-The Times of India NEW DELHI: For someone with a stiff and painful knee, replacing the joint with an artificial implant may sound promising for better mobility and less pain. But the big question is it really needed? Top orthopaedic surgeons in the country say nearly one out of every five patients approaching them for total knee replacement (TKR), mostly for a second opinion or surgery, may do well with lifestyle...
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Urban Only In Name -Sama Khan
-The Indian Express One-fourth of the urban population lives in these small towns (20,000 to 1,00,000 population). These 7 crore people need amenities to match up to their ‘urban’ status. Many of these towns may not be in the vicinity of big cities. Small towns in India are something of an oxymoron. They are far removed from cities in character and appearance and are constantly struggling to establish their “urbanness”. A...
More »Aadhaar related inadequacies causing hunger and food insecurity in Jharkhand, allege Right to Food Campaign activists
-Press statement by Right to Food Campaign dated 19 November, 2018 At least two more persons died of starvation in Jharkhand in the last 25 days. This takes the total number of hunger deaths in the state to 17, since September 2017. The most recent victim is 45-year old Kaleshwar Soren who died of hunger and destitution on 11 November in Mahuatanr village of Jama block of Dumka district. A fact...
More »Bureaucracy biggest obstacle to nation's development: Pranab Mukherjee
-The Indian Express Pranab Mukherjee referred to the civil services as the one that find ways on how to put obstructions, how to find out excuses and not to move. Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that bureaucracy is the biggest hurdle in development and need to be rectified. Delivering the concluding part of his lecture series as a guest faculty for the “Public Policy for Inclusive Development of India” course...
More »Setting a proper diet plan -Shailender Kumar Hooda & Rabiul Ansary
-The Hindu To tackle malnutrition, food prices must be regulated and the PDS strengthened in both developed and poor States Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India has been ranked at 103 out of 119 countries, with hunger levels categorised as “serious”, in the Global Hunger Index 2018. Strikingly, in July, three girls died of starvation resulting from prolonged malnutrition in the national capital Delhi, which has...
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