Bihar's recent economic growth has created a peculiar problem for real estate and infrastructure firms in other parts of the country. Migrant labour from the state constitutes around 50% of the unskilled workers employed in these sectors nationally, but increased government expenditure and private investment has caused rural migration from Bihar to fall by a third in recent years, resulting in labour shortages and 35-50% higher wage bills for real estate...
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Tuberculosis breakthrough as scientists get funds for 'electronic nose' by Mark Tran
A mobile device that detects TB by 'sniffing' a person's breath will make a huge impact in villages far from health facilities A team of Indian researchers are planning to have a prototype of an "electronic nose" that can detect tuberculosis from a person's breath in hospitals by October 2013, after receiving a $950,000 grant on Monday. Working on the same principles as a breathalyser, the device – if successful – could...
More »BC Khanduri leans on Anna Hazare ahead of Uttarakhand elections by Mohua Chatterjee
Lokpal campaigner Anna Hazare will attend a rally in Uttarakhand organized by chief minister B C Khanduri after the BJP-ruled state became the first to adopt the Jan Lokpal Bill advocated by the Gandhian and his group. While Hazare's presence is likely to see Congress leaders (like Digvijay Singh) claim to be vindicated in accusing Team Anna of being a BJP catspaw, it could help recently-appointed CM Khanduri's bid to stem...
More »Centre regains Lokpal nerve by Sanjay K Jha
The Centre is preparing to introduce its own version of the Lokpal Bill following its assessment that Team Anna’s Jan Lokpal Bill does not enjoy as widespread a support among experts as assumed initially. A Parliament standing committee is looking into the Bill now. Not all the panel’s recommendations may be accepted but the government has taken heart from the developments during the committee’s talks with various groups. “We have interacted with...
More »CBI finds proof against NGOs in health mission scam in UP
-The Economic Times CBI carried out searches at 10 places in and around Lucknow over the weekend as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the National Rural Health Mission programme in Uttar Pradesh. Searches were carried out in offices of NGOs which had been tasked with running NRHM programmes. Officers of the investigating agency were busy assessing details of seizures made during the searches. This was the second round of...
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