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Kerala rejects Karnataka jaggery; says, ‘not fit for human consumption’
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March 16, 2021
Mandya, Mar 16: Once largest purchaser of Karnataka’s ‘Mandya jaggery’, now the state of Kerala has stalled the supply, claiming that the product supplied is substandard and not fit for human consumption.
Recently, Gujarat had rejected a jaggery consignment and had stopped purchase. Kerala is the second state to do so. Kerala is distributing jaggery under the Public Distribution System (PDS) for ration cardholders.
Mandya district, which is popularly known as ‘The Land of Sugar’ (Sakkarenadu), is now in trouble for producing poor quality and chemical-heavy jaggery.
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The findings from the Municipal Performance Index also reveal that the Finance vertical is highly correlated with the Governance and Services verticals. This link shows that urban local bodies that are better able to manage their finances are also better at governing their cities and providing better services to their citizens.
There is a need for India to improve urban development efforts through evidence-based policymaking at the local level.
Cities are the epitome of human civilisation. Edward Glaeser calls them the greatest invention of mankind. In her masterpiece Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life, Jane Jacobs argues that it is cities, not nations that are the drivers of wealth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi aptly asserts that cities are not merely growth centres, but they have the strength and capacity to mitigate poverty. And so, it can be seen from the lens of data, no matter what the geography.
Saudi Arabia-led coalition destroys 10 Houthi drones targeting civilians
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March 7, 2021
Riyadh, Mar 7: The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said on Sunday that it destroyed 10 armed drones launched by the Houthi movement, including at least five fired towards Saudi Arabia, state television channels reported.
The coalition did not specify locations in the kingdom but said the drones were aimed at civilian sites . On Saturday, the coalition said it intercepted seven drones over 24 hours launched towards Khamis Mushait and one towards Jazan, both in southern Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis, who have been battling the coalition since it intervened in Yemen’s civil war in March 2015, recently stepped up cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.