-The Hindu Jairam Ramesh concludes two days of intense negotiations The Central Government will come halfway — literally — in its bid to prevent the thousands of landless poor now marching along National Highway 3 from actually reaching the capital. After two days of intense negotiations with the march’s organisers Ekta Parishad, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to head to Agra — slightly before the halfway point of the Jan Satyagraha...
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Robert Vadra needs to answer allegations, land market distortions must be corrected
-The Times of India The India Against Corruption (IAC) group led by Arvind Kejriwal levelled fresh charges againstRobert Vadra yesterday, pointing to a quid pro quo deal with real estate giant DLF for business on highly favourable terms. That came on top of earlier accusations that the large funds provided by DLF to Vadra facilitated lucrative deals, which allowed the latter to amass extensive real estate, in return for favours provided...
More »Shift rice production from Punjab to eastern states: Experts-Sutanuka Ghosal & Rituraj Tiwari
-The Economic Times With reports of groundwater level going down in Punjab and Haryana, considered the rice bowl of India, scientists and analysts suggest its cultivation be shifted to eastern states which have better water resources. They say Punjab and Haryana should focus on basmati rice, which is largely exported, and the eastern states should produce non-basmati varieties for meeting the domestic demand. Talking to ET, Dr Swapan Kumar Dutta, deputy director general...
More »3 Million Girl Child 'Missing' in India's Population Chart
-Outlook In an alarming trend, girl child numbers in India have shown a sharper decline than the male children in the decade beginning 2001, leading to a skewed child sex ratio. Ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child on Thursday, government today said that while the decade saw an overall drop in share of children to total population, nearly three million girls, one million more than boys, are "missing" in...
More »SC concerned over clinical trials of drugs, seeks details
-Deccan Herald The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the lives of people who, without their knowledge, were subjected to drug clinical trials by pharma companies and sought details of the number of such trials and the deaths and adverse reactions caused by them over the last seven years. “We are concerned with the lives of those who become subjects of clinical trials unknowingly and helplessly,” ta bench of Justices R...
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