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Television Viewing : Digitise or Perish : SASHI KUMAR
- October 31, 2012
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If the television viewer is at the mercy of the service provider, the state too seems to be taking its digital media policy cues from the very industry that will exploit it. THE television screen turns into a static charge of salt and pepper hiss. If you have the patience to linger to find out why, without instantly switching to [...]
Yash Chopra : Hit maker – VIJAY LOKAPALLY
- October 31, 2012
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With the death of Yash Raj Chopra (1932-2012), making of cinema, particularly the romantic genre, will never be the same again in the Hindi film industry. ON a trip to the city of dreams, when it was still known by its old name Bombay, one saw a huge crowd gathered outside the Brabourne Stadium, venue of many an exciting cricket [...]
Aarogyasri in Andhra Pradesh : Healthcare Models in the Era of Medical Neo-liberalism – N Purendra Prasad, P Raghavendra
- October 31, 2012
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The experiment in restructuring the healthcare sector through the Aarogyasri community health insurance scheme in Andhra Pradesh has received wide attention across the country, prompting several states governments to replicate this “innovative” model, especially because it supposedly generates rich electoral dividends . However, after a critical scrutiny of this neo-liberal model of healthcare delivery, this paper concludes that the scheme [...]
Abduction of the District Collector of Sukma, Chhattisgarh Response of the Indian State -G Haragopal
- October 31, 2012
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The kidnapping of the Sukma district collector in April 2012 and the issues that came up in the CPI (Maoist) party’s statements had much to do with a model of development that is surrendering rich natural resources to corporates and multinationals for a pittance in the name of growth. This article, written by one of the two mediators who negotiated [...]
Over 90 Million Indians are at Risk for Vascular Diseases
- October 30, 2012
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The incidence of vascular diseases is increasing at an alarming rate in India. Over 90 million Indians are at risk for various types of vascular diseases including stroke, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), carotid artery disease and aortic aneurysms. This was stated by Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad at Jaipur . Addressing the 19th Annual [...]
Job of a Cartoonist is to Convey Important Social messages by Using Humour as a Tool – Pranab Mukherjee
- October 30, 2012
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It is the job of a cartoonist to convey important social messages by using humour as a tool. Laughter is a stress buster for the public as well as the politician. The cartoon reminds the public that the ruler is as fallible and human as they are. The cartoon came to us as part of British legacy. It however found [...]
“Consensus” for Telangana is not Constitutional Requirement – Prof.Madabhushi Sridhar
- October 30, 2012
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They are bitterly opposing each other, but sing the same tune on Telangana. The words, sentences and expression of YSR Congress leader Y Vijayamma and those of TDP President Chandrababu Naidu are strikingly similar. Both opposed formation of Telangna, both claim that they do not have any authority to bring it and blame Congress for dodging the issue. The past [...]
No Sovereign Immunity for Killing of Raji Reddy in Telangana March – Prof.Madabhushi Sridhar
- October 30, 2012
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Agitating men were killed and women were raped by police to suppress the agitation demanding separate state of Uttarakhand in 1996. Police were molesting women to deter and stop them from participating. Newspapers reported this ghastly conduct of police when they unleashed their cruelty by committing rapes in open. The Allahabad High Court, in a case filed by Uttarakhand Sangharsh [...]
FDI Hike in Insurance Harmful – Amanulla Khan
- October 29, 2012
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THE UPA government’s decision to hike FDI limit in insurance and allow foreign equity participation in the pension sector is meant to placate the domestic and international finance capital. The government feels this decision will fuel foreign investors’ interest inIndia and help revive our faltering economy. But from the past experience, it becomes clear that this move would neither benefit the Indian [...]
Who Will Control The Internet In The Future – Prabir Purkayastha
- October 28, 2012
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There are two forthcoming international events that have created a huge debate on who will control the Internet in the future. These events are the 8th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held in Baku from November 6th-9th and the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) which will meet from 3-14 December, 2012 in Dubai. While IGF brings all the players including [...]
Is Indian Economy Turning Around? – Ashok Handoo
- October 28, 2012
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For a few months now, the Indian economy appears to be on a recovery path. At least there are enough indications to that. Foremost is the performance of various sectors of the economy. Industrial output has been gathering some pace since August. It rose by 2.7 % in August this year compared to a fall of 0.2 % in July. [...]
Solar Power for Prisons in Kerala – Jacob Abraham
- October 28, 2012
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The Central Prison in Thiruvananthapuram has become the first one in the country to depend entirely on clean and renewable solar energy. The solar energy project at the central prison at Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram has been set up at a cost of Rs. 7.9 crore. Street lighting and fans for the block, steam cooking, chappathi [...]
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The Economist Falters in Prescribing Medicine – R Arun Kumar
- November 4, 2012
THE Economist had come out with an exhaustive Special Report on global inequalities in its issue of October 12, 2012. It did not confine to reeling out facts about the status of current global inequalities. It compared them with the policies pursued by various countries. It urged the world leaders to come out with something that “promises both fairness and progress”. [...]
Libyan Blowback – Yohannan Chemarapally
- November 4, 2012
IN one of his last interviews to the international media, former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi warned that many in the armed opposition were fighters owing allegiance to Al Qaeda. But his assertions were dismissed as the ranting of a delusional man fighting with his back to the wall. Now the Obama administration itself has, however, confirmed that the killing of [...]
Health Insurance : The Road to Health for All? – Amit Sengupta
- November 4, 2012
IN 2007 the government of Andhra Pradesh launched an insurance scheme that was designed to protect patients from the ‘catastrophic’ impact of out of pocket expenses incurred on hospital care. Termed as the ‘Rajiv Arogyasri’ scheme, it soon became a flagship programme of the Andhra Pradesh government and came to be held out as an example of the state government’s [...]
Why Chavez Won Again – Danny Glover
- November 3, 2012
I had the privilege of traveling to Venezuela and witnessing the country’s October 7 presidential election and watching the South American country’s extraordinarily active and engaged citizenry in action. An impressive 81 percent of the electorate participated in a transparent and secure electoral process that former president Jimmy Carter reportedly referred to as the best in the world. President Hugo [...]
Lokayuktas : Watchdogs of the Administration – Pranab Mukherjee
- November 3, 2012
In recent times, there has been concern over the need to ensure that the corridors of power remain untainted by corruption or nepotism and that there is optimum utilization of resources and funds for their intended purposes. For the successful working of democracy, people should be confident that Government policies are formulated and implemented with honesty, transparency and fairness. Lokayukta [...]
World’s shortest woman from India sets another record
- November 2, 2012
The world’s smallest woman from India, 18-year-old Jyoti Amge set another world record when she met the world’s shortest man Chandra Dangi from Nepal to pose for the 2013 edition of Guinness Book of Records in Italy. The meeting of the two set another record as this was the first time the world’s smallest man and woman have met in [...]