-The Telegraph The latest unemployment rate is similar to the post-lockdown figure of 8.35 per cent recorded by the research FIRm around this time last year Nearly 19 lakh people lost jobs in August with the manufacturing sector the worst affected, according to the latest employment data released by a private research FIRm. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) figures show that the unemployment rate had climbed to 8.32 per cent in...
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Pigs, ponds and platelets: A UP hospital’s tumultuous ride through the dengue outbreak -Ayush Tiwari
-Newslaundry.com Grimy, inefficient and chaotic, FIRozabad’s Government Medical College is struggling to manage the dengue outbreak that has killed more than 50. Dr Sangeeta Aneja sits in one corner of the hall of the Government Medical College in FIRozabad, which is at the heart of the efforts to control the dengue outbreak in the district. Every minute, a family member meekly walks up to her with the results of a blood test....
More »Only 11 women Supreme Court judges in 71 years, three of them appointed in 2021 -Sumant Sen, Jasmin Nihalani and Vignesh Radhakrishnan
-The Hindu The share of women judges in High Courts was only 11% as of August 1, 2021 Three of the nine new judges sworn into the Supreme Court (SC) of India on Tuesday, August 31 are women. The elevation of the three women judges is significant as the share of women has always remained poor in the judiciary. The FIRst-ever woman judge in the SC was appointed in 1989, 39 years...
More »Scrub typhus, the mystery fever gripping parts of Uttar Pradesh - Sibu Tripathi
-IndiaToday.com The spread of scrub typhus in the region has caused widespread concern. Here's everything you need to know about it. A mystery fever has been reported from parts of Uttar Pradesh, which has claimed over 40 lives, mostly children in the past one week. The viral fever has been identified as Scrub typhus. Scrub typhus has been reported mainly from FIRozabad, Agra, Mainpuri, Etah and Kasganj of Uttar Pradesh. Please click here to...
More »Lack of GST details stumps economists -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu States seek transparency in GST data. GST collections have crossed ₹1 lakh crore in eleven of the last 12 months, with the government attributing the trend to a rapid economic recovery and improved compliance levels, but economists are unable to analyse these tax numbers as critical data points are no longer shared by the government. Until December 2020, when monthly GST collections were released, the official statement from the Finance Ministry...
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