-The Hindustan Times Though BJP's new poll mascot Narendra Modi's selling of the Gujarat growth model for India looks fine in diatribe, it is not equitable and is tilted in favour of the rich. And this may be the Planning Commission's message to Modi when he visits Yojana Bhawan on June 18 to finalise Gujarat's annual plan for 2013-14. The panel's latest socio-economic data gives an insight into the truth of what...
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Population Growth in J&K Down by 6%, Literacy Improves
-Outlook Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has contained its population growth by around six per cent in the decade from 2001 to 2011, according to figures released by state Directorate of Census Operations here today. From 29.43 per cent in 2001, the population growth has declined to 23.64 per cent in 2011 in the state. However, the overall child sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir has decreased from 941 in 2001 to 862 in...
More »New Delhi: Sex ratio shows improvement
-PTI New Delhi: The sex ratio in Delhi has shown an improvement with the female population being grown by 24.9 per cent while the male population grew at a lesser rate of 18.1 per cent. According to the Primary Census Abstract 2011 released here on Tuesday, of the overall 21.2 per cent population growth registered during 2001-2011, female population grew by 24.9 per cent while male population grew at 18.1 per...
More »Andhra govt to fund ST students' foreign education
-The Times of India HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government has embarked on an ambitious programme of sending 100 tribal students every year to reputed universities around the globe for higher studies. The government will bear the entire expenditure which includes fees and living expenses up to Rs 10 lakh and facilitate a loan for the student from banks if more funds are needed. The programme is available for tribal students who secure admission...
More »Death at birth-R Suresh
-Frontline India has persistently high rates of newborn mortality, over three lakh a year, and accounts for 29 per cent of all first-day deaths globally. MORE than one million babies die on the first day of life globally, making the first 24 hours the most dangerous day for babies in nearly every country. These are some of the key findings in Save the Children's 14th annual "State of the World's Mothers" report: Every...
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