-The Hindu It is creditable that Narendra Modi seeks inspiration for his growth model from China and Japan rather than the U.S., which is a high-cost, specialist-driven model The old adage ‘health is wealth' was given legitimacy by no less a personage than Professor Jeffrey Sachs, who in 2000, chaired the World Health Organization's Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (CMH). The CMH report brought forth indisputable evidence of the link between health,...
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NABH sets new entry-level standards for accreditation of hospitals-Ramya Kannan
-The Hindu Many small hospitals may find the new norms beyond their capacity The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) has released a new batch of entry-level standards for accreditation of smaller hospitals. As the name suggests, Entry Level Standards are meant for hospitals who want to get started on the quality certification journey, but are unable to do so due to the stringent requirements of the full NABH...
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-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is cracking down on hoarding, diversion and black-marketing of food grains. As many as 209 fair price shops (FPS) were inspected over three days, 15 of which were sealed. Criminal cases have been registered against some transporters and FPS owners involved in diversion of food grains. Raids were held from May 24 to May 26, food commissioner S S Yadav said. Teams tracked...
More »NREGA is good but it may be tweaked, says Munde
-The Hindustan Times On the first day on his job, rural development minister Gopinath Munde hinted that the Modi government could go for restructuring of the rural job scheme NREGA. He also defended the land acquisition bill saying it was not against industrialisation and urbanization. Talking to reporters after taking charge on Tuesday, he said he liked NREGA but it needed changes. "This scheme is best for villages. Basically, people get employment, but proper...
More »A full plate for Modi-Raghuvir Srinivasan
-The Hindu Narendra Modi has to address not just the current stagnation in manufacturing but also look at ways of stimulating investments in the sector Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, it is said, sleeps just six hours a day. Even that could become a luxury as he buckles down to his job and begins the challenging task of turning around the economy. The economic legacy handed down to him by the United Progressive...
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