-The Indian Express In a letter to PM Modi, Swadeshi Jagran Manch, the economic wing of the RSS, had alleged that advocacy groups of dubious antecedents and an official in the Health Ministry were “lobbying for the use of vaccines such as HPV vaccine. New Delhi: As allegations of “MNC vaccine lobby” and “vested interests” pushing their agenda in India refuse to die down, World Health Organization (WHO) Deputy Director General...
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'58 lakh farmers will benefit from Rythu Bandhu scheme'
-The Hindu Put all arrangements in place well in advance, Harish tells officials SANGAREDDY (Telangana): Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao has called upon the officials and public representatives to make the Rythu Bandhu (investment support scheme for agriculture) a grand success, stating that this will benefit more than 58 lakh farmers in the State covering about 1.42 crore acres. He said the programme would be held from May 10 to May 17....
More »RSS Manch sights on RBI
-PTI New Delhi: The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the removal of Nachiket Mor from the Reserve Bank board on the ground of conflict of interest. "There is no case for retaining Nachiket Mor on the board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It is a fit case of conflict of interest, as his principal employer BMGF (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) receives foreign...
More »Pay rise proposed for midday cooks -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre is considering doubling the monthly pay of the country's 25 lakh midday meal cook-cum-helpers to Rs 2,000, but the unions say the proposed raise is too little. The cooks' current pay of Rs 1,000 - a fraction of the official minimum wages - has been static since 2009, with successive governments keeping a proposed hike pending for the past five years. Now, a year before the general...
More »Transfer of NPPA head who capped stent, implant prices sparks protests
-The Times of India The transfer of the chairman of the National Pharmceutical Pricing Authority, Bhupendra Singh, who had capped the price of stents and knee implants and exposed the huge margins being charged by corporate hospitals has evoked howls of protest from public health activists. RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch too has taken exception to the move, tweeting sarcastically about the “reward” given to a bureaucrat for doing a good job. The All...
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