India Together : TRIPURA

AFSPA WITHDRAWAL

The quest for justice continues in Tripura’s dawn of hope

AFSPA WITHDRAWAL : The quest for justice continues in Tripura’s dawn of hope

Tripura’s revocation of the AFSPA is certainly a positive move from a human rights perspective. But it leaves unaddressed the issue of justice for those whose lives were torn apart by the excesses under the Act, writes Anjuman Ara Begum.

#Law and Order #Human Rights #Laws

Jun 2015

SCHOOL SYSTEMS

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SCHOOL SYSTEMS : /tripura-education

Tripura's proclaimed progress in ensuring high attendance and sufficient numbers of teachers doesn't stand up to scrutiny. There are many holes in the numbers as well as quality. Himanshu Upadhyaya reports.

#Education

Jul 2012

EMPLOYMENT

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EMPLOYMENT : /nrega-women

More and more women in Tripura are participating in NREGA works, ensuring success of the scheme. The challenge lies in involving the menfolk too and implementing NREGA in insurgency-hit regions. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.

#Livelihoods #Women

Jun 2008

TRIPURA: TROUBLED PINEAPPLE GROWERS

Too much fruit, too little bounty

TRIPURA: TROUBLED PINEAPPLE GROWERS : Too much fruit, too little bounty

As the heaps of pineappples grow bigger, prices will go down drastically from Rs.5 to Rs.2 and finally to 50 paise per pineapple, says Priyalal Sharma, a Tripura grower, who has also started rubber plantation in some portion of his land. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.

#Agriculture Policy #Agriculture #Economy

May 2008

SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION

SRI: Small state, big results

SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION : SRI: Small state, big results

With a focus on attaining self-sufficiency in the production of food grain, Tripura has embarked on an ambitious programme to bring large swathes of cultivable land in the state under the System of Rice Intensification. The results are promising, writes Ratna Bharali Talukdar.

#Agriculture

Jan 2008