-The Hindu Irrespective of fuel costs, investing in a robust public transport system alone can save the day Whenever news about a fall in oil prices hits the headline, the first to cheer are car users. "I can save up to Rs. 2,700 every month now. That means I can put this money to better use elsewhere," a journalist-friend recently said with a sigh of relief when asked to respond to the...
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Anup Surendranath, assistant professor at National Law University and Project head of Death Penalty Research Project, speaks to Uttam Sengupta
-Outlook It has taken 16 months, 400 interviews and over Rs 30 lakh for the ‘Death Penalty Research Project' to see the light of day. It has taken 16 months, 400 interviews and over Rs 30 lakh for the ‘Death Penalty Research Project' to see the light of day. Project head Anup Surendranath, an assistant professor at National Law University, Delhi, speaks to Uttam Sengupta. Excerpts: * What triggered this project in...
More »KFC, Sagar Ratna rice unsafe, HC told -Soibam Rocky Singh
-The Hindustan Times Two popular restaurant chains, KFC and Sagar Ratna, are serving rice dishes that have been found to be "unsafe" due to the presence of harmful artificial colouring, the Delhi government's food safety department has said in a report submitted to the high court. The "unsafe" dishes mentioned are fast-food giant KFC's Rizo Rice served at its restaurant at Scindia House in Connaught Place, and some rice recipes from South...
More »All new medicines to come under price control -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The drug price regulator has mandated companies to seek its approval for every new medicine, including combinations of existing ones, to ensure that consumers are not overcharged. According to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) all innovative launches like new combinations of price-controlled medicines as well as those with changed strengths and dosages will be treated as 'new medicines'. The move is aimed at spanning the...
More »Revamping of Mid Day Meal Scheme
-Business Standard The Government of India has requested all the States / UTs for testing of the meals from accredited labs. The Governments of NCT Delhi and Punjab have engaged accredited labs for testing of samples in their State. The States / UTs Government may involve Food Inspectors to collect the food samples for testing on Quality parameters. The Mid Day Meal Guidelines envisage that teachers should not be assigned responsibilities that...
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