-The Times of India CHENNAI: With the oil ministry looking to announce steps to curb fuel consumption on September 16, industry insiders and analysts expect a steep one-time increase in prices of diesel and domestic LPG. In several key cities, the under recovery in domestic LPG is more than double that of the selling price while in diesel, the gap has increased to Rs 12.12 a litre from Rs 9.03 per litre...
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Lifestyle diseases to cost India $6 trillion, study estimates -Durgesh Nandan Jha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: India's march towards being an economically stable nation is threatened not just by global financial issues. Poor health indicators pose an equally big threat. The Harvard School of Public Health has, in a study on economic losses due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), estimated that the economic burden of these ailments for India will be close to $6.2 trillion for the period 2012-30, a figure that is...
More »No takers for implementing Narendra Modi's health mission -Kapil Dave
-The Times of India GANDHINAGAR: The chief minister's flagship programme of Balam Sukham Mission that was launched with much fanfare before the assembly polls last year, stands caught in the inter-departmental crossfire. Launched to address the problem of malnutrition among women and children after Modi had drawn flak for his remarks on the subject in an interview, the programme has not moved forward as neither the health department nor the women...
More »Kerosene lamp which cooks food without polluting
-PTI KOLKATA: A lamp which produces high quality light and doubles up as a device to cook food without causing pollution has been invented by a team of engineers in Maharashtra. Suitable particularly for rural households which lack clean cooking fuel and electricity, the device, aptly named Lanstove (lantern combined with cook stove), has been developed by researchers from Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) in Maharashtra's Phaltan. IIT graduate Anil Rajvanshi, who led...
More »Food Bill will help over 80 per cent coverage in Jharkhand villages-Anumeha Yadav
-The Hindu State's share of subsidised foodgrains will increase by 68 per cent; Centre will bear an additional subsidy of Rs. 595 crore Ranchi: On June 14, at Manika in Latehar, 180 km from Ranchi, more than 300 men and women stood in the pouring monsoon rain to record their testimonies about the functioNINg of public schemes in their villages as district officials listened at a public hearing organised by the Gram...
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