-Hindustan Times India's MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living - which are represented by 12 indicators. NITI Aayog has published the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report which measured “three equally weighted dimensions” of health, education and standard of living. India's MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living - which are represented by 12 indicators of nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care,...
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FSSAI tightens norms for global firms bringing food products into India
-The Hindu Business Line Registration with regulator a must; may inspect units Meenakshi Verma Ambwani To ensure the import of safe food products, the FSSAI has notified a new regulatory framework for foreign facilities that bring food items to India. Under the regulations, foreign food manufacturing facilities that make products in certain categories for export to India will need to register with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and may also...
More »Alarm bells in 53 European, Central Asian countries, WHO warns of new Covid wave -Meenakshi Ray
-Hindustan Times Covid-19 cases had risen in Europe for the fifth consecutive week, making it the only world region where the infections are still increasing, WHO's headquarters in Geneva said on Wednesday. As many as 53 countries in Europe and Central Asia face the “real threat” of a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic in the coming weeks or are already battling a new wave of infections, exacerbated by the more transmissible Delta...
More »As Zika virus spreads in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka step up vigil -Amit Chaturvedi
-Hindustan Times The cases of Zika virus were reported three days ago and has now climbed to 15 in Kerala. The state government has formulated as action plan to check the spread of zika virus disease. The Centre too has rushed a team of experts to the southern state. Tamil Nadu has intensified checking at its border with Kerala after cases of Zika virus emerged in the southern state. Tight vigil is...
More »As Dharamshala grows, the city eats into the forest -Meenakshi Kapoor
-India.Mongabay.com * Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of India ordered the demolition of a hotel structure built in 2006 under the garb of a bus stand and parking lot in Dharamshala. The High Court of Shimla has, more than once, asked the state to act against violations. * Dharamshala has witnessed rapid growth which has often spread into the forests. The state action, however, has been targeted towards small encroachments. The...
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