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Scrap NITI Aayog, Bring Back Planning Commission: Mamata Banerjee
In Delhi to attend a NITI Aayog meeting on July 27, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the public policy think tank brought by the Modi government should be scrapped and the Planning Commission should be brought back.
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"NITI Aayog Fudged Data, Will Scrap It If Voted To Power": Rahul Gandhi
The government's think tank NITI Aayog that replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 under the Prime Minister Narendra government will return if the Congress is voted to power this year, the party's chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Friday.
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China Directs Medical Institutions To Not Use Recalled Huahai-Made Drug
China's health regulator said on Monday all domestic medical institutions must cooperate with authorities and not use the valsartan blood and heart drug made by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical that could pose cancer risks.
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Former Planning Commission Member NK Singh Appointed 15th Finance Commission Chairman
The government on Monday appointed former Planning Commission Member NK Singh as chairman of 15th Finance Commission, which among other things will look into impact of GST on finances of the Centre and states, said a notification.
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Demonetisation Can Cut Growth Rate To 5 Per Cent: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia has stated that the Indian growth rate is likely to witness a fall to around five per cent as the centre's demonetisation drive has disrupted the 'underlying strength' of the economy.
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China's Elderly Population To Reach 240 Million
China will have 240 million people aged 60 or above by 2020.
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One Third Of Pakistanis Live Below Poverty Line: Reports
Nearly 60 million people live below the poverty line in Pakistan, making almost a third of the country poor under a new formula adopted by the government to measure poverty.
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China Confirms First Case Of Zika Virus: Report
China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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China Paper Slams 'Superstitious' Reasoning For Falling Births
A state-run Chinese newspaper today excoriated population authorities for "superstition" after they blamed the inauspicious Year of the Sheep for births falling in 2015 despite a loosening of the one-child policy.
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China To Limit Family Size For Up To 30 Years, Despite Concerns
China will stick to family planning restrictions for up to 30 years, a senior Chinese official said today, rejecting concern that limits on the number of children had shrunk the pool of workers needed to support an aging population.
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China Challenge: Getting Poor Migrant Workers To Buy Vacant Homes
Rattled by the potential economic fallout from millions of unsold homes, China wants migrant workers to buy properties in smaller cities and ease the burden on a real estate sector that makes up about 15 percent of the country's economic growth.
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China's New 2 Child Policy Law Takes Effect
Married couples in China will from today be allowed to have two children, after concerns over an ageing population and shrinking workforce ushered in an end to the country's controversial one-child policy.
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Obese Couple Fight To Lose 91 Kilograms For Healthy Baby
A young obese Chinese couple, each weighing around 200 kg, has caught national attention as they fight to lose weight in preparation for their first child.
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Abolishing Planning Commission Has Been Harmful, Says Manmohan Singh
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today said that the country's economic policy has "no sense of direction" after the Modi government decided to scrap the Planning Commission.
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Abolishing Plan Panel has Harmed India's Economic Policy: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the country's economic policy has "no sense of direction" after the Narendra Modi government decided to scrap the Planning Commission.
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Scrap NITI Aayog, Bring Back Planning Commission: Mamata Banerjee
In Delhi to attend a NITI Aayog meeting on July 27, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the public policy think tank brought by the Modi government should be scrapped and the Planning Commission should be brought back.
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"NITI Aayog Fudged Data, Will Scrap It If Voted To Power": Rahul Gandhi
The government's think tank NITI Aayog that replaced the Planning Commission in 2015 under the Prime Minister Narendra government will return if the Congress is voted to power this year, the party's chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Friday.
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China Directs Medical Institutions To Not Use Recalled Huahai-Made Drug
China's health regulator said on Monday all domestic medical institutions must cooperate with authorities and not use the valsartan blood and heart drug made by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical that could pose cancer risks.
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Former Planning Commission Member NK Singh Appointed 15th Finance Commission Chairman
The government on Monday appointed former Planning Commission Member NK Singh as chairman of 15th Finance Commission, which among other things will look into impact of GST on finances of the Centre and states, said a notification.
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Demonetisation Can Cut Growth Rate To 5 Per Cent: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia has stated that the Indian growth rate is likely to witness a fall to around five per cent as the centre's demonetisation drive has disrupted the 'underlying strength' of the economy.
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China's Elderly Population To Reach 240 Million
China will have 240 million people aged 60 or above by 2020.
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One Third Of Pakistanis Live Below Poverty Line: Reports
Nearly 60 million people live below the poverty line in Pakistan, making almost a third of the country poor under a new formula adopted by the government to measure poverty.
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China Confirms First Case Of Zika Virus: Report
China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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China Paper Slams 'Superstitious' Reasoning For Falling Births
A state-run Chinese newspaper today excoriated population authorities for "superstition" after they blamed the inauspicious Year of the Sheep for births falling in 2015 despite a loosening of the one-child policy.
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China To Limit Family Size For Up To 30 Years, Despite Concerns
China will stick to family planning restrictions for up to 30 years, a senior Chinese official said today, rejecting concern that limits on the number of children had shrunk the pool of workers needed to support an aging population.
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China Challenge: Getting Poor Migrant Workers To Buy Vacant Homes
Rattled by the potential economic fallout from millions of unsold homes, China wants migrant workers to buy properties in smaller cities and ease the burden on a real estate sector that makes up about 15 percent of the country's economic growth.
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China's New 2 Child Policy Law Takes Effect
Married couples in China will from today be allowed to have two children, after concerns over an ageing population and shrinking workforce ushered in an end to the country's controversial one-child policy.
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Obese Couple Fight To Lose 91 Kilograms For Healthy Baby
A young obese Chinese couple, each weighing around 200 kg, has caught national attention as they fight to lose weight in preparation for their first child.
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Abolishing Planning Commission Has Been Harmful, Says Manmohan Singh
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today said that the country's economic policy has "no sense of direction" after the Modi government decided to scrap the Planning Commission.
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Abolishing Plan Panel has Harmed India's Economic Policy: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the country's economic policy has "no sense of direction" after the Narendra Modi government decided to scrap the Planning Commission.
