-NDTV.com The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and Middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement said. New Delhi: The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and Middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement...

-PTI/ NDTV.com The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the poor and the Middle class have benefitted from the 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras', set up to provide generic drugs at affordable prices, and they saved about ₹ 13,000 crore through the stores. He also interacted with 'Jan Aushadhi...

-PTI/ The Hindu "The Jan Aushadhi Yojna is contributing greatly in ensuring the health care needs of women. The scheme has come like a silent revolution in the country," he said. The 'Jan Aushadhi Yojna' catering to the health needs of poor and middle-class families has come as a silent revolution in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday. He was addressing an event organised by the Delhi BJP on...

-TheWeek.in Well-off are doing fine; stagflation confined to middle and lower-Middle classes Kaushik Basu, former chief economic adviser to the government and former chief economist of the World Bank, is currently teaching at Cornell University in the US. In an exclusive interaction, he talks about the current challenges before the Indian economy and its future growth prospects. Excerpts: Q/ Is the Indian economy moving in the right direction? A/ The performance of the Indian...

-The Telegraph The risks of mining in Goa far outweigh ‘developmental gains’ Over five years ago, Hartman de Souza, a Goan, wrote a very angry book, Eat Dust: Mining and Greed in Goa, about the political economy of mining, giving a harrowing account of the mining racket orchestrated by those with political power, money and influence during the Age of Greed (2008-2011). This year, four national political parties are fighting the Goa elections...