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The child malnutrition hoax: Why jholawallas are wrong
Due to a fundamental error in the way malnutrition is measured by WHO, India's child malnutrition levels appear worse than sub-Saharan Africa. It is a myth. #Sonia Gandhi #InMyOpinion #Arvind Panagariya #NAC #Food Security Bill #Sub-Saharan Africa #Child Malnutrition
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Aruna Roy doesn't like Economic Survey 2013 one bit
The Survey is highly wanting when it comes to the commitment of social security for unorganized workers, Roy said in a statement. #TheySaidIt #NAC #Aruna Roy #Economic Survey 2013
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NAC approves mechanism to monitor RTE implementation
The National Advisory Council has given its approval to a procedure that will help keep a close watch on the implementation of the RTE Act across India. #NewsTracker #NAC #RTE Act
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Pre-budget talks: Aruna Roy a no-show, blasts Finmin
NAC member Aruna Roy has thrown a curve ball at Chidambaram and demanded that pre-budget consultations with social sector representatives and business should be held jointly. #NAC #Chidambaram #Aruna Roy #Budget #Budget2013 #Budget Expectations #Pre-budget discussions #social sector
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Cash transfers: Come polls, NAC views go into dustbin
The UPA and Sonia Gandhi are turning a deaf year to their own National Advisory Council's apprehensions on cash transfers. #Sonia Gandhi #Rahul Gandhi #NAC #Aadhaar #Unique ID #Cash transfers
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Land Bill will kill growth: Govt knows this, but does Sonia?
With several cabinet ministers getting the jitters on the Land Bill, the cabinet referred it to a GoM. But the Bill in its present form should really be killed. #NAC #Kamal Nath #Policy Watch #Land Acquisition Bill #Anand Sharma #GoM
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Reforms: Why NAC must have more purpose and power
The country needs to find a competent conflict resolution mechanism. NAC fits the bill. #TheLongView #NAC #Reforms #FDI in retail
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Why NAC should be funded by Congress, not taxpayers
The National Advisory Council is a needless distraction and indulgence in UPA-2. It should be relocated to Sonia Gandhi's party office. #Sonia Gandhi #Manmohan Singh #National Advisory Council #NAC #OnlyInIndia
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Sonia Gandhi's pals turn critics on the Food Security Bill
The votaries of food security find the UPA's Food Security Bill seriously flawed. They want universalisation without centralisation. #Sonia Gandhi #NAC #Malnutrition #Right To Food #Poor Economics #FoodSecurity
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True cost of Dynasty: Sonia sends us a Rs 5,45,000 cr bill
The various freebies and subsidies given and planned by Sonia Gandhi is going to set us back and damage the economy. Can we afford Dynasty any more? #Sonia Gandhi #NAC #Politics Decoder #Food Security Bill #FP Anniversary