-PTI WTO ruled that the Indian ban on Import of poultry meat, eggs and live pigs from the U.S. was "inconsistent" with the international norms. Geneva/Washington: India has lost a case at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the body on Thursday ruled that the Indian ban on Import of poultry meat, eggs and live pigs from the U.S. was “inconsistent” with the international norms. India will have 12-18 months to implement this...
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Only 1 in 4 MPs in India is below the age of 45 -Kounteya Sinha
-The Times of India LONDON: The world is getting younger but the world's parliamentarians, elected to govern are getting older. The median age of the global population is around 26.4 years and among the voting age population worldwide, 49% are between the ages of 20 and 39, But the average age of those sitting in the world's parliaments is now between 51-60 years. A 20-year-old Scottish student made history in May 7 general elections...
More »Financing Healthcare for All in India: Towards a Common Goal -Oommen C Kurian
-Oxfam India This paper explores available evidence, contextualises and maps the debate in India around financing healthcare for all. While the focus is on healthcare in response to current policy debates, Oxfam India recognises the crucial Importance of adopting a holistic approach to health, addressing factors such as nutrition and sanitation, and broader social determinants of health. Please click here to access the working paper. ...
More »Prepare for the rainless day -Ashok Gulati & Shweta Saini
-The Indian Express A tussle is on between El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole. Government cannot afford to be a bystander. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that India will get deficient rains in 2015, likely to be 88 per cent of the long period average (LPA) of 89 cm, which is the average seasonal rain (June-September) received by the country in the 50 years between 1951 and 2000....
More »Get this! A whopping 80% of Indians suffer from protein deficiency
-IANS Mumbai: A new survey has revealed that 80% of all Indians are protein-deficient. As many as 91% vegetarians and 85% non-vegetarians among Indians are deficient in proteins, the survey titled 'Protein Consumption in the Diet of adult Indians Survey' (PRODIGY) said. Conducted by IMRB in seven major cities among 1,260 respondents, it revealed that majority of Indians are not getting the right amount of proteins in their diet daily. The survey included...
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