-The Times of India BAREILLY: Even as data is being compiled on malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition cases in the district, deaths due to malnourishment are not being taken into account by the district authorities. Three children found to be suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) died within a few months of their birth in Bithri Chainpur block in the time period between two surveys, but there is no mention of this...
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How not to treat agriculture -Jayati Ghosh
-Frontline If Budget 2015 is any indication, the Modi government is going beyond what could be called benign neglect of agriculture to policy moves that are likely to harm its viability. IT is scarcely surprising that farmers are upset with the Narendra Modi government. Indeed, the rosy dreams created by that famous campaign advertisement of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), when farmers spoke of the high crop prices and better cultivation conditions...
More »Unique identity dilemma -Jean Dreze
-The Indian Express It is easy to see why the Unique Identity (UID) project, also known as Aadhaar, has caught the imagination of many administrators, economists and policymakers. Identity verification is a routine problem in India and Aadhaar sounds like a foolproof solution. The idea is really smart and the technology is cutting-edge. After the initial hurdle of universal enrolment, numerous applications are possible: monitoring the attendance of government employees, linking...
More »India has 19 Health workers for every 10,000 people
-PTI India has 19 Health workers which includes doctors and nurses for every 10,000 people in comparison to World Health Organisation (WHO) norms which prescribe 25 Health workers for the same number, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. "As per the Report of the Steering Committee on Health for the 12th Five Year Plan of the Planning Commission, India has 19 Health workers (doctors - 6, nurses and midwives -...
More »Centre's new fund distribution plan dents flagship health, AIDS programmes
-Reuters NEW DELHI: India's main public health programmes, aimed at millions of rural poor, have been in disarray for months because the government changed the way that over $1.3 billion of central funds were distributed, according to data and letters seen by Reuters. In a bid last year to give states more power, the Union health ministry started sending funds for public health programmes to state treasuries, instead of direct transfers to...
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