-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on finance failed on Tuesday to adopt two reports critical of the government — on demonetisation and on the revised formula for calculating growth — in the face of vocal opposition by BJP and some non-NDA parties. The report on demonetisation, circulated in the morning ahead of the committee meeting, said the measure had cost the economy 1% of GDP. The other...
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Uttar Pradesh's child death crisis -Ramanan Laxminarayan
-Livemint.com The Gorakhpur tragedy must be seen against the larger backdrop of public health failure in Uttar Pradesh The recent tragedy of more than 85 children and newborns who died in Gorakhpur has, not for the first time, put the spotlight starkly on the country’s ailing public health system. The lack of all things important to human settlements—sanitation, disease surveillance, primary healthcare, tertiary hospitals, resources, life-saving equipment, political will and public health...
More »Jharkhand infant deaths: NHRC issues notice; hospital says mal-nourished, under weight children died
-The Indian Express The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the state government seeking its report within six weeks on the deaths of infants. Ranchi: Amid Congress raising the issue of deaths of infants in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital (MGMMCH) in Jamshedpur, the District Judge on Tuesday visited the premises to carry out an inspection, taking suo motu cognisance on the issue. The National Human Rights...
More »Niti favours law hiking minimum fine on polluters from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 crore -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recently ordered closure of many polluting units in Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere, but such a 'drastic' step could soon be the last resort if the government finally legislates a proposed law which imposes heavy fines on violators instead of shutting them down altogether. The proposed law provides for an increase in the existing penalty from Rs 1 lakh to...
More »Govt mulling 2% relief on GST for digital payments -Pankaj Doval
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: You may soon need to shell out less if you pay digitally. The government is looking at giving a 2% incentive over the applicable GST tax rate in case of digital payments where the bill is up to Rs 2,000, in a move aimed at discouraging cash payments. According to sources, the proposal - which may give the benefit in the form of a discount or...
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