-The Hindu The former Chief Economic Adviser on India’s current slowdown in economic growth and the mix of policies needed to reignite it In a career spanning more than four decades, economist Kaushik Basu has donned many hats. He was Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India (2009-2012) and Chief Economist of the World Bank (2012-2016). At present, he is Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies...
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Upma meal a day for college and job -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph New Delhi: Children below five years in India who receive good nutrition are likelier to complete college education, find jobs and remain unmarried in their early 20s, researchers said on Friday. The health researchers, who surveyed a group of adults who had received a daily corn-soya blend upma meal when they were children, say their findings show how nutritional intervention during early childhood can influence long-term outcomes in education and...
More »Youths prefer Army, police jobs over agriculture: ASER report 2017
-The Indian Express The survey also reveals that almost 40 per cent youth have no role model for the occupation they aspire to pursue. Only a few of them wish to be part of the same profession as their parents. New Delhi: medicine remains a preferred profession for those in the 14-18 age bracket with 18.1 per cent wanting to be either a doctor or a nurse. It seems the craze for...
More »Short of physicians, Gujarat to let schoolkids act as docs -Ashish Chauhan
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: Gujarat, which has been witnessing a shortage of specialist doctors, especially in rural areas, has come up with a unique concept — 'Bal doctors (kid doctors)' will now look after children's wellness under the state's school health programme. Health department officials said a 'bal doctor' named Kajal Bhupatbhai Khant (11), a class 6 student at a government school in Navagam village of Arvalli district, has been nominated...
More »IMA strike call may hit private OPDs today
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Services at private hospitals in India are likely to be hit on Tuesday as the Indian Medical Association has called for suspending routine services for 12 hours in protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to replace Medical Council of India with a new body. The bill is likely to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday. OPDs of private hospitals may be hit...
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