-The Indian Express The Niti Aayog's report, submitted before the United Nations, acknowledges that anti-poverty programmes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) helped weaker sections of the society. Vindicating the UPA government’s stand on pulling people out of poverty, India’s Voluntary National Review Report on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals to the United Nations has said that sustained growth of 8.3 per cent from 2004-05 to 2011-12,...
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Sponsors banned: Docs asked to raise funds for conferences -Durgesh Nandan Jha & Rema Nagarajan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has asked its state and local units to raise funds from member doctors to organise conferences and functions instead of seeking sponsorship. According to IMA office-bearers, the decision was taken at a meeting on Wednesday in view of allegations about pharmaceutical companies and the device industry shaping the content and style of medical conferences. "If doctors want to meet at a...
More »90% of PDS wheat in Madhya Pradesh diverted illegally: State Agriculture Minister -Milind Ghatwai
-The Indian Express State agriculture minister Gaurishankar Bisen made purported statement in closed-door govt meet Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Gaurishankar Bisen has reportedly said in a closed-door government meeting that 90 per cent of the wheat procured for distribution in his state through the PDS system is diverted illegally. The statement attributed to Bisen, who refused to Elaborate on it later, comes at a time when there is talk about...
More »Triple talaq -- myths and misperceptions -Faizan Mustafa
-The Tribune The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has, in a recent meeting, decided on a code of conduct for divorce. In a major climbdown, it has conceded ground and resolved in favour of "one divorce." Therefore, instant triple divorce will no more be an option with a Muslim male. GOING by the discussions on television channels it seems all Muslim women are getting instant triple divorce. But then facts are...
More »Nine in every 10 children do not get adequate diet in Jharkhand, Bihar: NFHS data
-Down to Earth Almost 69.9 per cent of children under five years in Jharkhand are acutely suffering from anaemia Nine out of every ten children within the age-group of 6–23 months in Bihar and Jharkhand do not get adequate diet, as the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-16) data highlights. In a series of startling revElations, the nutrition and health status of children in the two states are found...
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