-PTI New Delhi: The Centre’s attention has been sought on the “rising neonatal mortality rate” among tribals in Kerala. C K Janu, leader of NDA ally Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha (JRS), today met Union Health and Family Welfare minister Jagat Prakash Nadda in this regard. The tribal leader told reporters that the minister agreed to send a central team in a week’s time to study the current situation of tribal children and their health. “We...
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Chennai shuts, but Amma Canteens feed the hungry -R Srikanth
-The Hindu Over 350 outlets were open and instructed to hand out free food Ahead of the funeral of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday, Chennai shut down — shops, restaurants and roadside eateries were closed. But as Tamil Nadu mourned her, one of Amma’s pet schemes — ‘Amma Unavagams’ (Amma Canteens) stayed open — but not for business as food was served free of cost to all those who walked in. Of the 407...
More »PM said don't return Jan Dhan cash, villagers say we have no choice -Priyangi Agarwal
-The Times of India BAREILLY: Two days after PM Modi urged Jan Dhan account holders at a rally in poll-bound UP's Moradabad city to hold on to the money deposited into their accounts by people with illegal cash, villagers across districts that TOI spoke with said the PM's advice didn't factor in "ground realities". "The PM may have meant well, but the fact is not one Jan Dhan account holder who let...
More »Oil mills in Modi backyard idle minus cash -Basant Rawat
-The Telegraph Ahmedabad: Samir Shah never had such spare time in his life as an oil mill owner. This is, after all, the peak season when mills buy oil seeds that are available after the harvesting of kharif crops. But the Saurashtra businessman has been sitting idle the past fortnight. There's no cash to do business. The demonetisation drive has left Entrepreneurs like him with a shrunken wallet. And farmers don't usually accept...
More »Indian MSMEs yet to reap the benefit of Govt. schemes, says a recent report
A recently released report shows that only a few enterprises belonging to the labour-intensive Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector could take advantage of the 205 number of public schemes (available in October 2015) of various Ministries or Departments of the Government, as listed at the website www.clusterobservatory.in. (Please click here to access the report on MSMEs and the challenges they face). Prepared by the Foundation for MSME Clusters...
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