-The Hindu Amidst the scattered experimentation now, the Centre must offer strategic policy guidance for inter-State coordination Only two years ago, in the wake of a nationwide lockdown, India was left shocked by the plight of migrant workers walking hundreds of kilometres, facing hunger, exhaustion and violence, to get to the safety of their home villages. The dire circumstances of the migrants tugged at our collective heartstrings. They became the focus of...
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Parliamentary Panel Flags Slow Increase in Health Budget -Priyanka Ishwari
-Newsclick.in The budgetary allocation for health was only 2.1% of the total Budget Estimates for 2022-2023. New Delhi: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has raised concerns over “less priority” being accorded to the health sector in the Budget. The committee, headed by Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Ram Gopal Yadav, noted that “the budgetary allocation for the ministry of health and family welfare accounts for 2.1% of the total BE 2022-23 (Budget Estimates...
More »Onion output likely to be more than last year in FY22; potato slightly less -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard Total horticulture production pegged at 333.3 million tonnes in 2021-22, outstripping foodgrains output again India’s potato and tomato production could be marginally less in 2021-22 as compared to the previous year while onion output could be almost 17 per cent more than last year, the first advance estimate of horticulture production released today said. The government also said that total horticulture production is estimated to be at 333.3 million tonnes, a...
More »Pay Rs.1.36 Lakh Crore For Mining In Jharkhand: Hemant Soren To Centre -Manish Kumar
-NDTV.com A large portion of coal mining in mineral-rich Jharkhand is done by a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, or CIL, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked the centre to clear what he claims is a ₹ 1.36 lakh crore due for mining by government firms. He had raised this issue in the state assembly too. In a tweet, Mr Soren said he has...
More »Parl Committee Asks Govt Why It Didn’t Use PSUs To Make COVID Drugs -Banjot Kaur
-TheWire.in * The Parliamentary standing committee on chemicals and fertilisers has produced a report highlighting gaps in the availability of COVID-19 drugs and devices during the pandemic. * The committee has asked the national government why PSUs didn’t receive licenses to make COVID drugs when private manufacturers did. * The MPs on the committee also spotlighted widespread irrational drug use in COVID-19 management, despite the existence of a standard treatment protocol. New Delhi: The...
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