-Hindustan Times The strike is likely to hit outpatient clinics and other routine services (like diagnostics). Emergency services, however, won’t be affected, doctors assured. New Delhi: Around 20,000 resident doctors from government hospitals in the national capital will go on strike on Monday demanding a central law to protect those in the medical profession. The call for the strike was given by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), a representative body for doctors.The Resident Doctor’s...
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Water reserves in 71 of India's 91 reservoirs have dipped: CWC -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth A delay in arrival of the monsoon, especially in western India, will worsen the water woes even further There is a downward trend in water levels in at least 71 of 91 reservoirs across India according to data released by the Central Water Commission (CWC) on June 13. The situation is particularly grim in the north-western region — in Gujarat and Maharashtra — and in the southern states of Kerala...
More »Gangsters go brazen: 220 gunshots fired on Delhi's streets over 30 days -Prawesh Lama and Shiv Sunny
-Hindustan Times The shooting incidents — between May 17 and June 15 — that HT analysed resulted in 16 deaths and left at least 22 people injured New Delhi: At least 220 bullets have been fired on Delhi’s streets in 43 incidents of shooting reported in the Capital over the last 30 days, according to HT’s analysis of all such incidents at a time when senior police officers are expressing concern about...
More »The Unrealistic Optimism of Indians on Prospects of Upward Social Mobility -Ranjan Ray
-TheWire.in To rectify this gap between perception and reality, inequality of opportunities and the lack of emphasis on primary education need to feature more prominently in Indian policy discussions. We are constantly reminded of how Narendra Modi started from humble beginnings by selling tea and rose to occupy the position of the prime minister of India. Irrespective of which side of the political divide one is on, there is no disputing the...
More »Arvind Subramanian's calculation of GDP is flawed too, says economist Arun Kumar
-Down to Earth He says neither the government not the former chief economic advisor include the unorganised sector while computing economic growth Noted economist Arun Kumar said former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian is correct in saying that the rate of growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been overestimated in the last few years. Subramanian's methodology to gauge economic growth, however, may also not be correct — both being indirect methods...
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