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Union health ministry’s survey puts question mark on death data -GS Mudur

-The Telegraph Civil Registration System figures are closest to the truth and should be considered authentic, say officials The Union health ministry’s National Family Health Survey 2019-21 has suggested that India’s births-and-deaths recording system registered only 71 per cent of the country’s deaths over the preceding three years, significantly lower than the 99.9 per cent cited by the ministry for 2020. The gap between the two numbers and the exceedingly high proportion of...

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What Explains Rural India’s Diabetes Problem? -Sweta Akundi

-TheWire.in South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index. At a healthcare clinic in Thodathara, a village in the Thavanampalle mandal near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Dr Vijay Kumar calls in his next patient. “He is the most disciplined man I know,” Dr Kumar says with a hint of pride. Reddyappa Reddy walks in and takes...

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WHO COVID-19 death toll: 5 healthcare experts weigh in on India figures -Ranjit Bhushan

-MoneyControl.com Methodologies can differ to a limited extent but a 10 percent margin of difference is difficult to explain, as a war of words breaks out in India and overseas With COVID-19 thought to be receding into the background, a fresh controversy around it has surfaced, this time from mortality figures provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and backed by similar claims from renowned global medical journals like The Lancet and...

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Food fascism violates our right to food and nutrition, state eminent citizens

-Statement issued by Concerned Citizens, Doctors, Nutritionists, Parents, Advocates and Researchers dated 5th May, 2022 Amidst growing attacks on meat sellers and restaurant owners who sell non-vegetarian food, a statement has been issued by concerned citizens, and civil society groups. The statement depicts how such attacks or bans against non-vegetarian food would impact the right to food as well as the nutritional status of the disadvantaged sections of the society and the undernourished...

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With growth led by ‘news broadcasting and digital operations’, Network18 reports 58% spike in net profit

-Newslaundry.com According to Moneycontrol, digital news reported the most growth in terms of operating revenue. Network18 Media & Investments Ltd reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 61.6 crore for the quarter ending March – a rise of 58.1 percent from last year, Moneycontrol reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the media company also saw a “14.6 percent on-year rise in consolidated revenue from operations to Rs 1,621.1 crore”. The surge was...

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