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In 1958, when China ordered a nationwide sparrow slaughter to protect grain crops, what followed was 2 million human deathsChina's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge in crop-destr...- Quote of the Day by Viktor Frankl: '-Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor's timeless quote on suffering, tears and the courage to keep goingHolocaust survivor Viktor Frankl redefined courage, asserting that tears are not a sign of weakness but proof of the immense bravery requir...
- Quote of the Day by Anne Frank: I don't think of all the misery, but of the...'—Inspiring quotes by the Jewish victim of the Holocaust whose diary captured the horrors of Nazi persecutionAnne Frank's powerful words offer hope even in dark times. Hiding from Nazis, she focused on the beauty that remained. Her diary, published...
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- Quote of the day by Anne Hathaway: 'We assume that we've come so far as compassionate citizens of the world if we...' - reality check on civil wars, starvation and lessons on global awareness by Princess Diaries and Intern actressQuote of the day by Anne Hathaway: She urges a deeper connection beyond just reading news, highlighting how easy it is to ignore global cri...
- Supreme Court asks Centre for starvation death data, tells it to respond to plea for community kitchensIt had granted two weeks to all the state governments and Union Territory administrations to file an affidavit indicating the incidence of ...
- Collate data on hunger deaths, frame community kitchen scheme, SC tells CentreThe Supreme Court on Tuesday scoffed at the government's stand that no starvation deaths had taken place in India even during the pandemic,...
- Clarify on claim 3 crore ration cards cancelled: Supreme Court to CentreThe Centre too has denied there have been starvation deaths due to lack of grain subsidies and ration cards cancelled over Aadhaar. Many fr...
- Lockdown compounding woes of poor, PM must intervene to prevent starvation deaths: AK AntonySenior Congress leader and former Defence Minister A K Antony on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene immediately to prev...
- Ready to prove allegations of starvation death, arbitrary cancellation of nearly 3 cr ration cards wrong: CentreThe Centre on Monday denied allegations of a starvation death in Jharkhand and arbitrary cancellation of nearly three crore ration cards of...
- SC seeks report from states on implementation of Food Security ActDuring a brief hearing, the bench observed that though the allegation of starvation death is an "explosive issue" but it would wait for the...
- Centre orders probe into Delhi starvation deathsThe initial postmortem report attributed the deaths to malnourishment/starvation, prompting the city govt to order a magisterial probe into...
- Opposition MPs raise concern over reported starvation deathsDuring the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra sought to know whether the government had taken note of the incid...
- Seniors would be held accountable of starvation deaths, Adityanath warns officialsYogi warned that death due to starvation was unbecoming of any cultured society and in any such eventuality in the state, the concerned DM ...
- Ramvilas Paswan demands judicial probe into Dalit man's death in BiharThe death of Dalit man punches hole in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's agenda of good governance and implementation of the PDS in Bihar, the ...
- High Court seeks reply from Maharashtra government on starvation deathHigh Court today directed Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on alleged non-implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013.
- SC orders government to ensure no starvation deaths, asks to allocate 5 million tonnes of food grainsThe Supreme Court today directed the Centre to allocate additional five million tonnes of food grains to 150 poorest districts of the count...
- In Dantewada, tribals on brink of starvationWhile food commissioner to the Supreme Court Harsh Mander found no evidence of starvation deaths in the gutted Dantewada village he visited...
- NHRC pulls up Orissa over Starvation Deaths, seeks report on rehabilitation at Tata Steel, Posco sitesThe Commission took serious exception to the land acquisition policy of the state in matters of Vedanta and sought a full-fledged report on...
- SC Commissioner asks Orissa to prepare protocol to stop starvation deathsThe Special Commissioner, appointed by the Supreme Court has directed the Orissa government to ‘take appropriate steps’ to ensure that no o...
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