-The Indian Express For a country that aims to be a regional power, the data on child nutrition confirms that the situation is abysmal. Save for Bihar, six of the seven states with the highest incidence of stunting, for example, are ruled by the BJP or the BJP and its allies – Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Bihar. After an agonising wait of over ten years, the...
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NSSO collecting data on communicable diseases for 1st time
-IANS Kolkata: The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), which started the 75th round of survey from July 1, is for the FIRst time collecting data related to communicable diseases, officials said here on Monday. The National Sample Survey 75th round (NSS-75) covers household consumer expenditure as well as household social consumption -- education and health. "For the FIRst time in NSS health survey, the data collected will enable assessment of population who are...
More »Will slaughter curbs lead to cattle surplus? Indian academicians have been debating this since 1926 -Himanshu Upadhyaya
-Scroll.in As the Centre looks to modify the rules on cattle trade, it would do well to consult experts about how the changes would affect farmers. With the government’s assurance to the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it would suspend implementation of new regulations on cattle trade, the nation’s cows, bullocks, bulls and buffaloes are back on the front page. The new rules, notified in May, had been greeted by vociferous...
More »Disquieting story of child health in India -MA Oommen
-The Hindu Business Line Data from 14 major States show that economic growth has bypassed most of the poor children in the country Child health is basic to building the well-being and capabilities of the future of a growing nation. It is a great social responsibility in which the state has to play a critical role. It appears this primary responsibility is forgotten in the single-minded pursuit of economic growth. This article...
More »Under Operation Clean Money II, 6.6 lakh more persons on I-T radar -Surabhi
-The Hindu Business Line Uses SFT to identify people who made high cash deposits during demonetisation period New Delhi: In hot pursuit of black-money hoarders who may have made high-value cash deposits during the demonetisation window, the Income Tax Department has identified an additional 6.6 lakh people in the second phase of Operation Clean Money. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has harvested information from the Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) to...
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