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Delhi's air worst among 381 cities: World Bank -Dipak K Dash

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The latest World Bank report on leveraging urbanisation in South ASIa has identified "air pollution" as a big challenge for major cities in the region, including Delhi.While Delhi is the worst among 381 cities from developing countries, 19 of the 20 most polluted cities are from South ASIa, the report said quoting the recent findings of World Health Organisation report on ambient air pollution. The report...

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Urbanisation in India slow, messy, hidden: World Bank -Subodh Varma

-The Times of India India and her neighbors are going through a tortuous process of urbanization - slow, messy and partly hidden. This is seen in severe problems of livability and congestion, making cities unattractive for rural migrants. As a result, whatever benefits urban agglomerations could have offered in terms of economic advance are getting diluted. This is the dire analysis of a 200-page World Bank report on urbanization in South...

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Less than 20% of population under health insurance cover: Report -Sushmi Dey

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Despite liberalization of the insurance sector, only around 21.6 crore people - less than one-fifth of India's population - are covered under health insurance. Even among those who have some form of coverage, 67% are covered by public insurance companies, according to National Health Profile 2015, compiled by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence. The report, which has a separate chapter on health financing, shows despite...

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India's ranking in broadband penetration drops: UN

-IANS/United Nations The country ranked 80 among 133 developing countries on percentage of households with internet in 2014 India's global position in broadband penetration dropped from 125 in 2013 to 131 in 2014 out of 189 countries, according to the State of Broadband report by the United Nations. The UN Broadband Commission's report said 57% of the world's people remain offline and unable to take advantage of the enormous economic and social benefits...

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The post-dengue prognosis -K Srinath Reddy & NR Narayana Murthy

-The Indian Express The steady state efficiency of healthcare needs to be raised so that crises like this one can be avoided. In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty; all are responsible.” While these words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel ring true for many social and political ills that appall us, they are also a timely reminder of our collective responsibility to correct the pathetic state of...

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