A recently released study, which has been done by Dalberg in collaboration with Kantar, and with support from the Omidyar Network India, brings to light both the supply and demand-side perspectives on the 'One Nation One Ration Card' (ONORC) scheme. Titled 'Fulfilling the promise of One Nation One Ration Card: A frontline perspective from 5 Indian states', the survey for the study was conducted in five states i.e., Andhra Pradesh,...
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Painkiller indomethacin to fight mild COVID-19, say researchers -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Drug helps patients recover from fever in an average of three days and from cough in four days A painkiller called indomethacin prescribed for arthritis and spondylitis is an effective treatment for mild or moderate COVID-19, Chennai-based researchers have told India’s apex health research agency, seeking its inclusion in COVID-19 treatment guidelines. The researchers have submitted what they claim are “striking” study results, indicating that patients of mild or moderate COVID-19...
More »Economic Crisis Deepens, Hate And Violence Rises -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in Religious bigotry and violence are meant to distract people from questioning sweeping unemployment, sky-high prices and faltering incomes. If you go by Sarkari views, India's economy is on an upward bounce after the devastation caused by the COVID pandemic. But, in reality, there is ever-widening discontent because of the inability of the government to rein in prices of essential items, its complete neglect of job creation and low incomes that are...
More »As COVID Numbers Rise, Delhi Government Announces Free Booster Doses -Anindita Sanyal
-NDTV.com Delhi logged 965 fresh COVID cases over a 24-hour period on Thursday -- a positivity rate of 4.71 per cent -- while one person died due to the infection, according to data from the health department. New Delhi: The precautionary vaccine dose for COVID will be available free for the 18-59 age group in all hospitals run by the Delhi government. The Arvind Kejriwal government's order -- expected for a while...
More »In Wake of Ukraine War, India Set to See Rising Food Grain Prices -Siraj Hussain and Shweta Saini
-TheWire.in The wholesale price inflation for wheat in March was 14%. The retail prices will, therefore, reflect the same once the peak arrival season is over, in June 2022. Even the critics of India’s public distribution system (PDS) acknowledge that it worked well during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional allocations of free food grains at 5 kg per person per month, under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), helped prevent mass hunger...
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