The CWC data also shows that, except the Indus, the Narmada, and the west-bound rivers of the south, the water level in all the river basins is less than the average of the last 10 years At a time when an acute heatwave has affected more than half the country, the water level in India’s …
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Achieving a high performing immunisation program is one of the biggest challenges in the public health-care systems of developing countries Immunization is one of the greatest health interventions in history. Vaccines are a cost-effective solution, one that has aided in saving the lives of millions of infants and children from dreadful diseases. Immunisation in India …
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More than one billion people in this world are living with some form of disability. That’s one in seven of us. Eighty percent of these people acquire their disability between the ages of 18 and 64 – the average working age for most – and they are 50% more likely to be unemployed. At Davos …
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Indiaweb2 In September last year, the government had set up an 11-member high-level panel to review the existing framework, guide and formulate the roadmap for a coherent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities under the companies law. Now in a latest after six months of setting up the panel, the panel is likely to …
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India is short of an estimated 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses, according to a study conducted by U.S.-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP). The scientists at the centre found that the lack of staff who are properly trained in administering antibiotics is preventing patients from acquiring live-saving drugs. The report states …
