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How to end a water shortage? A frog marriage.

A marriage ceremony has been held for two frogs in Madhya Pradesh with a Minister of State in attendance, in a bid to end the state’s water shortage. The wedding took place in a bid to “appease the rain gods” and put an end to the state’s drought woes. Lalita Yadav, Minister of State for …

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The high death toll of gender discrimination

Gender discrimination and missing women The price of gender discrimination in India is the lives of almost 240,000 girls under five every year.  Much attention is given in India to the issue of female foeticide. Sex-selective abortions are considered the major driver of India’s skewed sex ratio at birth (SRB) and its resultant 63 million …

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Madhya Pradesh to miss targets on reducing child mortality rates

Madhya Pradesh is unlikely to achieve the target of reducing its under-five mortality rate to less than 23 deaths per 1000 live births, claims Alok Ranjan Chaurasia, a former professor of Institute of Economic Growth in Delhi. The goal was set out as a nationwide target in the National Health Policy 2017. This is not …

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Planned improvements for healthcare delivery in Madhya Pradesh

Healthcare services in Madhya Pradesh could become more affordable and state-of-the-art. This is thanks to plans by the state government. The state cabinet on June 13 made the decision to upgrade thirteen hospitals in the state to super-specialty status. These hospitals will be equipped more modern, specialised facilities. Treatment will also be free at the …

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No one questioned the Chief Minister: Double standards in Vyapam scam corruption case?

The Vyapam scam rocking the medical community in Madhya Pradesh implicates the Chief Minister in corruption, according to the Indian National Congress – who are calling for him to stand down. Shivraj Singh Chouhan – who has been Chief Minister since 2005 – is facing heat in the wake of the scandal, which has led to …

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Vyapam scam: hundreds implicated in corruption scandal in Madhya Pradesh

A medical school admissions scandal in Madhya Pradesh has led to India’s Supreme Court revoking 634 medical licences. The latest development in the ‘Vyapam scam’ – named for the Hindi acronym of the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) – has seen the doctors in question accused by the Supreme Court of participating in “acts …

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