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Maternal death rate declining: report
India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has seen a decline from 130 per 1 lakh live births in 2014-2016 to 122 per 1 lakh live births in 2015-2017.
Goyal lays out nuts and bolts of RCEP decision
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has briefed the Union Council of Ministers on the country’s decision not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
The China factor in India’s RCEP move
New Delhi seems to be signalling that Bejing’s rise in the Indo-Pacific has to be tackled politically and economically
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Moody’s lowers India outlook to ‘negative’
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded its outlook on India to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’.
Thumbs down: On Moody’s negative rating
Moody’s has flagged known risks, and the Centre has to push harder for reforms
At the altar of national security
Human development and ecology have always been given the short shrift in India. But now, they are not even discussed