-The Hindu Greater data availability, especially on labour markets, needed to better gauge social impact of such policies The World Bank has said the social impact of demonetisation may have been greater as the informal economy was likely to have been hit especially hard. However, the Bank said the impact of demonetisation on the informal economy was difficult to measure and greater data availability, especially on labour markets, is needed to...
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PSUs told to pay for govt's 3rd anniversary events -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked PSUs and government entities to pick up the tab for functions to mark three years of the Modi government across 543 districts where events called "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas Sammelan" are being held from May 27 to June 18. According to an official communication to 45 such entities, the objectives of these programmes have been set out as informing the public about...
More »Cattle trade rules: Buffaloes may go off 'no slaughter' list after protests
-IANS The environment ministry, on May 26, modified the rules to prevent cruelty to animals, making it mandatory to ensure that cattle are not bought or sold for slaughtering. The Centre is understood to be having a rethink on its order restricting the sale of animals, including cows and buffaloes, for slaughter following the stiff opposition from some states, including Kerala. The government is likely to exempt buffaloes from the ‘no slaughter’ list,...
More »Drought-led migration is making girls prey to trafficking in Andhra Pradesh's Kadiri, pushing town towards HIV/AIDS -TS Sudhir
-Firstpost.com Dr Mano Ranjan has been working at the Institute of Infectious Diseases situated on the Anantapur-Kadiri Road in Andhra Pradesh since 2009. This is the premier institute for the entire Rayalaseema region (southern Andhra Pradesh) for those suffering from HIV/AIDS. Dr Ranjan gets 25 new HIV/AIDS patients every day. "It is a ticking time bomb," he says. Thirty percent of the cases are from hamlets in and around Kadiri, unarguably the...
More »Soon, hospitals may have to list C-SECtion data -Mohua Das
-The Times of India MUMBAI: The government is in the process of drafting a clause that makes it mandatory for hospitals empanelled under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) to publicly display the number of Caesarean SECtion and normal deliveries they have carried out. The move comes after the Centre received a citizen's' petition in February which drew attention to the alarming rise in the number of C-SECtions in India, mainly...
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