-The Hindu Permission required from MEA to hold them, and also for issues ‘related to India’s internal matters’ A new notification by the Ministry of Education that requires public funded institutions to seek permission from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) before organising virtual academic seminars is “unenforceable”, leading academics have said. An official of the Ministry of Education defended the order as a “simplified permission system” but there is little clarity...
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Economic Survey’s flawed view of PMJAY gains -Soham D Bhaduri
-Financial Express The Survey ends up using an array of inapposite health indicators in studying the scheme’s impact Universal health coverage (UHC) has received an unprecedented systemic push over the past decade, reinforced greatly by the Sustainable Development Goals. In India, the public health insurance (PHI) route has been strongly advanced as the prime agency for attaining UHC—founded on the experience of the multitude of state and national PHI schemes stretching since...
More »Record 95.38% of registered farmers in Chhattisgarh sold paddy on MSP in Kharif 2020-21
-IndiaToday.in Numbers of farmers selling paddy on MSP, total registered acreage and the quantity of paddy sold this year is the highest in last 20 years. More than 92 lakh metric tonnes of paddy procured in 2020-21 in Chhattisgarh. A record number of 95.38 per cent of total registered farmers have sold paddy in Chhattisgarh in Kharif marketing year 2020-21, thanks to farmer-friendly policies implemented in Chhattisgarh under the leadership of Chief...
More »India Justice Report finds that non-BJP-ruled States have better justice delivery -Lyla Bavadam
-Frontline.in The India Justice Report (IJR) 2020 has said that in the delivery of justice to the people, non-BJP-ruled States have a higher ranking than BJP-ruled one. The report says that the five non-BJP ruled States of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Punjab and Kerala are top of the list and even outperform the ‘model’ State of Gujarat, which stands at Number 6 in the list of 18 States that have been...
More »Grievance Adalats to begin in Kerala from Today -Parvathi Sajiv
-Leaflet.in With the Assembly Elections around the corner, the Government of Kerala is gearing up to start its campaign by addressing the grievances of the public through its special Grievance Adalat. Every grievance that reaches the government will be looked into by the Ministers and the aim will be to address them quickly as possible. PARVATHI SAJIV reports from Kochi. The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recently said that special adalats would...
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