-The Telegraph The ranking list was released by the Central Zoo Authority has Calcutta’s Alipore Zoological Garden in the fourth position Darjeeling: The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) of Darjeeling has been recognised as the best zoo in the country. Calcutta’s famous Alipore Zoological Garden has come fourth. The ranking list was released by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) during the zoo directors' conference held at Bhubaneswar in Odisha on September 10. “It is...
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Realistic analysis shows that the Indian economy has simply taken little steps in Q1 instead of a quantum leap
There is euphoria abound about India's growth performance during the first quarter of the current fiscal. As compared to the corresponding period last year, the year-on-year (y-o-y) GDP growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022-23 is down. However, one should take into account the fact that the high growth performance of the real GDP in Q1 of 2021-22 was due to the low base in the corresponding period of...
More »How dosage of fever drugs has again highlighted nexus of pharma firms, doctors -Vivek Mishra
-Down to Earth No regulation on marketing strategies by drug companies has created a medical autocracy, the Dolo-650 controversy shows If you had to take paracetamol 650 milligrams instead of paracetamol 500 mg three times a day during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be familiar with the drug called Dolo-650. The drug is prescribed for reducing fever and pain, but the medicine possibly reached you thanks to its manufacturer’s market strategy. A petition...
More »Plight of the small peasantry in Punjab is affecting their mental health, highlights field-based study
Door-to-door and village-to-village surveys carried out by researchers of the Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana detected a total of 9,291 suicides that were committed by farmers in six districts of Punjab during the period from 2000 to 2018. Situated in the Malwa region of Punjab, which is known for cotton farming and the prevalence of cancer among its population, Sangrur (2,506) witnessed the highest number of...
More »State Bank of India Writes Off Rs1.45 Lakh Crore Bad Loans of Big Defaulters since FY14; Refuses To Share Names -Yogesh Sapkale
-Moneylife.in State Bank of India (SBI) has again refused to share the names of borrowers who owe Rs100 crore or more, even with its shareholder. Over the past nine years, from FY13-14 up to FY21-22, SBI has written off bad loans of over Rs145,248 crore of big defaulters, while recovering just over 13% from them. SBI told social activist and shareholder Vivek Velankar, "The Bank is under statutory and regulatory obligations to...
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