-The Hindu Court shocked by rule allowing civil society groups to stop vehicles, seize animals New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Rajasthan government to come clean about its investigation into the July 20 Alwar lynching case in which the victim, Rakbar Khan, died of injuries while police officers allegedly took time off to herd his cows to a gaushala before taking him to hospital. The incident took place just days...
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Maneka Gandhi bypassed; nutrition norms cleared -Jagriti Chandra
-The Hindu After PMO intervention, NITI Aayog approves guidelines New Delhi: The NITI Aayog has approved the supplementary nutrition guidelines, prepared by the Ministry for Women and Child Development, bypassing Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi following intervention by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to a person familiar with the development. The PMO had stepped in to end a more than yearlong stand-off between Ms. Gandhi and the Ministry’s officials...
More »India needs 30 lakh buses for transport, has only 3 lakh -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The total number of buses available for transporting general passengers is less than one-tenth of the requirement, posing an enormous logistical challenge. According to government data, there are about 19 lakh buses in the country and only 2.8 lakh of them are run either by state transport undertakings or under stage carriage permits. "We need about 30 lakh buses to meet the requirement of general passengers....
More »Total government liabilities rise to Rs 79.8 lakh crore in Q1: Finance Ministry report
-PTI NEW DELHI: Total liabilities of the government increased to Rs 79.8 lakh crore at end-June 2018 from Rs 77.98 lakh crore at end-March 2018, latest data on public debt showed Friday. Public debt accounted for 89.3 per cent of total outstanding liabilities at end-June 2018 with internal debt accounting for 83.0 per cent share. Nearly 24.9 per cent of the outstanding dated securities had a residual maturity of less than five years....
More »Ending TB -Jayalakshmi Shreedhar & Anupama Srinivasan
-The Hindu The disease cannot be eliminated without universal access to affordable, quality diagnostics and drugs After decades spent battling the scourge of tuberculosis (TB) in developing countries, 2018 might be the year that it is finally accorded the gravitas it deserves. On September 26, the UN General Assembly will, for the first time, address TB in a High-Level Meeting and likely release a Political Declaration, endorsed by all member nations, to...
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