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Budget Likely To Lower Fiscal Deficit, Push Spending On Education, Healthcare
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is widely expected to announce 10% to 12% increase in budget allocations for health, education and rural projects, helped by a pick up in tax collections.
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India's First Mobile Lab For Coronavirus Testing Launched
Government says such mobile labs will promote last-mile testing access in rural & inaccessible areas of India.
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Harsh Vardhan Launches India's First Mobile Lab For COVID-19 Testing
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday launched India''s first mobile laboratory for COVID-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India.
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392 Coronavirus Deaths In India, 39 In 24 Hours, Over 11,900 Cases So Far
India has 11,933 coronavirus cases, including 392 deaths, according to the latest figures from the Union Health Ministry. 39 people have died and 1,118 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours alone. The government has issued fresh guidelines for the lockdown, which has been extended till May 3, allowing some industries in rural areas to be re...
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All 1,122 Villages In Nagaland Declared Open Defecation Free: Minister
On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, rural Nagaland was declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) today. The formal declaration was made by Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Jacob Zhimomi during a function on the Swachhata Diwas.
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10 Nipah Deaths In Kerala, Family Is Epicentre Of Outbreak: 10 Points
Ten deaths have been confirmed in Kerala from the Nipah virus and two persons are critical, the state government said on Tuesday. The infection is believed to have started with a family in Kozhikode, in which two brothers and another woman have died. Officials say around 94 people have been quarantined inside their homes. Some nine people are under...
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32 Arrested For Protest At PM Modi Event In Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu
Contract workers of the government funded National Rural Health Mission, or NRHM in Rajasthan, who were arrested earlier and later released on bail earlier this month in Rajasthan after they allegedly raised black flags and protested at an event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attending, claim they were threatened and targeted by the authori...
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"Worried About Fiscal Arithmetic" Of Budget, Says Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said he was "worried" about the "fiscal arithmetic" of the Union budget and wondered how the government was planning to meet its promises. In the last full budget before next year's general election, the focus has been on agriculture and rural sectors. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced a new h...
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Budget 2018: Healthcare Winner, Losers Could Include Apple
With national polls looming next year -- and possibly as early as late 2018 -- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rolled out a budget designed to help distressed farmers and rural areas while boosting growth, jobs and private investment.
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In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
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Tamil Nadu Can Give Reservation To Rural Students Under NEET: JP Nadda
Union Health Minister JP Nadda today said the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) was "being implemented" in Tamil Nadu also and asked the state government to consider giving reservation to rural students.
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Fighting Pollution: What Delhi Needs to do, Short and Long Term
Way back in 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had famously and inextricably linked poverty and environmental pollution at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm.
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Arun Jaitley Unveils a Budget for the Poor: What Experts Say
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a budget for the poor on Monday, announcing new rural aid and health programmes in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections.
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Budget 2016: Full Text Of Arun Jaitley's Speech
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled what was quickly called a budget for farmers and the poor on Monday, announcing a string of farm measures, rural aid and health programmes.
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Jaitley Unveils Pro-poor Budget, Pledges Reforms
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a budget for the poor on Monday, announcing new rural aid and health programmes in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections.
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Budget Likely To Lower Fiscal Deficit, Push Spending On Education, Healthcare
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is widely expected to announce 10% to 12% increase in budget allocations for health, education and rural projects, helped by a pick up in tax collections.
-
India's First Mobile Lab For Coronavirus Testing Launched
Government says such mobile labs will promote last-mile testing access in rural & inaccessible areas of India.
-
Harsh Vardhan Launches India's First Mobile Lab For COVID-19 Testing
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday launched India''s first mobile laboratory for COVID-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India.
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392 Coronavirus Deaths In India, 39 In 24 Hours, Over 11,900 Cases So Far
India has 11,933 coronavirus cases, including 392 deaths, according to the latest figures from the Union Health Ministry. 39 people have died and 1,118 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours alone. The government has issued fresh guidelines for the lockdown, which has been extended till May 3, allowing some industries in rural areas to be re...
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All 1,122 Villages In Nagaland Declared Open Defecation Free: Minister
On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, rural Nagaland was declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) today. The formal declaration was made by Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Jacob Zhimomi during a function on the Swachhata Diwas.
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10 Nipah Deaths In Kerala, Family Is Epicentre Of Outbreak: 10 Points
Ten deaths have been confirmed in Kerala from the Nipah virus and two persons are critical, the state government said on Tuesday. The infection is believed to have started with a family in Kozhikode, in which two brothers and another woman have died. Officials say around 94 people have been quarantined inside their homes. Some nine people are under...
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32 Arrested For Protest At PM Modi Event In Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu
Contract workers of the government funded National Rural Health Mission, or NRHM in Rajasthan, who were arrested earlier and later released on bail earlier this month in Rajasthan after they allegedly raised black flags and protested at an event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attending, claim they were threatened and targeted by the authori...
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"Worried About Fiscal Arithmetic" Of Budget, Says Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said he was "worried" about the "fiscal arithmetic" of the Union budget and wondered how the government was planning to meet its promises. In the last full budget before next year's general election, the focus has been on agriculture and rural sectors. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced a new h...
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Budget 2018: Healthcare Winner, Losers Could Include Apple
With national polls looming next year -- and possibly as early as late 2018 -- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rolled out a budget designed to help distressed farmers and rural areas while boosting growth, jobs and private investment.
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In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
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Tamil Nadu Can Give Reservation To Rural Students Under NEET: JP Nadda
Union Health Minister JP Nadda today said the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) was "being implemented" in Tamil Nadu also and asked the state government to consider giving reservation to rural students.
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Fighting Pollution: What Delhi Needs to do, Short and Long Term
Way back in 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had famously and inextricably linked poverty and environmental pollution at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm.
-
Arun Jaitley Unveils a Budget for the Poor: What Experts Say
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a budget for the poor on Monday, announcing new rural aid and health programmes in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections.
-
Budget 2016: Full Text Of Arun Jaitley's Speech
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled what was quickly called a budget for farmers and the poor on Monday, announcing a string of farm measures, rural aid and health programmes.
-
Jaitley Unveils Pro-poor Budget, Pledges Reforms
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a budget for the poor on Monday, announcing new rural aid and health programmes in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections.
