The government on Thursday told Parliament that it does not agree with the conclusions drawn by ’Reporters Without Borders’ in the World Press Freedom Index that ranked India 150th among 180 nations. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said the government did not agree with the conclusions drawn by the organisation for …
Last week, news came into the limelight that press freedom in India has decreased dramatically as India slid in the index of press freedom. This report was released by an organisation called Reporters Without Borders, a non-profit and non-governmental organisation without any accountability, with the World Press Freedom Index. Although it would not be unfair to assume that the sample …
India on Saturday questioned the World Health Organisation's methodology to estimate Covid-19 mortalities in the country, saying using such a mathematical modelling cannot be applied to estimate the death figures for such a vast nation of geographical size and population. The Union health ministry issued a statement in response to a New York Times article titled “India Is Stalling WHO's …
New Delhi: India on Saturday questioned the World Health Organisation's methodology to estimate COVID-19 mortalities in the country, saying using such a mathematical modelling cannot be applied to estimate the death figures for such a vast nation of geographical size and population. The Union health ministry issued a statement in response to a New York Times article titled “India Is …
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala, in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index report, which has placed India at 94th rank in 2020. there should be awareness in society, our dynamic minister Smriti ji has started a jan andolan, and 13 crore events have been done.” In a …