-NDTV blog After more than 48 hours of incessant rain, the first sign of a let-up - it has now come down to a drizzle with the government indicating that the worst may now be over. But there has been a heavy price to pay. After three days of splendid sunshine in Majkhali, in Uttarakhand's Almora district - which opened up extraordinary views of the Nanda Devi, Trishul and Panchachuli ranges, heavy, overcast...
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Maharashtra firm sold rice feared to be GM-contaminated: Centre -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Union Commerce Ministry clarifies after European Commission’s charge. The Centre has identified a Maharashtra-based exporter as the source of the broken rice flagged in Europe as contaminated with genetic modifications (GM) earlier this year, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday. It added that the 500-tonne consignment was given a non-GMO certification by an independent agency before it was shipped to France. While reiterating that GM rice is not grown commercially in India,...
More »Easy Guide to Make Patients Aware of Their Rights -Richa Chintan
-Newsclick.in The book is a useful resource for patients, caregivers, activists and medical professionals in ensuring that patients’ rights are established and enforced as human rights. The right to health is not justiciable in India though the Supreme Court has interpreted it to be a part of Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty). The apex court’s judgements and the legal provisions in Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940, Consumer Protection Act 1986,...
More »When power does not empower -Jaideep Hardikar
-The Telegraph With a score of 27.5, hunger in India remains a serious concern, with a complex set of factors, including disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic This Vijaya Dashami, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, said his government aims to make India the strongest military power globally on its own strength. In the preceding weeks, two reports and data sets contrasted our masculine brouhaha with what might perhaps need priority over weaponizing...
More »Imports from China: After over a year, has call for boycott of Chinese goods fizzled out for MSMEs? -Sandeep Soni
-Financial Express Trade, import, and exports for MSMEs: Imports from China were up 51.5 per cent from $45.17 billion during the first nine-month period of 2020 to $68.46 billion for the corresponding period of 2021. Trade, import, and exports for MSMEs: China has managed to remain too competitive to be ignored by Indian MSME and other manufacturers for importing goods despite the anti-China sentiment that gained ground last year post border clash...
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