A winning model of health insurance for the poor - Economic Times
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A winning model of health insurance for the poor Economic Times Access to healthcare in India has certainly improved over the past few decades. All indices point in this direction. However, India still languishes amongst the worst providers of healthcare. Outof-pocket expenses are the primary cause of indebtedness ... |
Published on Thursday 2nd of February 2012 09:18:21 PM
Once a Food Chain, Now a Corporate Supply Chain – Part 2 - Inter Press Service
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Once a Food Chain, Now a Corporate Supply Chain – Part 2 Inter Press Service "This entire argument completely ignores the critical role that can be played by a public distribution system in moderating food price spikes and dampening inflationary expectations and tendencies of hoarding," she added. "Instead of accepting the ... |
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Food security Bill will benefit multinational corporations and hurt genuine ... - Economic Times
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Food security Bill will benefit multinational corporations and hurt genuine ... Economic Times For one, NFSB is an extension of the polluted distribution system - a realistic interpretation of the official public distribution system, or PDS - granting almost 65% population the right to access rice, wheat and maize at a minimum of 3-2-1 per kg, ... |
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Do we need the Aadhar scheme? - Business Standard
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 Business Standard | Do we need the Aadhar scheme? Business Standard These include the iris-based public distribution system (PDS) cards in Andhra Pradesh, hologramised cards in Gujarat, “smart” cards in Tamil Nadu and so on. With an Aadhaar, there is an absolute guarantee that no two people will have the same Aadhaar, ... |
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FDI In Retail: Danger Signal For The Indian Economy - CounterCurrents.org
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FDI In Retail: Danger Signal For The Indian Economy CounterCurrents.org Only large farmers have the wherewithal to link up with the sales distribution systems of these corporate entities, who have the monopolistic power to control prices of their goods in their supermarkets. So what happens to the remaining 90 percent of ... |
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Deprivatising ration shops and doorstep delivery are two measures that can ... - Economic Times
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 Aljazeera.com | Deprivatising ration shops and doorstep delivery are two measures that can ... Economic Times By Ritwik Banerjee & Ritika Tewari After four decades of implementing the public distribution system (PDS) as a move to eradicate hunger from the country, India still ranks a poor 15th amongst countries with chronic hunger situation. Will India's poor remain hungry? |
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How this IITian became an anti-corruption crusader - Rediff
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 Rediff | How this IITian became an anti-corruption crusader Rediff Nannu, a middle aged daily wage earner from an east Delhi slum, lost his ration card which provided his family cheap grain and other essential commodities from India's public distribution system, PDS. He applied for a duplicate ration card in January ... |
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Farmers to be paid minimum price by cheque from April - Hindu Business Line
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 Hindu Business Line | Farmers to be paid minimum price by cheque from April Hindu Business Line Prof Thomas said the Ministry was embarking on a programme for end-to-end modernisation and computerisation of the public distribution system. This will cover the entire chain from the Food Corporation of India's procurement to the fair price shop. |
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Azim Premji laments government failure on education front - India Today
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 India Today | Azim Premji laments government failure on education front India Today See what a mess they made of our public distribution system, of public and primary education. Thirty per cent of boys and girls in Standard V can't read and write," Premji told Business Today magazine in an exclusive interview. Azim Premji on Wipro's comeback and future |
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India: A Future In Blood In Chhattisgarh – Analysis - Eurasia Review
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India: A Future In Blood In Chhattisgarh – Analysis Eurasia Review Media reports have exposed how, behind the cover of conflict, corrupt officials and politicians have been looting the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, tendu leaf (leaves of Diospyros Melonoxylon) collection, ... |
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