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When data is used as a weapon against reality: Deviations in the HCES & CES, claims of poverty line
This Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is qualitatively different in methodology (including sampling) from the earlier Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) last conducted in 2011-12, and therefore the two are not comparable. So the claim that India’s poverty has declined to below 5% doesn’t hold water: Second, the NITI Aayog has made no effort to even determine an official poverty line, last defined in the Census 2001.
SC refuses to restrain media from reporting HC oral remarks in EC plea
The apex court also defended the high court judges while observing that they are working late nights and they are overwhelmed and asked EC to take the HC comments in the right spirit
Vaccine policy detrimental to right to health; SC asks Centre to revise
In a detailed order, the apex court inter alia dealt with vaccine policy and the rationale behind the vaccine pricing while questioning differential prices for Centre and states
Covid-19: Delhi HC seeks info on government’s preparations to tackle fresh surge
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Devendra Fadnavis cuts short hospital visit in face of heckling
Former Chief Minister turns around on his visit to a hospital in Nashik as people inside the hospital boo the Opposition leader
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Covid-19: Karnataka unable to dispose of the dead, even as people struggle to survive
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Senior Opposition leaders issue a joint statement, asking the government to focus all its attention on ensuring uninterrupted oxygen supply
Adar Poonawalla is in Britain ‘on business’, but is that the only reason?
Serum Institute chief leaves India allegedly to escape 'threats' from ‘biggies’; Poonawalla says he will return, but hints at vaccine production overseas
Indians pay as Centre ignored warning of Covid-19 variants by experts
Despite a warning of a disaster in the making, four scientists and a researcher told both the Telegraph and Reuters that the government did not seek to impose major restrictions to stop the spread of the virus
Did a BJP worker give ‘Gau Mutra’ to a Covid-19 patient on a ventilator?
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