-The Telegraph Severe air pollution due to Diwali firecrackers is but one example of the average Indian's disregard for others and for the law The recent air pollution of severe proportions in cities like Calcutta and New Delhi resulted from a failure to comply with a Supreme Court order that banned firecrackers during Diwali. The unabated pollution from fireworks cannot be blamed on politicians and the police alone. We as citizens have...
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Demonetisation has not worked, no two views about it: Bimal Jalan -V Kumara Swamy
-The Telegraph Former RBI governor chats about economy, RBI-Centre standoff and his latest book Even 15 years after quitting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), former governor Bimal Jalan lapses into RBI-speak whenever he doesn’t want to say much on an issue. We are in Jalan’s office on the sixth floor of an apartment block, a few hundred metres from the Delhi headquarters of the RBI. At the very outset, he tells me...
More »Criticism of a Judge on Facebook is Not Contempt, Says Supreme Court
-TheWire.in The judgment was contradictory to the contempt notice issued by the court to former Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju, prompting experts to suggest laying down of consistent principles. New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench, on Monday, set aside a Punjab and Haryana high court order issued on May 31, convicting and sentencing an advocate for one month’s simple imprisonment at Narnaul jail in Haryana for a Facebook post in which he...
More »One in every 5 patients doesn't need knee replacement: Delhi Doctors -Durgesh Nandan Jha
-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...
More »Amid institutional decline -Arun Kumar
-The Hindu The issue today is whether a dishonest system can be managed honestly Allegations of interference in major institutions have been the big news of late. The ongoing fracas in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got out of hand, with the two top officials in the chain of command accusing each other of corruption. The recent pronouncements in the Supreme Court do not promise an early resolution. The fight against...
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