-Business Standard To make medicines cheaper, in another measure, govt added 200 drug formulations to NLEM list New Delhi/ Mumbai: Pharma companies may soon start wooing chemists as the Narendra Modi government plans to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe pure-generic drugs, instead of branded generics as they do now. Though the plan was FIRst announced in this year’s Budget, the prime minister spoke about it for the FIRst time at a...
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Exact number of trucks entering Delhi still unclear, over 10,000 FIRs against environment tax violators -Sowmiya Ashok
-The Indian Express In 2015, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) pointed out a mismatch between their survey and the civic body’s claims over the numbers of commercial vehicles entering the city. New Delhi: Over 10,000 FIRs have been filed at the borders of Delhi against violators of toll and environment tax, a toll operator told The Indian Express. “There is a rise in criminal activities at the borders and...
More »Inadequate Pensions Leave India's Elderly No Choice But To Work -Kinjal Sampat & Nandini Dey
-IndiaSpend.com Kamla Devi (not her real name), of advanced but uncertain age, lives in Lohari, a remote adivasi village located inside a wildlife sanctuary in Udaipur, Rajasthan. On a summer day in 2016, we approached her as she was chasing after a small herd of goats, to ask questions as part of a study on the relation between ageing, paid work and pensions. Our very FIRst question–whether she was a beneficiary of...
More »Kerala to organise transgender athletics meet on April 28
-The Times of India THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The logo for the nation's FIRst ever transgender athletics meet was released by veteran athlete Mercy Kuttan here on Wednesday. The one-day athletic meet which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at 8:30 am at the Central Stadium here on April 28 will witness around 200 participants from across the state. "We have more than 20 participants from each district except from Wayanad, Idukki and...
More »States oppose 'imposition of Hindi' in schools
-The Times of India The President's approval to make Hindi compulsory in CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalya has ruffled feathers with most non-Hindi speaking states accusing the Centre of suppressing other native languages. Deputy leader of Trinamool Congress Saugata Roy alleged the move is meant to implement the BJP's majoritarian idea based on their slogan, 'Hindi, Hindu, and Hindustan'. "The Centre should have been more cautious before implementing the decision in non-Hindi speaking...
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