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Now, sanitary pads for Rs 1 at Jan Aushadhis -Sushmi Dey

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With an aim to ensure women’s hygiene, the government has slashed price of sanitary napkins sold at Jan Aushadhi stores to just Re 1 per piece from Rs 2.50. The biodegradable napkins - available in a pack of four - will be sold at a subsidized price under the brand 'Suvidha' at 5,500 such stores across the country. The move assumes significance as many women, especially...

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Is the current slowdown cyclical or structural? -Deepti Mathew

-IANS While there is a consensus that the economy is slowing down, the debate is still going on whether the slowdown is structural or cyclical. The Indian economy is passing through a phase of economic slowdown, with the GDP growth registering one of the lowest rates of 5.8 per cent in the last quarter of FY19. The GDP growth rate for the first quarter of FY20 is feared to be lower than...

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Increasing investment to stimulate growth -C Rangarajan & DK Srivastava

-The Hindu Attention needs to be paid to both cyclical and structural dimensions of India’s present economic slowdown India’s current economic slowdown is due to a combination of two underlying trends. First, there is the short-run cyclical slowdown exhibited by a number of high-frequency indicators, reflecting a significant fall in demand, especially for sectors such as automobiles, consumer durables and housing. Second, there is the more serious long-term fall in investment and Savings...

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For Mawasi tribe in MP's Satna, limited access to forests results in livelihood loss and a generation forsaking tribal knowledge -Manish Chandra Mishra

-Firstpost.com Satna: A chapati with a pinch of salt and some mustard oil is all that Madhu, a three-year-old girl from a hard-pressed tribal community in Madhya Pradesh, gets to eat on a regular basis. Milk and vegetables are rare luxuries that are available when her mother, Mamta, has enough Savings to buy provisions from the village market. This mother and daughter are not alone in the deprivation. Madhu and Mamta are...

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Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts cross Rs.1-trillion mark

-PTI * The scheme was launched on 28 August, 2014, with an aim to provide universal access to banking facilities to people in the country * The total balance in over 36.06 crore PMJDY accounts was at Rs.1,00,495.94 crore as on 3 July New Delhi: Deposits in bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme, launched about five years ago by the Modi-government, have crossed the Rs.1 lakh crore mark. As per the latest finance...

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