-The Times of India KOLKATA: Call it fuel austerity. For the first time, the principal secretaries of 18 departments of the state government — including chief secretary Samar Ghosh — will tour five districts in a bus rather than hired cars. This will not only save a huge amount of fuel cost, the government won't have to pay for the accommodation of the drivers and other related expenses. The secretaries will not,...
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Cancer, HIV patients suffer as morphine supplies are hobbled by excessive regulation
-The Economic Times MUMBAI: India, the world's largest exporter of morphine sulphate, has very little of the drug to offer its terminally ill patients suffering from cancer and HIV. The supply of morphine, a narcotic pain reliever used for treating pain, is severely constrained in local hospitals and retail stores due to stringent laws that prevent and hinder companies from making and transporting the final product. Morphine sulphate is a byproduct of...
More »Don’t come on fishing TRIPs, warns Berne-Ashis Ray
-The Times of India Indian government would be in serious breach of its international obligations if it discloses names of Indians having Swiss bank accounts, other than being compelled to do so by the judiciary. Speaking to TOI against the backdrop of the recent agitations by Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev for recovery of black money, a spokesman for the federal finance ministry in Switzerland said India "cannot make public"...
More »Frequent flyer Patil beats PM in TRIPs-Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India While it is no secret that former President Pratibha Patil set new records with her incessant travel, RTI records have revealed another dubious first. Patil travelled twice as many times as the PM and vice-president over the last three years spending over Rs 140 crore in air travel expenses alone. According to data given by Air Force in response to an RTI filed by activist Subhash Agrawal, IAF's...
More »Karnataka: Drought hits 27 districts, BJP in CM tussle-Deepa Balakrishnan
-CNN-IBN A drought of a different kind has affected Karnataka. One of governance. While 27 districts in the state are facing a rainfall deficit and farmers are worried, the state's Agriculture, Water and Rural Development Ministers have not taken corrective steps. In fact, what they are more bothered about is who should be sitting in the Chief Minister's Chair. Estimates show that just about 15 per cent of the crops have been...
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