-The Economic Times If there are two statistics that summarise a nation's overall well-being, these are the infant mortality rate (IMR) and the maternal mortality rate (MMR). India has registered remarkable progress on both fronts over the last decade. IMR has declined 28% from 58 in 2004 to 42 in 2012. MMR has come down 36% from 280 in 2005 to 178 in 2012. The decline has been more spectacular in some...
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Former Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi calls CBI ‘department of dirty tricks’, RIL a parallel state -Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Tuesday stunned the CBI brass, describing the agency as 'department of dirty tricks (DDT)' which had gained disrepute for being the "government's hatchet", clothed in opacity with a perfume of mystery. Gandhi's remarks came while he delivered the 15th D P Kohli Memorial Lecture for CBI on "Eclipse at Noon: Shadows Over India's Conscience" with nearly 3000 officers of...
More »Ashish Bose: The man who coined BIMARU tried to make things simple-Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard Associates say Bose always tried to make complex things simple and understandable Finding out the essence is more important than getting lost in statistical jugglery" is what Ashish Bose, the country's foremost demographer, who passed away on Monday, once told Amitabh Kundu, his friend and professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Kundu's description perhaps summarises the personality of Bose, best known for coining the term BIMARU (in a paper...
More »Delhi spends highest on public health-Akanksha Jain
-The Hindu This was informed to the High Court in a case of free treatment to a minor Delhi is the highest spender on public health in the country, the Delhi Government has claimed before the Delhi High Court. The assertion was been made by its Directorate of Health and Family Welfare during the hearing of a petition about free treatment to a minor. The government said it is spending four times on...
More »WHO Calls for Better Coordination Among Govt Agencies
-Outlook Mumbai: Weak coordination among government agencies was one of the challenges in tackling vector-borne diseases (such as malaria, dengue) in India, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO is going to initiate an awareness campaign in the metropolis on such diseases by roping in the famed 'dabbawalas' (tiffin carriers) of the city, it said. The organisation, with Maharashtra Health Department and Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust, today called...
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