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Sounds of Australia: Slip, Slop, Slap and Menstruation Blues join national archive

Cancer Council’s 1980s sun safety campaign and Robyn Archer’s five-minute musical rant are among 11 recordings deemed of cultural significance in 2023

The Guardian - AU

A tale of two tombs: my shock discovery at this Canberra building

These two pioneers shared a passion for anatomy and significant buildings.

The Canberra Times

Free ration scheme to cost exchequer at least ₹15,000 crore extra per year

The overall food subsidy bill is governed by the economic cost of rice and wheat, which is, in turn, influenced by factors such as the cost of procurement, storage and distribution, the official said.

The Hindu

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Smoke causes evacuation of National Film and Sound Archive

Building evacuated after a humidifier overheated

The Canberra Times

The ‘Anna Bhagya’ fiasco and thinking beyond rice

While the Congress party’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ promise betrayed a lack of vision for food security, it is also time to think beyond rice and wheat through the PDS

The Hindu

Data | Why Centre’s denial of rice through OMSS hits Karnataka the most

The Congress-led Karnataka government has been facing challenges in fulfilling its promise of providing five kg of rice to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya card holders. The Centre’s discontinuation of the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), which provided surplus grains, has put Karnataka in a difficult position. This move…

The Hindu

Explained | The Centre-state tussle over the Open Market Sale Scheme

In this explainer by The Hindu, Diksha Munjal explains what the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) is and why it has become a source of friction between the Narendra Modi government and states especially those ruled by the Opposition.

The Hindu

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Listen, look, laugh and learn

There's plenty of comedy on offer.

The Canberra Times

Welfare spending has been getting a regular pruning

Central allocations for various welfare schemes and sectors in India that ensure basic rights have declined as a proportion of GDP

The Hindu

On-country studio to give Alice Springs traditional owners access to Strehlow Collection

The Strehlow Collection is one of the most significant audiovisual archives of Indigenous ceremonial life in the world. After a painstaking digitisation process, it is now in the hands of the traditional owners of Alice Springs.

ABC News

Rare footage reveals English cricket team's aggressive tactic to beat Donald Bradman in the 1932-33 Ashes series

Rare footage is uncovered showing the tactics employed by the English cricket team to tackle the remarkable batting of Donald Bradman during the 1932-33 Ashes Test series in Australia.

ABC News

Julia Gillard's misogyny speech, Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees, Neighbours' theme song named 2022 Sounds of Australia

Former prime minister Julia Gillard's infamous speech at Parliament House 10 years ago joins nine other inductees to the National Film and Sound Archive for 2022.

ABC News

Elvis is in the building: NFSA unveils costumes from Baz Luhrmann biopic

A little less conversation, a little more action please - Elvis costumes are at the National Film and Sound Archive.

The Canberra Times

Elvis is - almost - in the building: props, costumes from biopic coming to Canberra

The National Film and Sound Archive will show costumes worn by the actors.

The Canberra Times

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Regurgitator relive classic album Unit in Canberra

The band members will be at the National Film and Sound Archive in October for a celebration of their classic 1997 album Unit.

The Hindu

Expand food security coverage to benefit more needy persons, SC tells Centre

Bench asks Centre to re-determine NFSA coverage after considering population increase between 2011-2021

The Hindu

Officials examining reasons for T.N. not securing top rank in NFSA index

It has secured only the ninth rank with 0.778 marks among 20 general category States and Union Territories

The Hindu

On Independence Day, Gujarat CM announces 3% DA hike for govt. employees

Mr. Patel calls for people to make national interest as paramount in hearts and minds

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Centre launches software to enrol names in ration cards

The facility will enable these States to identify and verify the eligible beneficiaries, for coverage under the National Food Security Act

ABC News

Neighbours episodes now in their final home at National Film and Sound Archive, preserved as Australia's 'shared memory'

The National Film and Sound Archive has preserved recordings of the long-running TV show as important cultural artefacts that captured the national zeitgeist.

The New Daily

‘Gripping’: Kylie Minogue reunites in Ramsay St with on-screen husband Jason Donovan

Kylie Minogue has reunited with on-screen husband Jason Donovan on the set of Neighbours to film the final episode of Australia's longest running soapie

The Canberra Times

NFSA to stay put in beloved building

He says the institution has plenty going for it and has no need to move.

The New Daily

Thirty years after Cannes premiere of Strictly Ballroom, the fully restored Aussie classic returns

Aomtfter a rapturous reception in Cannes, the surprise hit suddenly "signalled the beginning of a new era in Australian cinema".

Al Jazeera

Is India’s food security scheme discriminating against Dalits?

Dalit activists say government’s Public Distribution System of food grains often excludes the marginalised community.

The Hindu

India eradicates ‘extreme poverty’ via PMGKY: IMF paper

A new (International monetary fund) IMF paper released on Tuesday, titled ‘Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India’ reveals that ‘extreme poverty was maintained below 1% in 2020 due to Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKY).

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