-Business Standard From occupying 3% of all sugarcane area in the state in 2012-13, the variety that now covers 52% New Delhi: India’s sugar sector is staring at an unprecedented glut, with production topping 31 million tonnes. Sugar is suddenly tasting bitter as mills are finding it difficult to pay sugarcane farmers in the politically sensitive state of Uttar Pradesh. At the heart of the surplus lies a new variety of sugarcane called CO-0238,...
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Average Assets of 184 Re-Contesting Karnataka MLAs Grew by Rs 17 Crore
-TheWire.in Congress leader Siddarmaiah shows asset growth of Rs 6 crore, while BJP’s CM candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa reports a decline of Rs 1 crore, according to an ADR report. New Delhi: The average assets of the 184 re-contesting MLAs in Karnataka grew by Rs 17.31 crore, up 64%, between 2013 and 2018 from Rs 26.92 crore to Rs 44.24 crore, respectively. In fact, five Congress MLAs among these 184 saw their assets...
More »Delhi govt likely to put a cap on hospital profits this week -Durgesh Nandan Jha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is likely to come out with a policy to cap profit margins for hospitals this week. A first for any state, the policy will cover sale of medicines, consumables and devices to patients. The state government had appointed a nine-member committee in December last year to suggest the scope and process of capping prices. The move followed public outrage on the death of...
More »Countrywide screening for a 'silent killer'
-The Telegraph 300,000 indians to be checked for high blood pressure in global drive New Delhi: A nationwide public health campaign will seek to screen more than 300,000 people across India for high blood pressure this month as part of a second global initiative to detect undiagnosed hypertension, a disorder doctors often call a "silent killer". The campaign, called May Measurement Month 2018 and launched on Wednesday, will highlight the need for timely...
More »KJ Joy, co-editor of India Unshackled, interviewed by Pema Wangchuck (India Water Portal)
-India Water Portal The editor of a new book that lays out alternative futures for India discusses India, democracy and development with a noted journalist. Alternative Futures: India Unshackled is a new book that dares to imagine what India could be. Published by Authors Upfront, 35 author-activists, researchers and thinkers have drawn upon their experiences to write on alternative political, ecological, economic and sociocultural scenarios that will benefit India in its...
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