-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Cancer is thought to be the great leveler. Whether you are an Indian or a Korean or Icelander, cancer will bring death. But a massive study of 26 million cancer patients over 15 years has shown that survival rates in the 10 most prevalent types of cancer vary hugely across countries. Survival rates in India are quite low for most types of cancer, less than...
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EU Team to inspect sesame seed-processing units -Asit Ranjan Mishra
-Livemint.com The experts are said to be likely to be in India starting 9 December, inspecting units and laboratories mostly in Gujarat and Maharashtra New Delhi: After indicating to revoke the import ban on mangoes and four other farm produce from India, a Team of European experts will visit the country next week to inspect pesticide levels in sesame seeds used in confectionery. The experts are likely to visit India starting 9...
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...
More »Mapping exclusion -Amit Thorat
-The Indian Express Three members of a Dalit family in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar were killed, one of them decapitated before being thrown into a dry well in Jawkhede Khalsa village, on the night of October 20. The investigation is still on and the jury out on whether it was an act of caste violence or the result of a dispute. In recent times, however, it seems there is a surge in the...
More »Abki Baar, Hamara Adhikar: Rally reminds Govt
-The Indian Express New Delhi: "This government is trying to snatch away our rights, of both employment and land. We have come all the way to fight such injustice. Several people in my village voted for this government hoping they would improve our lives but they are doing just the opposite," said Lal Singh from Rajsamand district in Rajasthan. At a time when the NDA government's proposals to bring changes to some...
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