How are austerity measures affecting society

Email ABC Weather By Kate Doyle Updated October 10, 2018 16:16:37 Photo: A slight La Nina is tipped later this year but sea surface temperatures are not quite there yet. (Supplied: NOAA Climate.gov) Related Story: Are we in a 'super-El Nino'? Related Story: El Nino and climate change a dire recipe for Africa Map: Melbourne 3000 You may have heard of the butterfly effect theory, where a butterfly in the Amazon flaps its wings and there are tornados in Texas.It may sound strange, but it is only half a joke. How is summer shaping up?We are currently in a neutral ENSO phase. The Bureau of Meteorology's latest forecast says we may tip into a La Nina for a short time this summer. Small changes in one part of the world can affect the rest. Imagine you are in a room on a hot day and you turn on a fan.At first, it will only move the air directly in front of it but over time, the air in the room will mix and the whole space will be affected.The fan affects what is … [Read more...] about What El Nino and La Nina actually mean for Australian and world weather

        It was important to understand human behaviour and the distorted psyche that led to crimes being perpetrated on women and children, said littérateur Chandrashekhar Varma at an event organised at the Sheroes Café in Lucknow on Sunday -- the eve of the horrific December 16, 2012 Delhi gang-rape.“The society is a reflection of the families that form it. A family is a functional and structural unit of the society. There is a need to understand human behaviour and the fact that offences against women happen because of distorted psyche of individuals. The upbringing of an individual is also responsible for rape incidents,” he said speaking at the seminar ‘He for She: Men working for safety of women’ organised by the Helping Hearts Foundation.The seminar was organised to highlight the issue of women’s safety and the various solutions that could help in checking the problem.Secretary, Helping Hearts Foundation, Jyoti … [Read more...] about ‘Need to understand human behaviour, crime against women due to distorted psyche’

The return of stable stars Constantinople, Cape Of Good Hope, Harlem and So Si Bon has Lindsay Park’s senior trainer excited about a departing tilt. Stream over 50 sports Live & On-Demand with KAYO SPORTS on your TV, computer, mobile or tablet. Just $25/month, no lock-in contract. Get your 14-day free trial and start streaming instantly > Hayes will relocate in July to Hong Kong, where he was twice champion trainer and a permanent top-four presence from 1996-2005. And, if the early signs are anything to go by, Hayes’ can expect to slot seamlessly back into Hong Kong racing. “The response has been really good,” Hayes said after a recent visit to Hong Kong. “I ran into a lot of my old clients and they’ve either got horses for me or want to buy horses for me. “A lot of people have approached me to train their horses. “I’m hopeful there are a couple of nice horses that will come my way at the end of the season but they (owners) … [Read more...] about Trainer David Hayes determined to go out on top with Victorian autumn before Hong Kong post

Stressing the need for measures for the welfare of orphans, District Superintendent of Women and Child Welfare Department Shilpa Hiremath said that “each one of us has to realise our social responsibilities towards orphaned children.”Delivering a special lecture at a seminar “Orphan Free India Movement” organised at Sharnbasva University in collaboration with Inner Wheel Club-Kalaburagi Suncity here on Sunday, Ms. Hiremath underscored the need for an awareness programme to reduce the number of orphans, as they are increasing day by day.She said that orphans are usually rescued from hospital localities, public places and even garbage bins and most of them are abandoned due to unwanted pregnancies. The situation is more precarious than compared to that of many vulnerable members, because of their limited exposure to society.“To reduce the number of orphans and to protect them, we need to create a society in which all children are granted their basic rights … [Read more...] about Spreading the message of orphan-free India

While the farmers are not getting remunerative prices for their produce, at the same time they are forced to pay high prices for items they consume. Indivjal Dhasmana reports. IMAGE: Farmers in a village in Madhya Pradesh pick fruits from their crop. Photograph: Mahipal Soni / Rediff.com Food inflation tells a story of rural distress even as non-food inflation on both the consumer price index (CPI) and the wholesale price index (WPI) remained above 5 per cent for months in a row. Depressed farm conditions can be broadly gauged from the wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate. Food items comprising the index witnessed deflation or fall in prices for the fifth month in a row till November 2018. Though the rate of fall declined in September and October, it again rose in November.In fact, CPI food prices also declined for the second straight month in November, which means that consumers are not paying high prices for these items. If one looks at the headline CPI inflation number, … [Read more...] about Inflation numbers show it’s a double whammy for farmers