-The Hindu Local firms will be at a disadvantage if big tech companies are given plum roles Since early last year, WhatsApp has busily piloted its payment system in India. WhatsApp Pay relies on the Indian government’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system to facilitate inter-bank transactions. Regulatory approval that would allow its nation-wide introduction is stuck on one point: the Indian government has asked WhatsApp to localise all data processing related to...
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Midday meals left 900 children ill
-PTI The HRD Ministry has received 35 complaints for substandard food since 2016 More than 900 children were reported ill across the country with zero fatalities due to the consumption of mid-day meals in the past three years, according to officials of the Human Resource Development Ministry. The Ministry had received 35 complaints from 15 States and Union Territories (UTs) regarding substandard food quality in the SAMe period. “A total number of 930 children...
More »Centre measuring how we spend our time -Isha Jain
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: A pan-India survey is under way since January 2019, the first of its kind in India, to measure an individual’s use of his/ her time, evident in the very term Time User Survey. Conducted by the National SAMple Survey Office, it is being carried out in four legs from January to December. Talking about the survey, chief statistician Pravin Srivastava on Saturday, while inaugurating a seminar on...
More »Explained: What is Rajasthan's free medicine scheme -Hamza Khan
-The Indian Express Dr Manoj Thaguria said, “A lot of patients revisit the dispensaries, hence the high number of beneficiaries. Some also manage to get a second course of prescribed medicines on the SAMe day." Jaipur: In his budget address earlier this week, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot increased the number of free medicines from 608 to 712 and free tests from 70 to 90, under the Chief Minister’s Free Medicine...
More »FSSAI to launch SAMpling and testing scheme for licensed dairy units -Meenakshi Verma Ambwani
-The Hindu Business Line To establish a self-monitoring mechanism for dairy establishments. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday said it plans to launch a scheme for SAMpling, testing and inspection of milk, in a bid to set up a self- monitoring mechanism for licensed dairy establishments. The food safety authority said this move is expected to strengthen internal controls at the licensed dairy processing establishments. Under this scheme, milk...
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