-Scroll.in ‘LiveLaw’ and ‘Bar & Bench’ have revolutionised legal reporting by tweeting about proceedings in real time, bringing them to the screens of general readers. On November 19, Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court of India made a passing comment while hearing a case. “I will tell you something in a lighter vein,” he said. “Instead of wading through the pleadings before us, I thought I will check LiveLaw or other...
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Fewer kids under 3 breastfed within an hour of birth, finds NFHS-5 -Shruti Banerjee , Ashmita Sengupta and Pubali Bhattacharya
-Down to Earth The highest percentage of children under three who were breastfed within one hour of birth was registered in Meghalaya, followed by Lakshwadeep, Kerala and Mizoram The number of women breastfeeding their newborns within an hour declined in the last five years, according to the recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The women in urBan regions of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli along with Bihar, Gujarat, Sikkim,...
More »India's Oligarchy Shuts the People Out – and the Constitution Is to Blame -Bhanu Dhamija
-TheWire.in Only a serious overhaul can remedy the fundamental shortcomings in our constitution. It is now clear that India, the world’s largest democracy, is being run by an oligarchy, a form of government where the real power lies with just a few individuals and families. This became tragically evident from the recent saga of India’s agricultural reforms. Three farm laws were enacted by a coterie in the Centre without even recognising that...
More »Covid-19 Impact: Huge Decline in People Accessing Health Services -Ravi Duggal
-Newsclick.in While Covid-19 affected all areas of life, it was access to healthcare where it had the maximum effect. So inpatient admissions, outpatient care or operations saw declines of up to 40%. Declines were also seen in deliveries, antenatal care and immunisation of children. States with a large private health sector also suffered as charges were increased substantially so that profits remained unaffected. So the message is clear–give adequate budgetary allocations...
More »Economic revival beating predictions: RBI bulletin
-The Hindu “Economic conditions continued to improve through November on the back of the uptick in agriculture and manufacturing,” RBI officials say in an article in the central Bank’s monthly bulletin. There is now more evidence to show that the Indian economy “is pulling out of COVID-19’s deep abyss and is reflating” at a pace that beats most predictions, RBI officials, including Deputy Governor Michael Patra, said in an article in the...
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