-The Hindu Business Line New delhi: Flaying the Shanta Kumar panel's recommendations to reduce coverage of subsidised foodgrains from 67 per cent of the population to 40 per cent, food rights activists have urged the Modi government to reject the report, as it would mean going back on the BJP's election promises. The panel, headed by BJP MP Shanta Kumar, was constituted to recommend the restructuring the Food Corporation of India....
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Five Important Questions On Food Security -Lola Nayar
-Outlook A parsing of the recent expert report on food security reveals that most of its solutions do not meet the greater public good. The BJP's election manifesto had stated "that ‘universal food security' is integral to national security. BJP will take steps to ensure that the benefits of the scheme reach the common man and that the right to food does not remain an act on paper or a political...
More »Human rights group slams India’s record -Narayan Lakshman
-The Hindu Washington: A top global human rights group has criticised the Indian government for its treatment of minorities, lack of protection for women's and children's rights, restrictions on free speech and insufficient support extended for human rights via New delhi's foreign policy engagements. In its 25th annual World Report on human rights, New York-headquartered Human Rights Watch noted that there was a "spike" in incidents of violence against religious minorities in...
More »Why Rajasthan faces paucity of women teachers for math and science -Akshaya Mukul
-The Times of India NEW delhi: At a time when the government is stressing on science and mathematics for girl students, a study from Rajasthan on gender and equity goals in secondary education shows that its efforts are not misplaced and in fact the issue needs urgent attention. One of the key highlights of the study undertaken with support of MacArthur Foundation shows there is a paucity of women maths and science...
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-PTI New delhi: The drug price regulator has sought details of patented medicines as part of a drive to fix their rates. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is also fixing the price ceiling for 102 drugs on the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) and has asked for financial data, like retail rates and the firms' turnover. On patented drugs imported or manufactured for sale in India, the NPPA has called for...
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