-The Hindu T.N., Maharashtra among better performing States According to information provided by the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare AnuPRIya Patel, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha recently, of the total 25,650 PRImary health centres (PHCs) in the country, 15,700 (61.2%) function with one doctor each. As many as 1,974 (7.69%) PHCs do not have even a single doctor. As per to the Indian Public Health Standards...
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From Plate to Plough: The right agri-support -Ashok Gulati & Tirtha Chatterjee
-The Indian Express Schemes to ensure that farmers get fair returns will come a croppper unless trade and tariffs are synced with minimum support PRIces. With farm PRIces of several commodities falling way below their minimum support PRIces (MSPs) in 2016-17 and 2017-18, farmers have been under increasing stress. The Centre and several state governments are searching for ways and means to support farmers. In his recent address (Mann ki Baat), the...
More »Diesel PRIce hits all-time high, petrol PRIces highest in over 4 years -Sumant Banerji
-BusinessToday.in PRIces of diesel hit an all-time high of Rs 64.40 per litre in Delhi, while petrol PRIces were at Rs 73.55, highest in over four years. The last time petrol PRIces were higher was in September 2013 when it was Rs 76.06 per litre in the city. In a bid to bring in transparency in PRIcing of fuels, the government had changed the fortnightly revision of PRIces to a daily routine...
More »Jails overcrowded up to 600 times: SC slams states -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Criticising the apathy of states and Union Territories toward PRIsoners' human rights in overcrowded jails, the Supreme Court warned directors general of PRIsons of contempt of court action if they failed to submit plans within two weeks to decongest jails, which were packed to 150% of their capacity, and in one case at 609%. Referring to overcrowding of jails, for which the SC has been unsuccessfully...
More »Telangana, farmers' union make a pitch for non-Bt cotton seeds -KV Kurmanath
-The Hindu Business Line Urge growers to stay away from illegal Bt3 seeds Hyderabad: With the kharif season fast approaching, the Telangana government and farmers’ union have launched independent campaigns to discourage people from illegal bio-tech cotton seeds or Roundup Ready Flex seeds. The third generation seed technology developed by Monsanto gives cotton plants protection against glyphosate, which is sprayed to kill the weed. Though the technology doesn’t have permissions in the country,...
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