-The Indian Express India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus ahead of the global target date, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday. Indian Express explains what this achievement means. What is maternal and newborn tetanus? Tetanus, infection by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, can occur whenever there is an open wound in the body. A newborn, or the mother, can be infected due to unhygienic birthing practices — such as the use of...

-Al Jazeera Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to narrow the gap between Indian elites and the rest of the population India has experienced a significant economic growth spurt in recent decades. After seeing annual growth of 3 percent in the years after independence in 1947, the rate began to double, reaching a rate of around 6 percent per year after 1980. However, the distribution of growth proceeds has been very uneven...

-The Hindu The crisis-ridden textile sector, being labour-intensive, should have been an ideal candidate for a push as part of the Prime Minister’s pet ‘Make in India’ initiative, but as the issues it is mired in remain unresolved, and with losses mounting, the situation is grim. Nearly half of India’s power looms are at a standstill: the spinning industry in the northern and southern regions has pressed in shutdowns of as...

-Livemint.com Govt likely to appeal ruling that requires it to offer level playing field to domestic and foreign manufacturers Geneva/New Delhi: A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has ruled against India in a dispute raised by the US over the country’s solar power programme, requiring the government to offer a level playing field to both foreign and domestic manufacturers of solar panels. India is likely to appeal against the dispute settlement panel’s ruling,...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's magic appears to be working well among cooking gas consumers. With a little assistance from state-run fuel retailers. Between 30,000 and 40,000 households are giving up LPG subsidy daily in response to a countrywide door-to-door campaign launched by the oil marketers to capitalize on the Prime Minister's call to 'Give It Up'. The result is nothing but magical in a country used to...