-The Hindu Scheme coming for free distribution of medicines through public hospitals and health centres The government will expand the scope of the NRHM to all towns and cities, by converting it into a National Health Mission (NHM), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Wednesday. In his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort here, he said the government was also formulating a new scheme for distribution of free medicines...
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So what’s new about Mumbai burning? Our response-Jyoti Punwani
-The Hindu Saturday’s violence by Muslim youth has shaken Mumbai. This is probably the first time that policemen have borne the brunt of the violence — of the 63 injured, 58 are policemen. What kind of mob has the guts to attack the police and think it can get away with it? A Muslim social worker has filed a complaint with the police against the organisers for instigating the public; a...
More »Deficient monsoon to add to food, non-food inflation: CMIE
-PTI The monsoon rains, which have been deficient by about 21 per cent this season, are likely to spur prices of food and non-food articles, economic think tank CMIE has said. "We expect the South-West monsoon to remain deficient and the major crop production to decline by 2.3 per cent. This decline in output of major crops is expected to add to the already high inflation seen in food articles," the Centre...
More »PM exploring land reform options-Thufail PT
-The Asian Age Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is exploring the possibility of land reforms even as he has been slammed by activists for not having convened a single meeting of the National Council for Land Reforms (NCLR) headed by him since its formation in 2008. Dr Singh has directed the Planning Commission to set up a meeting with one of the key National Council for Land Reforms members P.V. Rajagopal, who...
More »Govt to dilute whistleblowers Bill?-Rajeev Deshpande & Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India The government is likely to incorporate significant amendments to the whistleblowers protection Bill that will keep matters pertaining to national security, public order, Cabinet papers and foreign relations outside the Bill's purview. The exemptions can be seen as a "dilution" of the Bill by activists, but are seen to be necessary after it was pointed out that revealing sensitive details regarding national security could become "lawful" if provisions...
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