‘AFFORESTATION FUND ACT DElAY a THREAT’
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the Centre's delay in making draft rules for the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 posed a "serious threat" to the rights and livelihoods of tribals and forest dwellers. The rules are yet to be made public despite former environment minister Anil Madhav Dave's assurance to the Rajya Sabha in July 2016, Ramesh said in separate letters to Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.
start-ups must find ways to boost brands
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said that start-ups must find ways to add value to their brand which can help build a strong bond between business and customers. Addressing a conference organised by Amity University, Prabhu advised the gathering to always remember the core values of business which are the essence of company's identity. Amity University in association with MSME has started a three day International Conference on Entrepreneurship and leadership (ICEl) on the theme "Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Value Creation" at University Campus. Scott McKinley, Global Head, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Academy, Radu Octavian Dobre, Ambassador of Romania and Vijay Kumar, Director, MSME were present on the occasion.
govt, private hospitals must work together: V-P
New Delhi: The health outcomes cannot be achieved by the Government institutions alone, the private sector health facilities have to supplement Governmental efforts, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said after inaugurating the State-of-the-art Rainbow Children's Hospital here. He also pointed out that the childhood malnutrition continues to be a serious public health concern and a development challenge in India.
Cap accessories used with stents also
New Delhi: While the capping of prizes of stents by the National Pharma Pricing Authority (NPPA) is a welcome move, there should also be simultaneous capping of all the accessories used along with stents including all types of angiography catheters, pacemakers and other cardiac devises, Dr K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) and ex- President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), said here on Wednesday.