Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the COVID-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya. The paper also noted that inequality fell in the country during Covid years, both in rural and urban areas […]
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Representational file image of an RT-PCR test taking place. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India saw a single-day rise of 918 fresh coronavirus cases, while the active cases rose to 6,350, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on March 20. The country’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,806, with four latest fatalities — […]
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Manpreet Singh being honoured during the Hockey India’s 5th Annual Awards function, in New Delhi, on March 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Hardik Singh and Savita Punia walked away with the Balbir Singh Sr. Award for the Player of the Year 2022 and ₹25 lakh each at the fifth Hockey India annual awards here […]
Continue ReadingRajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar in a still from ‘Bheed’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Anubhav Sinha’s new film Bheed, starring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar, has dropped its first teaser. The film is a social drama depicting the migrant crisis triggered by the Covid-19 lockdowns. The 72-second teaser opens with black-and-white images of human devastation. […]
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Image for representative purpose only. After zeroing in on cases of leprosy, where patients are not responding to drug treatments, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has charted out a renewed strategy for deeper surveillance into anti-microbial resistance (AMR). In 2019, a total of 1,14,451 cases of leprosy were detected in India. The […]
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An image from the 2023 Lavazza calendar | Photo Credit: Sam Jackson After calendars centred on the pandemic, and global warming, Lavazza returns with one to celebrate the world opening up after a series of lockdowns. Themed on YES! we’re OPEN, in the 2023 edition, ‘the bar is a place both real and metaphorical’, an […]
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In a world that seems to be hurtling towards some apocalypse, it’s as if we are too scared to look into the future In a world that seems to be hurtling towards some apocalypse, it’s as if we are too scared to look into the future A long time ago in a galaxy far, far […]
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Better financial stability, less need to support the younger generation, and the desire to enjoy life after being cooped up at home during the pandemic is seeing the silver generation stepping out more today Better financial stability, less need to support the younger generation, and the desire to enjoy life after being cooped up at […]
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Over 20,000 schools across the country were shut down during the 2020-21, a report by the Ministry of Education found. The number of teachers also declined by 1.95 per cent compared to the previous year. The report titled, Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) on school education in India for 2021-22 also pointed […]
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With titles on A collection ongender and bodies, and upcoming and picture book biographies, story cards in the offing, there is a lot in store at Pratham Books’ digital platform, StoryWeaver, is expanding the horizons of reading Source link
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