-PTI At the time of implementation of the Goods and Services Tax on July 1, 2017, the Centre had promised to compensate states for loss of revenue for five years at an agreed formula States might be facing a consolidated revenue gap of up to Rs.1.23 lakh crore on account of withdrawal of compensation after the five-year GST transition period ends on June 30, 2022, says a report by economic think tank...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Kitchen gardens improve nutritional diversity of Kondhs - Basudev Mahapatra
-VillageSquare.in Overcoming taboos and becoming more knowledgeable about abundant local foods, malnourished Kondh people in Odisha are bringing diversity to their food baskets through backyard kitchen gardens Kandhamal/ Kahalandi, Odisha: “Unless we consume a variety of foods that include vegetables and greens, pulses and legumes, and meat and fish along with rice, where will we get adequate nutrition? How can our children have proper physical and cognitive growth?” asked Golapi Kanhar. The question...
More »Petrol prices up 15 paisa, diesel by 17 paisa as crude hits $70-mark
-PTI The retail pump prices of petrol in Delhi rose to Rs 75.69 per litre - the highest since November 2018, while those of diesel climbed to Rs 68.68, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. New Delhi: Petrol prices on Monday were hiked by 15 paisa a litre and diesel rates were increased by 17 paisa as global oil prices hit USD 70 mark in the wake of escalating...
More »219 infants died during December in two of Gujarat's civil hospitals -Mahesh Langa
-The Hindu In Rajkot, there were 134 deaths while in Ahmedabad civil hospital it was 85, according to data AHMEDABAD: Even as the deaths of infants are rising in Rajasthan's Kota government hospital, their numbers which surfaced from two of Gujarat’s civil hospitals in Rajkot and Ahmedabad are more shocking: 219 deaths in December. In Rajkot, 134 infants died in December while in Ahmedabad civil hospital there were 85 deaths in the same...
More »Narendra Modi's focus on patents at Indian Science Congress is not good advice -Vasudevan Mukunth
-TheWire.in The Narendra Modi government's push to have research institutions depend less on public funds has been turned into a bad idea by the government's own priorities. “Innovate, patent, produce, prosper.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered these words in his inaugural address at the 107th Indian Science Congress, now underway in Bengaluru. Modi’s prescription (first advanced in early 2018) describes a straightforward path to success but it also quietly assumes an environment and...
More »