-TheLeaflet.in The primary question to ask is whether any existing law requires citizens to possess certain documents or to register as proof or condition of citizenship. There exists no such law or requirement under the citizenship laws in India, writes MOHAMMAD WASIM. IN the ever-shifting landscape of the meaning and scope of citizenship, one feature has remained immutable—that citizenship is the bedrock of a gamut of other rights. Citizenship confers superior rights...
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IMA 'shocked' over Patanjali’s Coronil claim, asks health minister to clarify
-PTI/ Livemint.com * Being Health Minister of the country, how justified is it to release such falsely fabricated unscientific product, the IMA statement said * The IMA statement further said: Can you clarify the time frame, time line for the so-called clinical trial of this said anti-corona product The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday said that it shocked over Patanjali Ayurveda's "blatant lie of WHO certification" for Coronil tablet, which the company...
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-Down to Earth While total allocations to Union budget 2021-22 saw an increase of 14.5%, the share for children declined by 10.8% compared to 2020 The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has dealt a serious blow to the Indian economy. The economic slowdown has aggravated poverty, disrupted public provisioning for children’s welfare, exacerbated existing gaps in availability, access and utilisation of services. It has multiplied challenges for children from marginalised communities. Healthcare, nutrition,...
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-TheWire.in One of the most disturbing effects of the pandemic has been on the nutritional needs of the disadvantaged. The Budget needs to prioritise addressing this issue. The pandemic led disruptions of nutrition services have exacerbated India’s existing burden of undernutrition. Children did not get the mid-day meals and supplementary nutrition under the anganwadi services scheme they were registered under. Critical health services like immunisation, iron-folic acide and calcium supplementation, Treatment of...
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-The Hindu Post-1991, changes in industry caused a second de-industrialisation; the results in agriculture are likely to be no different Almost all sections of people including farmers agree that the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)-mandi policies for agricultural marketing, initiated in the 1960s for a few crops, have outlived their utility and the system needs a new policy in the face of the agricultural sector’s growth slowdown, the crop-composition not widening, and...
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