-The Hindu If Maharashtra is trying to identify children who are not getting educated, as per RTE, it has to include those children who are not studying the core subjects, be they in a madrasa, Vedic pathshala or any other religious or community school Maharashtra’s recent decision to conduct a survey of what it calls “non-school going children” seems to have created a storm. Political parties are now up in arms calling...
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No Medicine for the Common ‘Jan’ -Archana Mishra
-Tehelka The NDA government’s move to open more Jan Aushadhi stores ignores the multitude of issues currently plaguing them Amidst the jostling crowd at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Shahdara, Delhi, is 68-year-old Suresh Chandra, holding his medical files on one hand and prescription letter on the other. Chandra, who is a lung disease patient, moves towards the Jan Aushadhi store, situated in the hospital premises. Chandra hopes that the government-run medical...
More »National Green Tribunal seeks response from Delhi govt and others on dirty water issues
-PTI New Delhi: A bench headed by U D Salvi, after taking suo moto cognisance of a newspaper report, issued notices to Delhi government, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the four municipal corporations to reply to the malady of the citizens. The appalling picture of water supply in the capital has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek...
More »After Maggi, vegetables and milk to be tested for adulteration -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard After Maggi, the quality of vegetables, milk and milk products sold at various places might also be tested for adulteration. The Department of Consumer Affairs is planning to approach the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to run a pilot project in this regard, starting from Delhi. Officials said the pilot might start in the next few months to check these edible items for adulteration. The presence of...
More »Callous habits catch up with noodles and more -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph New Delhi: Biochemist Thuppil Venkatesh says he is not surprised by claims of food safety regulators in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi that they have detected lead, a potential toxin to humans, in Maggi noodles. For over a decade, Venkatesh, professor emeritus at St John's Medical College, Bangalore, has been trying to warn the country about what he says are dangerous levels of lead in the environment that may slip into...
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