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The great American arms bazaar
- Arms supply has been a key tool of U.S. strategy for years.
- Mr.Trump wants to make arms sale itself a strategy.
Disqualification of AAP MLAs approved
Capacity building for primary health care
National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill 2017 an attempt to revamp the medical education system in India to ensure an adequate supply of quality medical professionals
- There is an urgent need for a trained cadre to provide accessible primary • care services… National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 calling for multi•dimensional mainstreaming of AYUSH physicians
- Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and homoeopathy (AYUSH)
- 7.7 lakh registered AYUSH practitioners in 2016, according to National Health Profile 2017 data.
- Primary health system that is struggling with a below•par national physician•patient ratio(0.76 per 1,000 population, amongst the lowest in the world) due to a paucity of MBBS•trained
- In the long run, a pluralistic and integrated medical system for India remains a solutio
- worth exploring for both e•ffective primary•care delivery and prevention of chronic and infectious diseases.
A misleading story of job creation
- India does not create 55 lakh new jobs every year, as claimed by a new report Flaws in analysis
- How did the report arrive at the 55 lakh new jobs number?
- An informal job that turns formal with an EPFO registration does not mean it is a new job
- As we know through numerous surveys, demonetisation resulted in thousands of employers retrenching a large part of their informal workforce paid
- GST- costs of formalisation may have resulted in many •firms cutting costs or even shutting down
- A serious issue such as lack of jobs for millions of youth cannot be wished away by hiding behind misleading data analysis and a media spin
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
:Trump slams opponents over shutdown ahead of vote
:Federal govt. shutdown may affect India’s exports to U.S.
- American economy among the largest destinations for the country’s exports
- Rooftop solar is still out in the cold
- Instead of incentivising distribution companies, the government must reward developers who create capacity
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