-The New Indian Express BENGALURU: The Narendra Modi government, which has recently cut the funds to the state for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), has now limited the scheme to cover just 69 most backward taluks. According to an official source, the Union Ministry of Rural Development has sent a communication to the state government asking it to focus on the most backward taluks, instead of all...
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Sterilisations stepped up to meet target: report -Pavan Dahat
-The Hindu Despite SC order, daily number in each camp high in Chhattisgarh Raipur (Chhattisgarh): The Health department has set "targets" of female sterilisation in Chhattisgarh, according to an unpublished survey of the family planning proGramme in the State conducted by the Public Health Resource Network (PHRN) a year ago, The synopsis of the report accessed by The Hindu says, "During discussions with various respondents while carrying out the survey, it was evident...
More »CAG takes ‘Aswachh’ Gujarat to task
-The Times of India GANDHINAGAR (Gujarat): Though Gujarat claims to be the vanguard of Indian states working for the swachchta revolution championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has discovered an untidy record. In its report, 'Local Bodies of Gujarat' - released on Tuesday and covering the period till year ending March 2013 - the CAG points out failures of the state in the execution of the...
More »IMA to Provide Free Medical Facilities in Adopted Villages
-Outlook Kanpur: Indian Medical Association (IMA) will be providing free medical facilities and create awareness about good health practices in the villages adopted by it under the 'Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana'. "We have been directed by the IMA headquarters to adopt villages here which will be visited by a team of doctors once in a month. "Free medical facilities will be provided to the villagers and a cleanliness campaign will be launched to...
More »Trademark war: ‘Khadi’ registered in Germany, Spain -Sidhartha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government's efforts to promote 'khadi' are facing a trademark hurdle with the brand having been registered abroad, in countries such as Germany, as well as in India. After haldi and basmati, this is the latest instance of infringement of intellectual property rights, which is essentially traditional knowledge. What makes the task more difficult for the government is that 'khaddar' and 'khadi' are common across the...
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