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Panaji, Oct 7 (udaipur kiran) Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said that he had urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to set up an inter-departmental committee to tackle dengue cases in Goa, even as 217 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported throughout the state in 2019. “The Health Services department is working hard … Read more

New Delhi, Oct 7 (udaipur kiran) There is a growing risk of non-communicable diseases among children aged 5 to 9 years and adolescents aged 10-19 years in India. As per the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) 2016-18, one in 10 school-age children and adolescents were pre-diabetic. One percent of school-age children and adolescents were diabetic … Read more

New Delhi, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Anaemia is at least a mild public health problem for school-age children between the age group of 5-9 years in all states except for Kerala, according to the findings of the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), 2016-18. Anaemia was a moderate or severe public health problem among pre-school children … Read more

New Delhi, Sep 30 (udaipur kiran) There should be degree or diploma courses in skill development as mere certification would not work, said Union Power Minister R.K. Singh here on Monday. Addressing a conference of state Skill Development Ministers, he said the country needed to move from the primary sector to the tertiary sector as … Read more

New Delhi, Sep 30 (udaipur kiran) The government policy think-tank Niti Aayog on Monday launched the school education quality index wherein states, including Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam have been ranked as the best-performing among large states, each achieving an overall performance score above 60 per cent, while Uttar Pradesh figures last … Read more