-The Indian Express Lucknow: Having spent over Rs 1,100 crore from the state exchequer in the last two years to pay compensation to the kin of farmers who have committed suicide, the state government has now decided to rope in private insurance companies to streamline the scheme and share the burden. Till now, the state revenue department was paying Rs 5 lakh to the kin of each farmer who died of unnatural...
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Tiger numbers could be a result of methodological mistake: Scientists -Kounteya Sinha
-The Times of India LONDON: Celebrations in India over the revival in its tiger population may be premature and the result of a measuring error, according to a team British-India team of scientists. India announced in January that the country was now home to 30% more tigers than four years ago, with numbers rising from 1,706 in 2010 to 2,226 in 2014. The Indian government used calculating a technique - the Index Calibration...
More »Chemists will have to mention in bill whether drug is price controlled -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In an attempt to empower consumers and save them from paying more for medicines, the government is set to make it mandatory for chemists to mention in the bill whether they are selling a price-controlled product or not. Besides, the bill will also mention the price of the medicine as capped by the government. The move will enable a consumer to make an informed choice while...
More »Unequal opportunities -Gabrielle Kruks Wisner
-The Indian Express A few years ago I met a woman, let's call her Chandibai, in a village outside Udaipur. A former panchayat member, she was now a leader in her village - a person to whom others (particularly other women) turned for help. She wore her mobile on a cord around her neck and had the panchayat president, the village development officer and even the district collector's office on speed...
More »Prof. Jean Dreze, noted economist and former member of the National Advisory Council, interviewed by Mayank Mishra
-Business Standard Reduction in leakages in the Public Distribution System (PDS) is driven by marked improvement in states such as Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar, noted economist and former member of the National Advisory Council Jean Dreze has said in a recent report. In an email interview to Mayank Mishra, he said the National Food Security Act should bring the bulk of the population under a single category with clear entitlements. Edited...
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