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News Scan50% of scheduled caste population chronically undernourished: Binayak Sen
Dr Binayak Sen, recently nominated to the Planning Commission’s steering committee on health draws attention to starvation in India and says government policies are only adding to the problem More... Provide cooked meals and change child malnutrition parameters: HCMelghat’s malnourished children will benefit from a Bombay High Court order directing the Maharashtra government to provide cooked midday meals instead of dry take-home rations, and to consider a more realistic measure for gauging malnutrition More... Rules framed for stricter NREGS auditTo stem fraud in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the Centre has framed new rules that call for a Directorate of Social Audit at the state level More... New guidelines, hike in wages for MGNREGS workersStates have been told to ensure that work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is completed on time after it was revealed that less than half of all jobs are finished More... Poor human development continues to mar India’s growth storyIndia’s economy is in the top 10 in terms of growth potential, but when it comes to quality of life, especially in health and education, the country ranks 119 among 169 nations, according to the latest Human Development Index released by the UN Development Programme More... NAC wants subsidised food for 75% of IndiansThe National Advisory Council has worked out a compromise formula for the Food Security Act keeping in mind budgetary constraints and foodgrain availability. Under the formula, 90% of rural households and 50% of urban households -- that’s nearly 800 million people’-- will have access to subsidised food More... Tea estate turns over new leaf with midday mealsA state government-run tea estate in Wayanad registers record production by introducing free midday meal for its workers. It has incorporated a tourism component to find the resources to feed its 316 tribal workers, most of them women More... Hunger haunts Shining IndiaThe high economic growth in India, unlike in China, has not translated to a rapid reduction of hunger, says a US-based policy think-tank. India ranks 67th in an 84-country ranking, and has more hungry people than even Sudan More... Obama wants developing countries to help themselvesUS President Barack Obama has warned that the world will miss ambitious anti-poverty goals if it does not change its approach to aid and development. Speaking at a UN summit, he described development as a strategic issue for all and called upon developing nations to seize their “moment of responsibility” More... |
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