RBI revises priority sector norms to include NCDC – The Times of India

RBI revises priority sector norms to include NCDC – The Times of India

MUMBAI: RBI has revised its priority sector lending norms allowing lending to the National Cooperative Development Corporation to qualify as priority sector loans, with the objective of expanding credit to cooperative societies while tightening compliance and reporting requirements for banks. The move is expected to open new channels of credit for cooperatives, particularly those engaged…

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Now, you can report disease outbreaks from your phone: NCDC’s new community reporting system seeks citizen eyes on public health | India News – The Times of India

Now, you can report disease outbreaks from your phone: NCDC’s new community reporting system seeks citizen eyes on public health | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: What if spotting a cluster of fevers or sudden diarrhoea cases in your neighbourhood could help stop an outbreak? A new nationwide system launched by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is now making that possible — by turning ordinary citizens into the country’s earliest disease sentinels.At the heart of the system…

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