-The Indian Express There is no evidence that choice of food will make any difference in the spread of the virus. Food is certainly not the source of transmission. It may be different for people who live near abattoirs etc. * There seems to be an overwhelming optimism that heat will reduce the impact of coronavirus. What do you think? Dr. Anand Krishnan: The chances of survival of the virus will be less...
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Bank, Boom, Bust -George Mathew, Sunny Verma & Sandeep Singh
-The Indian Express In 2004, a former bank executive stARTed his own bank. As it grew, courting corporates, lending aggressively and dodging referees, the bad loans grew too. Until one day, the bank went belly up. The Indian Express on how the story of Yes Bank and Rana Kapoor is of warning bells that went unheard. After providing services to Yes Bank for years, a vendor was keen to terminate the contract....
More »‘NPR a step towards divisive citizenship regime’
-The Hindu Rights groups demand amendments to 2003 citizenship rules Two umbrella organisations of NGOs and rights groups on Saturday said that they would withdraw their call for boycott of the National Population Register (NPR) if Home Minister Amit Shah made amendments to the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, according to the statements made by the latter in the floor of the Parliament. The statements were...
More »Response to COVID-19 shows India has the political will to control infectious diseases -Vikram Patel
-The Indian Express All comparisons between COVID-19 and TB end with the superficial observation that they are both deadly respiratory tract infections. The world has been spooked by COVID-19, the novel flu-like virus which emerged from the slaughter-houses of China and is now sweeping across the planet, propelled by the very engine of the global economy that it now threatens to pull asunder. Thanks to the waves of news engulfing us, including...
More »Only 420 FIRs for 920 sewer deaths in three decades, says activist -Shiv Sahay Singh
-The Hindu 'FIR has to be mandatorily filed' Kolkata: Almost 420 first information reports ( FIRs) have been lodged in connection with around 920 deaths inside sewers in the country between 1993 and January 31, 2020, as per the data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The numbers, given in response to a question by Chandra Prakash Joshi, also show a huge disparity in the...
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