education of girl students belonging to SC and ST categories has seen its budget slashed from last year’s proposed allocation of Rs 110 crore to Rs one crore in Budget 2021.

The finance minister’s promises of more and better schools may remain a dream with the allocation of Rs 93, 224.31 crore in Budget 2021-22, a mere Rs 8,000 crore more than that of the FY 2020-21, which is disappointingly insufficient, say education activists.

The finance minister’s promises of more and better schools may remain a dream with the allocation of Rs 93, 224.31 crore in Budget 2021-22, a mere Rs 8,000 crore more than that of the FY 2020-21, which is disappointingly insufficient, say education activists.

The finance minister’s promises of more and better schools may remain a dream with the allocation of Rs 93, 224.31 crore in Budget 2021-22, a mere Rs 8,000 crore more than that of the FY 2020-21, which is disappointingly insufficient, say education activists.

The finance minister’s promises of more and better schools may remain a dream with the allocation of Rs 93, 224.31 crore in Budget 2021-22, a mere Rs 8,000 crore more than that of the FY 2020-21, which is disappointingly insufficient, say education activists.

The Saryu Canal that is supposed to help irrigate 14 lakh hectares of land in eastern Uttar Pradesh is a harbinger of destruction and despair year after year. Farmers watch helplessly as the canal walls collapse and their lands drown.

The Saryu Canal that is supposed to help irrigate 14 lakh hectares of land in eastern Uttar Pradesh is a harbinger of destruction and despair year after year. Farmers watch helplessly as the canal walls collapse and their lands drown.

The Saryu Canal that is supposed to help irrigate 14 lakh hectares of land in eastern Uttar Pradesh is a harbinger of destruction and despair year after year. Farmers watch helplessly as the canal walls collapse and their lands drown.

The Saryu Canal that is supposed to help irrigate 14 lakh hectares of land in eastern Uttar Pradesh is a harbinger of destruction and despair year after year. Farmers watch helplessly as the canal walls collapse and their lands drown.

In response to the first survey of its kind on ‘COVID-19 Vaccine and Rural India’ by Gaon Connection Insights across 16 states and one union territory, almost 47% of rural respondents said they would vote for the political party that offers them free coronavirus vaccine. However, the higher a respondent was educated, the lesser the likelihood of her/him voting for such a party.

In response to the first survey of its kind on ‘COVID-19 Vaccine and Rural India’ by Gaon Connection Insights across 16 states and one union territory, almost 47% of rural respondents said they would vote for the political party that offers them free coronavirus vaccine. However, the higher a respondent was educated, the lesser the likelihood of her/him voting for such a party.