-Deccan Herald District-level officials have been mounting pressure on the government to give beneficiaries cash instead of foodgrains The Karnataka government is under pressure to consider replacing foodgrains with cash benefits to not only plug PILferage but give citizens a say in their consumption basket amid concerns that they are not eating all of what they get under the public distribution system (PDS). The cash-based food subsidy is being PILoted in Puducherry, Chandigarh...
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Expired PILl: Editorial on new drugs and cosmetics bill
-The Telegraph There is no mention of compliance with ‘good manufacturing practices’ or the need to make inspection reports public, leaving the process of regulation vague and dependent on whims of drug inspectors This month, the Union ministry of health published the draft new drugs, medical devices and cosmetics bill to replace the antiquated Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Yet, most of the draft bill appears to be a copy of the...
More »Contraception and family planning is a woman’s job -Sonikka Loganathan
-The Hindu Although both men and women have knowledge of various modern contraceptive methods, NFHS-5 data show that women continue to bear the burden of family planning Awareness of family planning and contraception among Indians is widespread, with over 99% of married men and women between the ages of 15-49 knowing at least one contraceptive method. Still, not all women find their family planning needs being met. While there are many reasons...
More »Amarnath flash flood: Death toll rises to 16, search on
-PTI/ The Telegraph Officials say 15,000 stranded PILgrims are shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni and 25 injured people are rushed to hospitals Srinagar: The death toll in the flash flood triggered by heavy rain near the Amarnath cave shrine rose to 16 on Saturday as the search continued without a break amid fears that many were still trapped under the debris. Officials said 15,000 stranded PILgrims were shifted to the...
More »Colour coding or star rating—FSSAI food labelling plan can trigger a new nutrition war -Sonal Matharu
-ThePrint.in The ground for front-of-pack-labelling in India was laid in 2010, when in response to a PIL, the Delhi High Court asked FSSAI to strictly regulate junk food. Shafali Mittal has had a strict ‘no junk food in the house’ rule. She should know — she has studied diet and nutrition. But ready-to-eat packed snacks with poor health labels are weakening her grip on what her two sons, aged 17 and 23,...
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