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Panel rejects Bihar's demand for special category status Bihar’s long-pending demand for grant of a special category status has received a big jolt, with an inter-ministerial group rejecting the state’s request, finding it not feasible. The panel, under the supervision of the Planning Commission, also turned down the demand for area-based fiscal concessions for Bihar on the grounds that it was not consistent with the proposed reform measures
Vidya Balan to promote cleanliness
Bihar hires young professionals to help implement livelihood project
For the first time, Bihar has hired hired 85 young professionals, all fresh post-graduates of India's top ranking management and social sciences institutes, to help in implementing a livelihood project for the poorest sections living in rural areas, officials Thursday said.
Health ministry wary of merging AIDS department with NRHM
The Planning Commission's proposal to merge the two-decade-old AIDS control department with the flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has caused a stir in the health ministry, with some officials even saying it could reverse the gains made by India in bringing down HIV infections.
Census exposes states' claim on sanitation drive
Total sanitation, the official term for ending open defecation in the country, is not remotely close to either total or sanitation, show census data.
Possibility of a normal monsoon is less than half: Ashok Gulati
Though the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a normal southwest monsoon this year. Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) Chairman Ashok Gulati tells Rural Videos
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