Dole vs deletion: missing women define Bengal election dynamics
Women constitute large votebanks, but the Election Commission of India seems oblivious to their massive deletions from electoral list
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ECONOMY
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Allocation for children increases but still less than 2.5 per cent of India’s budget
Funds too little or stagnating, especially for areas such as protection of minors in the face of rising crimes against them
HEALTH
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Enhanced health budget ignores crying need of public healthcare, say experts
Budget boosts biopharma but continued underinvestment creates public health crises
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HEALTH
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Activists counter govt point-by-point on nuclear Bill, cleared by Parliament and President in four days
Union minister Jitendra Singh’s claims on energy growth, safety and minimal privatisation, face challenge from data and analysis