-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is likely to come out with a policy to cap profit margins for hospitals this week. A first for any state, the policy will cover sale of medicines, consumables and devices to patients. The state government had appointed a nine-member committee in December last year to suggest the scope and process of capping prices. The move followed public outrage on the death of...
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Agencies that break roads must repair too -Alok KN Mishra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Heralding an end to roads lying unrepaired for long periods after being dug up in the capital, Delhi government has made it imperative on agencies that break up roads for work such as laying cables and pipelines or for other purpose to themselves fill the cavities and restore the roads. This is expected to remove the lack of coordination among various government bodies that are...
More »Government expands minority development plan to 308 districts from 196
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The BJP-led central government is expanding the reach of a scheme to improve socio-economic infrastructure for minorities in education, health and skill development from 196 to 308 districts of the country. From 27 states and UTs, the programme, which was last year allocated Rs 3,972 crore to be spent over three years, will now be implemented in districts across 32 states and UTs. “Between 33% and...
More »Modi claims all Indian villages have electricity but India Today report says otherwise -Anindya Banerjee
-India Today The government of India claimed that all villages in the country have been electrified. New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi tweeted, "28th April 2018 will be remembered as a historic day in the development journey of India. Yesterday, we fulfilled a commitment due to which the lives of several Indians will be transformed forever! I am delighted that every single village of India now has access to electricity." The Prime Minister specifically...
More »14 of world's 15 most polluted cities in India
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Delhi is not the most polluted city in the world. But that's hardly any reason to cheer. The WHO global air pollution database released in Geneva early Wednesday morning reveals that India has 14 out of the 15 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM 2.5 concentrations, with the worst being Kanpur. Despite public outcry over severe air pollution, and both Centre and...
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