-The Indian Express The study also says that mobility levels for African Americans in US are better than those for Muslims in India but the movement of Dalits and Scheduled Tribes is comparable to that of African-Americans. New Delhi: As rising aspirations of India’s demographic dividend shape social and political discourse, comes a sobering new study: Looking at education and income, there is little inter-generational mobility (upward mobility from parent to child)...
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Of 42 'Hunger-Related' Deaths Since 2017, 25 'Linked to Aadhaar Issues'
-TheWire.in To mark one year since the death of 11-year-old Santoshi Kumari in Jharkhand, activists have released a list of hunger-related deaths in India since 2015. New Delhi: A year after the ‘starvation’ death of an 11-year-old girl, Santoshi Kumari, in Jharkhand’s Simdega district, activists have compiled a list of 56 alleged hunger-related deaths since 2015 across the country, of which 42 were in 2017 and 2018. Kumari’s death led to a spate...
More »Centre bans 328 combination drugs in setback for pharma companies
-PTI The president of the Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association said the order would have an impact on a market worth an estimated 16 billion rupees a year for such drugs, which are produced by both small and large pharma companies. New Delhi: The Indian government has banned 328 combination drugs in a blow to both domestic and foreign pharmaceutical firms, but the ban has been cheered by health activists worried about growing...
More »India may see another bumper harvest better than last year's -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The government is optimistic of another bumper harvest with output to be similar to last year’s or better, as crop planting and the monsoon season are at the tail end. It also doesn’t expect floods to have any major impact on production. However, some analysts raised concerns over the Distribution of rains that they said were erratic, and in deficit in several states. But trade doesn’t expect...
More »Pronab Sen, former Chief Statistician of India, interviewed by TCA Sharad Raghavan
-The Hindu The former Chief Statistician on calculating GDP back series, on indicators of development, and the fall of the rupee The draft of the back series GDP data, which was made public by the government recently, is unlikely to change drastically even if other methods of calculation are used, says former Chief Statistician of India, Pronab Sen. The noted economist discusses GDP, employment and poverty data; the value of the rupee;...
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