New Delhi (PTI): About 1.2 crore poor people in the country will be provided with health insurance cover in a year and the scheme will be expanded to include all sections under Below Poverty Line (BPL) over five years, Government told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The BPL people will be provided with smart cards and they can avail of doctors' consultations and medicines up to Rs 30,000 free, Minister for Chemicals Ram Vilas Paswan said in reply to questions.
The move will cost Rs 3,500 crore to the state exchequer, he said.
Emphasising that the government was committed to ensure availability of life saving drugs at cheaper rates, he said pharmaceutical companies have been asked not to hike prices beyond 10 per cent per year failing which penalty would be imposed for overcharging.
The direction was issued in April this year, prior to which the companies could raise prices up to 20 per cent.
Till now, Rs 1400 crore have been recovered as penalty and cases have been filed against those who have not obeyed, the Minister said.
hindu.com
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Like mothers, like kids
Women who are active during pregnancy are likely to have active babies, reveals a new study that shows why exercise is important for pregnant women.
The study, which ruled out any biological factors behind this, said active pregnant mothers were likely to continue doing exercise after birth and this would encourage their children to get into good habits.
Scientists at Bristol University gathered data on 5,500 children between 11 and 12 years and recorded their activities over the course of at least three days.
The researchers also analysed these against several factors including how active mothers were during pregnancy.
They found that the children of the mothers who took part in regular brisk walking and swimming during their pregnancy ended up being 3-4 percent more active, reported the online edition of BBC News.
"The early pre-school years are so important. It seems if they see their parents doing regular exercise this will have a positive impact," said lead researcher Calum Mattocks.
The findings of the study have appeared in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal.
hindustantimes.com
The study, which ruled out any biological factors behind this, said active pregnant mothers were likely to continue doing exercise after birth and this would encourage their children to get into good habits.
Scientists at Bristol University gathered data on 5,500 children between 11 and 12 years and recorded their activities over the course of at least three days.
The researchers also analysed these against several factors including how active mothers were during pregnancy.
They found that the children of the mothers who took part in regular brisk walking and swimming during their pregnancy ended up being 3-4 percent more active, reported the online edition of BBC News.
"The early pre-school years are so important. It seems if they see their parents doing regular exercise this will have a positive impact," said lead researcher Calum Mattocks.
The findings of the study have appeared in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal.
hindustantimes.com
Wireless Bangalore in 18 months
Unrestricted Internet access to be offered
Rs. 900 crore to be spent on unwired
Bangalore project
Vision group set up for nanotechnology sector
BANGALORE: Bangalore is set to offer unhindered wireless Internet access to the entire Greater Bangalore within 18 months. With this, Bangalore will be the second wireless city after Taiwanese capital Taipei.
“Project Unwired Bangalore has just been launched as we strongly believe mobility in terms of personal computers and laptops,” said M.N. Vidyashankar, Secretary to Government (Information Technology and Biotechnology), here on Friday.
He was speaking after inaugurating a five-year integrated M.Sc. course in biological sciences of the Bangalore University on its Jnana Bharathi campus here.
Stating that the 21st Century belonged to wireless and nano technology, Mr. Vidyashankar said Karnataka, being the pioneer in information and biotechnology, had planned well to be ahead of others in these fields.
Wireless Bangalore was one among the two major initiatives of the Government while focus on nanotechnology was the other, Mr. Vidyashankar said.
Unrestricted Internet access will be offered in the entire 743-sq. km. area of Greater Bangalore under the unwired Bangalore project, which requires an investment of over Rs. 900 crore.
To give fillip to nano technology, the Government has constituted a vision group for the sector under the stewardship of scientist C.N.R. Rao. On the lines of IT.IN and Bangalore Bio, “Bangalore Nano” is slated to be held in Bangalore on December 6 and 7, he said. Mr. Vidyashankar said that the IT and BT sectors had been witnessing 35 and 40 per cent annual growth respectively.
bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com
Rs. 900 crore to be spent on unwired
Bangalore project
Vision group set up for nanotechnology sector
BANGALORE: Bangalore is set to offer unhindered wireless Internet access to the entire Greater Bangalore within 18 months. With this, Bangalore will be the second wireless city after Taiwanese capital Taipei.
“Project Unwired Bangalore has just been launched as we strongly believe mobility in terms of personal computers and laptops,” said M.N. Vidyashankar, Secretary to Government (Information Technology and Biotechnology), here on Friday.
He was speaking after inaugurating a five-year integrated M.Sc. course in biological sciences of the Bangalore University on its Jnana Bharathi campus here.
Stating that the 21st Century belonged to wireless and nano technology, Mr. Vidyashankar said Karnataka, being the pioneer in information and biotechnology, had planned well to be ahead of others in these fields.
Wireless Bangalore was one among the two major initiatives of the Government while focus on nanotechnology was the other, Mr. Vidyashankar said.
Unrestricted Internet access will be offered in the entire 743-sq. km. area of Greater Bangalore under the unwired Bangalore project, which requires an investment of over Rs. 900 crore.
To give fillip to nano technology, the Government has constituted a vision group for the sector under the stewardship of scientist C.N.R. Rao. On the lines of IT.IN and Bangalore Bio, “Bangalore Nano” is slated to be held in Bangalore on December 6 and 7, he said. Mr. Vidyashankar said that the IT and BT sectors had been witnessing 35 and 40 per cent annual growth respectively.
bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com
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