-The Times of India NEW delhi: New cancer cases or its incidence in India is estimated to grow by 25% by 2020, according to the cancer registry released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). While new cases in delhi have increased rapidly since 2008-09, the burden in northeastern states is also high. Cancer cases in India are expected to jump from around 14 lakh in 2016 to over 17.3 lakh...
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‘No profiteering at the cost of farmer’ -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Land should be given back if the project does not take off: SC New delhi: Even as several prominent private builders have come under suspicion for delayed completion of housing projects, the Supreme Court has declared land a “scarce natural resource” and forbidden the government from using its powers of compulsory land acquisition to strip poor farmers of their livelihood only to transfer such land to private builders to feed...
More »CIC notice to 5 parties over 2013 RTI order -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The Central Information Commission on Wednesday issued show cause notices to five national parties - BJP, CPI, CPM, NCP and BSP - for non-compliance of its 2013 order, even as it gave Congress four weeks to respond. The full bench of the commission has given the six parties time till June 20. In its 2013 order, the CIC had recognised parties as public authorities and directed...
More »First serious dog count in India begins in delhi -Donita Jose
-CivilSocietyOnline.com Day one of India’s first professional dog count began in delhi’s Paharganj neighbourhood on Thursday, 12th May when researchers set out with North delhi Municipal Corporation staff to identify stray dogs and photograph them. Civil Society went along to see how this census would be more humane and effective than previous efforts to get stray dogs off the streets. Mr. Rishi Dev, archirect and urban planner and the man behind this innovative...
More »National IPR policy favours tax breaks, loan guarantee to promote patents creation -Surabhi
-The Hindu Business Line Retains Section 3(d), which checks ‘evergreening’, despite US pressure New delhi: The national Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy approved by the Union Cabinet has proposed tax breaks to promote research and development, a loan guarantee scheme to cover risk of failure of IPRs, and a dedicated cell to promote the creation and commercialisation of IP assets. The policy also suggests the establishment of a mechanism for implementation, monitoring and...
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