-The Indian Express In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Shah had raised the pitch in West Bengal, where the BJP sought to use the “illegal immigrant” issue as a major poll plank to consolidate the Hindu votes against the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in the state. While PRIme Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that there has been no discussion on a National Register of Citizens (NRC) since the time...
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Jharkhand is a mandate of the poor, for their rights -Manisha PRIyam
-Hindustan Times Jharkhand is a mandate of the poor, for their rights The verdict for the Jharkhand assembly is, first and foremost, a verdict in favour of a new localism, and is a reflection of people’s voice overwhelming the arena of state elections in India. One key issue, which helps frame the meaning of the verdict, is the struggle of adivasis against purported amendments to their land rights by the Raghubar Das-led Bharatiya...
More »Falling employment, low wages and food inflation -- the rural economy is in pain -Siraj Hussain
-Moneycontrol.com With PRIorities of the government changing, the agriculture sector is unlikely to see any major initiatives and reforms Inflation based on Consumer PRIce Index (CPI) for November is further proof that agriculture produces only marginal surpluses. Only last year, observers were worried that the planners were not engaged enough to see that India is now surplus with most agricultural commodities. Please click here to read more. ...
More »South has higher prevalence of mental disorders: study -Jagriti Chandra
-The Hindu Report finds one in seven Indians suffered from mental health issues in 2017. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh account for a higher prevalence of mental disorders that manifest PRImarily during adulthood in depression and anxiety, according to the first comprehensive estimates of disease burden attributable to mental health from 1990 prepared by the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative and published in the Lancet Psychiatry. The study finds that...
More »Fortis, Max hospitals to stop cashless treatment if Modi govt doesn't clear dues in 15 days -Himani Chandna
-ThePRInt.in The government is yet to settle dues of Rs 650 crore and the hospitals have claimed to be hard-pressed for resources. New Delhi: Top PRIvate hospitals, including Fortis, Max, BLK and Medanta, warned the Narendra Modi government Thursday of suspending the cashless treatment under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) if their dues are not paid within the next 15 days. The government is yet...
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