-The Telegraph IIPS researchers say their analysis of data from the National Family Health Survey 2019-21 has indicated abysmally low screening rates New Delhi: Less than 3 per cent of women aged 30 to 49 years and eligible for breast and cervical cancer screening under updated 2016 guidelines from the Union health ministry have reported being tested for either cancer, health researchers have found. The researchers at the International Institute of Population Sciences...

-Business Standard The paddy procurement process started in the state-run primary cooperative societies' 2,600 procurement centres from November 1 Raipur: Chhattisgarh is moving ahead to meet its paddy procurement target even as 70 per cent of it has Been purchased from farmers. One of the few states in the country to procure paddy from farmers at minimum support price (MSP), Chhattisgarh has set a target to purchase 11 million tonnes (MT) during the...

-IndiaSpend.com Several important datasets that help in formulating government policies have not Been released for over two years Mumbai: Of 20 government datasets that IndiaSpend analysed, the collection of data or its public release has Been delayed for 12 datasets. Crucial data such as from the census, household expenditure and poverty estimates, which influence other data sets and policymaking, are over two years old. Political manipulation in data releases and a weakened data...

-Hindustan Times India Inc. has utilised the highest share of its mandated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund in the education sector, followed by health and rural development between FY16-17 and FY20-21, according to data available with the Union ministry of corporate affairs. During these five financial years, the education sector received ₹29,918 crore in CSR funds. The health sector received ₹2,0716 crore, and rural development and related schemes got ₹9,820 crore, the...

-The Hindu While the State Information Commission of T.N. furnished only 14% of the information sought, Maharashtra’s SIC was second-worst, sharing 23% of the information The State Information Commission of Tamil Nadu has Been the worst performing as far as responsiveness under the RTI Act is concerned, furnishing only 14% of the information sought. Maharashtra was second-worst, sharing 23% of the information asked for, according to a report card on the performance...