-ThePrint.in Report ranks UP No.1 in ‘incremental performance’ between 2018-19 and 2019-20. Among UTs, Delhi and J&K also at the bottom of list, but leading in ‘incremental performance’. New Delhi: Kerala has emerged as the state with the best overall health performance for the fourth consecutive year, while India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh is at the bottom of the list, according to federal think tank NITI Aayog’s fourth Health Index report...
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Niti Aayog health index 2021: See ranking of states and union territories based on performance
-Hindustan Times The health index released by government think tank Niti Aayog said that Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters. Government think tank Niti Aayog on Monday released the fourth edition of its health index, which ranked states based on overall health performance. Kerala was ranked as the best performer on top, while Uttar Pradesh was the worst. The report was divided...
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-Down to Earth 77% packaged drinking water units in 18 states operating without no-objection certificates The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) conducted the performance audit of groundwater management and regulation to analyse the extent of groundwater scarcity in the country. The audit report was presented in the Parliament December 21, 2021. The audit was conducted on the basis of five years of data (2013-2018) on groundwater management and regulation in India. The...
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-The Telegraph A joint media release by CM Neiphiu Rio and two other leaders revealed the decision taken at a meeting that Amit Shah had convened in Delhi on December 23 Guwahati: The Centre will form a five-member committee to look into the possible withdrawal from Nagaland of the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, which gives security forces extraordinary powers to search, arrest and shoot in designated trouble zones. A joint...
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