-Hindustan Times Rewa/ Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has taken cognizance of four malnourishment deaths reported over the last three months in Rewa district. MPHRC has also asked for a detailed report from chief medical and health officer (CMHO), Rewa SK Tripathi on the malnutrition deaths. Three of the children who died were girls. One of them died just a couple of days back.Deaths of 62 children over five months in...
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'Bimaru' states shine in urban reforms in recent years -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh -- traditionally tagged as 'Bimaru' states -- have made major progress in urban municipal reforms in recent years, while Delhi has not submitted any claim of reforms. States such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, which have always performed better, lead from the front again in the assessment by the urban development ministry. The assessment is based...
More »Will raze 28,000 illegal buildings on nalas in Hyderabad: K Chandrasekhar Rao
-The Times of India HYDERABAD: Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday said 28,000 buildings built illegally on city's storm water drains "will be bulldozed to prevent flooding during heavy rains." The government, henceforth, will not allow even a single illegal construction to come up in the city, the CM said adding: "Flying squads for each of the 24 municipal circles, assisted by police, will be pressed into service to pull down...
More »Jerome Oberreit, Secretary General of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) or Doctors without Borders, interviewed by A Rangarajan
-The Hindu MSF Secretary General Jerome Oberreit on the increasing threat to affordable health care worldwide. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders, the international humanitarian medical aid organisation that is active in 69 countries, serves populations affected by epidemics, armed conflicts, natural calamities and manmade disasters. MSF has relied heavily on generic drugs, much of which has been sourced from India, to deliver health care to some of the most...
More »Farmers stumped: No crop insurance claim against drought
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Farmers in Rewa district, who paid insurance premium for their crops, are running from pillar to post after suffering damages because there is no provision of seeking claim against loss on account of drought. "I paid Rs. 2,667 to Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited against crop insurance on July 9. I went for soybean cultivation on majority of the four hectares of land with some parts...
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