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Sri Lanka Crisis: Lesson India Could Learn From Its Neighbor

Pooja YadavMay 14, 20220

If the primary lesson from Sri Lanka is about how politics can affect the economy, the second is about how flawed policy can affect an economy’s prospects. The country first came into the world’s reckoning within the 1950s when its policy was lauded for welfare programmes that included subsidized rice. Distributism seems to possess run sooner than what may well be guaranteed from domestic sources. It would function smart advice not just for the three Sri Lankan economists now tasked to require their country out of the crisis but also to the political class of India. As India’s economy has been growing many states including India have stepped up their welfare spending. Some have distributed bicycles for ladies et al television sets to families. While no variety of welfare needs

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Startup Policy Of Madhya Pradesh Launched Today, Read To Know Important Things About It!!

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 13, 20220

The program of MP Startup Conclave is launched today and is going on at Brilliant Convention Center in Indore. PM Narendra Modi is virtually involved in the program. And he virtually launched the MP Startup Policy. Firstly at around 6 pm, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister Omprakash Saklecha, Minister Tulsi Silavat, MP Shankar Lalwani, Minister Usha Thakur reached the stage and then he gave a speech and started the conclave with the slogan "Jai Madhya Pradesh, Jai Indore". PM while addressing the conclave said that when there is enthusiasm in the heart and there is a passion for innovation, then everything is possible. Youth are accelerating the development of our country with their new energy. Referring to the start-up policy of MP, he congratulated the government and the youth. PM Mod...

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Find Out Where India Stands In Food Processing Sector: Why Is It Important?

Pooja YadavMay 13, 20220

Considering the potential Indian sector, India's food processing industry is estimated at $135 billion which is growing at the rate of 8% annually. These signals somewhere truly indicate toward phenomenal shift toward food processing from traditional ways. GDP by processing constitute about 10% of that of agriculture. But given the potential of India, this can be an underachievement. India has about 26 forms of the different climates, 46 styles of soils are there in India out of a total of 60 sorts of soils worldwide. 127 ‘agro-climatic zones’ are identified in India. Also, Indian food is understood worldwide for its unique taste and aroma. India’s regional and cultural diversity is unique and perfectly reflected in food as emotions. Every state in India has something unique to s...

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Taj Mahal Case: Reason Why Court Doesn’t Want To Open 20 Closed Doors

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 13, 20220

A few days back a petition was filed in the Allahabad High Court to open the 20 closed doors of the Taj Mahal. And today the petition was heard in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday. A division bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi dismissed the petition while hearing the case today at 2:15 pm. The petition was filed by Rajneesh Singh of Ayodhya. The petition claimed historian PN Oak's book, Taj Mahal, claiming that the Taj Mahal is actually Tejomahalaya, which was built by King Parmardi Dev in 1212 AD. The petition also claimed that there is a temple of Lord Shiva within the closed doors of the Taj Mahal. The petition also mentioned the recent controversy of Jagatguru Paramahamsa of Ayodhya going there and stopping them due to ...

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Rural Population Suffers Most From Substandard Health Care Infrastructure; Check Data!

Pooja YadavMay 13, 20220

India, home to 1.4 billion people, has been plagued by having one in every of the best amounts of premature and preventable deaths in the world for several years. Over 50% of those premature deaths are caused by treatable diseases like malaria, pneumonia, and encephalitis. The lack of accessibility to hospitals may be a huge factor for many of those deaths as India has one in all the bottom hospital beds per capita in the world. India ranks 155th in 167 countries with 3 beds for every 10,000 people. For Indians, about to a hospital is already a really difficult and arduous task. Since most Indians live in rural India, where there aren't many hospitals around just in case of emergencies, they're impeded from access to basic healthcare. However, whether or not there's a hospital nearby...

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Retail Inflation Jumped To All-Time High In Last Eight Years; Read To Know Reasons!

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 13, 20220

The common people of the country have once again suffered a major setback on the inflation front. In fact, retail inflation has increased more than expected in the month of April. According to the data released by the government on Thursday, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the month of April stood at 7.79%. This figure for retail inflation is the highest in the last eight years. Retail inflation has risen on the back of a sharp rise in food prices and has remained above the Reserve Bank's target upper limit for the fourth consecutive month. Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 6.95% in March this year and was 4.23% in April 2021. Food inflation rose to 8.38% in April, from 7.68% in the previous month and 1.96% in the same month a year ago. The government has a...

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How Direct Benefit Transfers Can A solution To Problems Of Subsidies?

Pooja YadavMay 12, 20220

Though one of the benefits of subsidies is that the greater supply of products, a shortage of supply also can occur. this is often because lowered prices can cause a sudden rise in demand that several producers may find very hard to satisfy. Ultimately, it can result in very high demand which causes a rise in prices. Subsidies are usually effective and helpful. However, if the govt. were to form a report of its success in using subsidies, it might be a distinct story. this is often because it's hard to quantify the success of subsidies. How will the govt raise funds to use for subsidizing industries? after all, by imposing higher taxes. So, it's the final population and corporations who provide the means to enable the govt to subsidize industries. Given above are only few samp...

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NGOs In India: Its Role In Society And Government’ Narrative

Pooja YadavMay 12, 20220

In a democratic system, the role of the state is primary and most vital in formulating and implementing social and economic development programmes. However, within contemporary society, the issues that individuals are facing especially the poor are far more complex. This can be very true in an exceedingly country like India where an outsized number of vulnerable sections are experiencing inequalities in any respect the degree. Development doesn't only mean economic development but also includes promoting social equality, gender equality, and improving quality of life etc., it's impracticable for the presidency alone to effectively undertake such complex development activities. There's the essentiality of other groups or organizations to support the govt on various fronts. This...

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Sedition Law: A Look Back At Colonial Mechanism To Probe Reasons For Its Existence

Snehashish RoyMay 12, 20220

The Supreme Court, on May 11, directed the Centre and states to put a hold on all pending appeals, trials and proceedings on sedition cases those were charged under the Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The order keeps all the cases in abeyance till the Centre keeps its promise to re-examine and reconsider the provision. What entails Section 124A of IPC? According to the sedition law,  “Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Government estab­lished by law shall be punished with im­prisonment for life, to which fine may be added…” The law explains the term "dissatisfaction" as feelings of enmity...

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India Made No Progress In Treating Anaemia Among Women, Children: Global Nutrition & NFHS-5 Report

Sonia SolankiMay 11, 20220

India, in the last few years, has failed to make any progress in treating Anaemia among women and children. The results from the two renowned platforms show similar findings. These two reports come from the Global Nutrition Report (2019-21) and NFHS-5 (2019-21). According to them, Anaemia is worsening in women aged between 15-49 years and in children aged between 0.5- 5.0 years. Along with this NFHS-5 (National Family Health Survey) data shows that the biggest spike is seen in children between 0.5 - 5 years old, with 67.1% of children suffering. This value was at 58.6% in the year 2015-16 in the NFHS-4 report. The condition is more severe in interior parts of India with 68.3% compared to 64.2% in urban Indian children. More than 50% of Indian women are anaemic As per the survey co...

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Over 77% Women Face Domestic Violence Silently: NFHS-5 Report

Sonia SolankiMay 10, 20220

According to the latest report by the NFHS-5 (National Family Health Survey) 2019-21, more than 3/4th (77%) of women face domestic violence silently. These women never seek help from any source to combat their pain and plight. The data put light on the fact that violence is not physical only. In fact, in many cases, domestic sexual abuse is present too. India is such a vast spectrum when it comes to issues like women's safety, education, health, and freedom. We can easily see the onset of the plight of women as early as when they are approaching teenage. Like, such abstain them from basic needs like a healthy diet, education, health facilities, freedom to eat, wear, speech, etc. One of the prime reasons which can summarize the issue is the lack of acceptance of women's choices...

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UIDAI Cannot Share Aadhaar Data In Police Investigation; Check Out Reasons!

Snehashish RoyMay 10, 20220

A petition has been opposed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that seeks the Delhi High Court's direction to allow investigators to match fingerprints and pictures of the suspect with the Aadhar database to identify the accused in a murder case. The petition was filed by the Delhi Police. The provider of unique Aadhaar numbers, UIDAI, has prohibitions under the rule of law that it cannot share any core biometric information with police. The plea was opposed by the statutory authority and said the data is not "technologically feasible" to share with the investigating authority. The investigating case at hand is regarding a murder case where Hemant Kumar Kaushik, a jeweller, was killed by three alleged robbers in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar. Two robbers loo...

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