-The Indian Express Chhattisgarh government is unable to accept the right to protest and unwilling to hear the people's voice. By going to town as the Chhattisgarh police and media have recently done on my alleged Maoist links, the real questions have been sidelined. As citizens of this country, do we have the right to protest democratically and constitutionally, and as journalists, researchers or human rights activists, are we free to pursue...
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Govt Working on Health Plan for Delhi: Kejriwal
-Outlook New Delhi: The Delhi Government is working on an ambitious health plan for the city to boost its medical infrastructure and provide better facilities to public. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made this announcement today at a press conference, stating that details of the plan is being worked out. Kejriwal, at the same time, also hinted at scrapping a few hospital projects which have been lying in the cold storage for many years...
More »Free water and pipe dreams -Neha Sinha
-The Indian Express AAP's 700 litres will create challenges in sewage treatment and groundwater replenishment New Delhi: Twenty four hours after he came to power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was to resolve the issue of giving the citizens of Delhi free water up to 700 litres per day. Water holds pride of place on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) manifesto, which says that the party is "committed to ensuring that...
More »Video-recording of consent for clinical trials driving away subjects, SC told -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The new draft protocol for clinical trials of drugs, on the lines suggested by the Supreme Court, is making it difficult for global drug manufacturers to find subjects for testing new chemical compositions. The protocol has made it mandatory for companies intending to conduct human trials of drugs to video-record the free consent of patients to be part of the trial. It also mandates them to...
More »Malnutrition Poses a Real Challenge
-The New Indian Express There are two well-known sayings about statistics. One is that they are like a bikini, for what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Another quote is: lies, damned lies and statistics. Both of them are perhaps applicable to the latest figures released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, for they show that life expectancy in India has gone up by...
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