-Kafila.org Dear Prime Minister Modi ji, We, the undersigned, wish to share with you some of our concerns on India's position on intellectual property (IP), particularly in the context of bilateral relations between the United States of America and India. We gather from the US-India Joint Statement dated 30 September 2014 that the Indian Government (a)greeing on the need to foster innovation in a manner that promotes economic growth...
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Infants to get free treatment till age one in Rajasthan -Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu Decision comes amidst reports of suspected diphtheria deaths Jaipur (Rajasthan): Extending the scope of the Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojana (JSSY) with an aim to bring down the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the State, the Rajasthan government has decided to provide free treatment to newborns till they complete one year. This will include diagnostics, medicine and free transportation facilities. The scheme is applicable to all children born in public Health facilities....
More »Universal Healthcare NHAM rollout to cost $26 billion -Aditya Kalra
-Livemint NHAM aims to provide all citizens with free drugs and diagnostic treatment, as well as insurance cover to treat serious ailments New Delhi: India's universal Health plan that aims to offer guaranteed benefits to a sixth of the world's population will cost an estimated Rs1.6 trillion ($26 billion) over the next four years, a senior Health ministry official said. Under the National Health Assurance Mission (NHAM), Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government...
More »'One-third India's women, children underweight'
-IANS New Delhi: India's improved ranking in the Global Hunger Index is good news, but the country still has a long way to go as one-third of its women and children under five still underweight, experts said Wednesday. India improved its position from 63rd in 2013 to 55th in 2014 in the Global Hunger Index released recently. "India has clearly made progress towards improving nutrition, but the road ahead is still long,"...
More »IFPRI assesses nutrition issues at two-day event in Delhi -Tomojit Basu
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: One-third of India's women and children under the age of five are underweight and micronutrient deficiencies are common. The country, however, is making progress against hunger as shown by India moving up eight places from last year on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) to rank 55th out of 76 nations. To explore related aspects of nutrition improvement across various sectors, the International Food Policy Research...
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