-The Telegraph Nearly 80 per cent of SC, ST and OBC students who cracked NEET cleared the cut-off meant for general-category students The results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, declared on Wednesday, have shown that aspiring doctors from underprivileged social backgrounds are no less than general-category students when it comes to merit. Nearly 80 per cent of students from among the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes who cracked the NEET...
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Despite Narendra Modi's LPG push, household air pollution kills 8 lakh people -Prabhash K Dutta
-IndiaToday.in The Modi government said it distributed free LPG connections to 8 crore households. A new study says 16 crore households still use solid fuels for cooking which causes 8 lakh annual deaths in India. * 11 lakh people die premature every year due to air pollution in India * 8 lakh or about 80 per cent of these deaths are caused by household air pollution * Modi government said it has distributed free...
More »Centre in damage control mode over anti-Hindi protests -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Cabinet Ministers take to Twitter to allay concerns over draft educational policy New Delhi: The Centre went into damage control mode on Sunday, with senior Cabinet Ministers of Tamil origin taking to Twitter to allay concerns about the draft National Education Policy’s recommendation regarding the three-language formula and mandatory Hindi Teaching in schools, which has sparked outrage across the political spectrum in Tamil Nadu. The draft policy will only be implemented...
More »New economic numbers set alarm bells ringing -KR Srivats
-The Hindu Business Line Q4 GDP growth is at 5.8%; joblessness is highest in 45 years Four different macroeconomic data points released on Friday — GDP growth, fiscal deficit, unemployment numbers and core sector data — brought to the fore the enormous challenges the Modi 2.0 Team faces in resurrecting the faltering economy and restoring the confidence of investors. The four macro data points — albeit for different periods — present a less-than-optimistic...
More »Technical glitches add to NREGA workers' despair -P Sujatha Varma
-The Hindu Wages to the tune of Rs.53.8 crore are yet to be paid in State Vijayawada; Frequent changes in wage disbursal methods and technical glitches, coupled with government apathy, have deprived 8.6 lakh porters of their hard-earned wages worth Rs.53.8 crore in the 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). “Factors that stand between the workers and their wages range from failure of the...
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