-Down to Earth Treatment of cardiovascular diseases cost a bomb in rural India Among all ailments, it is infections that are making Indians the most sick. And, this is true for both, rural and urban areas, according to latest study of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). These infections include malaria, viral hepatitis / jaundice, acute diarrhoeal diseases / dysentery, dengue fever, chikungunya, measles, acute encephalitis syndrome, typhoid, hookworm infection filariasis, tuberculosis and...
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Govt awaits Labour ministry's verdict on modifying consumer price indices
-PTI On a supplementary question on when outstanding Dues to Andhra Pradesh will be released, Tomar gave an assurance that no pendency of Dues relating to Andhra Pradesh would remain with his ministry. The government is awaiting the Labour ministry's decision on modifying consumer price indices before linking MGNREGA wages to inflation, Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday. Replying to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Upper House on linking of wages...
More »Give farmers their Due credit -Ashok Gulati & Ritika Juneja
-The Indian Express All crop loans should be routed through Kisan Credit Cards. This will ensure that farmers do not use the loans for non-agricultural purposes. Normally, a sector’s credit off-take is a sign of its health. Higher the off-take, the better the sector’s performance. There has been a healthy off-take of ground-level credit (GLC) in agriculture and allied sectors. In the financial year (FY) 2018-19, banks disbursed Rs 12.55 trillion...
More »The poisoned landscapes of Punjab -Tejinder Kaur & Anil Kishore Sinha
-India Water Portal Excessive and unregulated pesticide use has not only poisoned the soil, water and environment in villages in Punjab’s Malwa region – it has also increased health risks for the people Punjab, riding high on pesticides Pesticide use continues to be very high in agriculture in India, where estimated annual production losses Due to pests amount to approximately US$ 42.66 million per year. Pesticides are chemical compounds that kill pests such...
More »With Rs.40,000 cr Due, States to press for urgent GST Council meeting
-The Hindu Business Line Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra says many States are financially stressed The war of words over GST compensation continued between the Centre and the State governments, with West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra pointing out that the Dues owed to the States and three Union Territories with Legislative Assemblies total about ?40,000 crore. Please click here to read more. ...
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