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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...

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Ministry extends time to respond on draft policy on PwD after activists raise demand -Damini Nath

-The Hindu The draft calls for expanding the disabilities prevention programme of the Health Ministry from “traditional causes” to other causes, including malnourishment and medical negligence After several stakeholders demanded more time to respond, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has extended the time for the public to submit comments on the draft National Policy for persons with disabilities (PwD), which was published last month, by one week time,...

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Trial by ‘fire’: A wake-up call for India’s electric vehicle strategy -Moushumi Mohanty

-Down to Earth India’s plan to have electric scooters and bikes comprise 80% of its 2-wheeler market has hit a snag due to e-bikes bikes catching fire  Unsafe batteries and faulty pack design may have triggered fires in electric two-wheelers in India, the Centre for Fire Explosives and Environment Agency (CFEEA) reported last month. The centre was asked to probe into the circumstances of the fires, which have killed at least three persons...

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42 Dead As Floods Hit 32 Assam Districts, Meghalaya Loses highways Link - Arun Nair

-NDTV.com Northeast floods: Lower Assam has been one of the worst-hit with five major rivers flowing above danger level. Guwahati: The flood situation in the Northeast looks grim with Assam and Meghalaya emerging as the worst-hit. At least 42 people have died and nearly 40 lakh have been affected in both the states. * Assam has been reeling under devastating floods with 32 of the northeastern state's 33 districts now inundated by floods....

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Fact-checking Modi government’s claims of record infrastructure growth in the past eight years -Divyani Dubey

-Scroll.in BJP leaders are promoting the regime’s achievements in developing airports, air routes and national highways. Here’s what official records say. The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government completed eight years in power in May. Using the hashtag #8YearsOfInfraGati, the incumbent government, BJP leaders and several ministers, including Prime Minister Modi, made a series of claims on social media and in newspaper advertisements related to the growth of urban transport. In one such...

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