-NDTV The government wants to integrate the database with the population register and electoral rolls, Aadhaar card, Ration card, passport and driving licences and has moved a cabinet note to amend the RegistRation of Births and Deaths Act. New Delhi: In what is being seen as the first step towards a nationwide National Register of Citizens, the Union Home Ministry plans to set up a national database of all Indian citizens, registering...
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Still no relief for the malnourished -Shubhomoy Sikdar
-The Hindu Since NFHS-1, Madhya Pradesh has been struggling to tackle the problem Ever since a confidential report by the Madhya Pradesh Accountant-General came to light, about “large scale fraud/misappropriation etc. in the identification of beneficiaries, production, transportation, distribution and quality control of THR [Take Home Ration]”, the government has been facing severe criticism from the Opposition and activists. Last month, ahead of the translocation of eight cheetahs from Namibia to Kuno National...
More »‘Over-crowded’ Classrooms, Girls Dropping Out: Delhi Govt Comes Under Fire Over Merger of Schools -Ronak Chhabra
-Newsclick.in On Thursday, activists alleged that owing to a “shortage of schools” in the city, over 80,000 children have been denied admission to government schools in the recent past; the merger-closure policy has also led to a “steep decline” in the classroom teaching-learning process, according to them. New Delhi: The continuing merger of state-run schools in the national capital in the name of Rationalisation has come under flak for leading to “severe...
More »Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official -Damini Nath
-The Hindu The government’s fiscal health will be brought into the political discourse with the proposed change, says top Election Commission of India official The Election Commission of India’s (EC) proposal that political parties disclose the financial ramifications of promises in their manifestos was not linked to the recent debate on freebies, but was aimed at improving the implementation of existing guidelines, a top EC official said on Wednesday. The EC had on...
More »Rationale behind raising interest rates -Sashwath Swaminathan nd Anand Srinivasan
-The Hindu A critical facet of the consequences of an interest rate increase is the correction of asset prices. Interest rates act as gravity to stock market prices The Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world have raised interest rates to curb inflation. The Rationale behind raising interest rates is that the cost of borrowing rises whenever they are raised, and the incentive to save and invest rather than consume...
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