-TheWire.in The IMA should realise that in a democratic setup, intellectual generosity comes not through jingoism but through persistent criticism, appraisal and reevaluation of government policies on health. The editorial on the current situation in Kashmir, published in the reputed British medical journal the Lancet, has stirred up a hornet’s nest. The journal has been criticised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and by the Indian Association of Surgeons, who termed it...

-MoneyLife.in The flood havoc in Kolhapur and Sangli districts has killed 54 people and thousands of cattle, besides causing colossal loss of property, farmlands and crops.  Was it the ferocity of nature that caused such a great calamity or did human interference aggravate the situation? RTI documents reveal that tampering of the red and blue line demarcation of the Panchganga River in the Kolhapur Development Plan, due to the pressure of the...

-The New Indian Express There were also reports that the auto sector has seen 3 lakh crore jobs being lost. NEW DELHI: TAKING notice of daily reports on job losses, the Union Finance Ministry has asked business chambers and industries to produce the exact number of job cuts to derive the correct picture of the economy. It has asked the industries to abstain from causing panic. “There are a number of reports that...

-The Hindu Production in foundries supplying castings to the automobile industry has dropped considerably In Coimbatore, where a large number of industrial units and foundries are working in the automobile sector, the slump in vehicle demand is impacting several businesses indirectly. A micro industry with just two CNC machines, doing job work, used to earn nearly ?10,000 a week from selling scrap. This income has reduced steeply in the last couple of months...

-The Telegraph The report was made public at a time large sections of the mainstream media have been accused of toeing the government line or have faced communication hurdles in reporting New Delhi: A team of civil society members has recorded testimonies about children who say they were detained and beaten in Kashmir since an ongoing lockdown erected an information blockade in the Valley. The team members said they were denied the use...