Fighting the Hunger pangs
When on the one hand India is adding to its indigenous list of billionaires in Forbes's list and other journals it is also increasing the count of hungry children that is such an embarrassment for a country of extremes such as ours.
Back to square one
"Where are the people who said I will never return home. I have been receiving death threats and some people have been trying to scare me but I have returned home for the sake of my country and people,"
Blank prescriptions!
Every other day, a new government offers a building to open a private hospital - Max, Apollo, Fortis are just some of players to name a few.
Keeping a fine balance
Pakistan has always hyperactive in pre-empting any effort on the part of India to become cosy with Afghanistan.
Where are 'organised' helps?
Housemaids are in demand everywhere. Supply has also grown at a fast clip, keeping up with rapid urbanisation and migration.
Highest suicides till date
Recently, a 32 year old Iraqi war veteran of US army Jason Glover was shot dead by on-duty sheriffs when they responded to reports of home violence. Jason apparently pointed his gun at the sheriffs and refused to back down, before being shot dead.
Budget applauded! Deficit?
For those who might remember, the warning from Moody’s had come close on the heels of India's current account deficit reaching a record high of $22.3 billion, or 5.4 per cent of GDP in the quarter ending September 2012, from less than $16.4 billion in the April-June quarter; and from around 1 per cent during 2000s.
So what ails the Yamuna?
For those who may not know, NRCD stands for the National River Conservation Directorate. Perhaps the hidden nature of the directorate is more deliberate than by chance, as in all the brouhaha surrounding the recent furore on the increasing pollution in Yamuna,
kenya on the brink?
As Kenya is all set to get a new leader, with Kibaki retiring from politics, the political corridors are hoping for a stable government, especially at the backdrop of violent streaks. Prior to the elections, there was a series of violent bursts that sent ripples in Kenya’s heartland
More research same results
The brutal gang-rape of a girl in Delhi in December 2012 again justified Delhi's title ignominious title as ‘the rape capital of India.’
IFC; it's all we need
The fastest growing unit of the World Bank, the International Financial Corporation (IFC) was set up in 1956 with the vision that "people should have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives.â€
Why have committees at all...
The 1992-93 Mumbai riots timeline is a good place to understand the government's attitude towards commissioned reports. Acting in uber haste, the government had then set up the Justice BN Srikrishna Commission.
She leaves behind a legacy
Hillary Rodham Clinton stepped down as the 69th United States Secretary of State on February 1, 2013. If someone suspects that the termination of Clinton’s term in the office was designed with a motive of backing a wrong horse, it would be a gross mistake.
Size doesn't matter
In the year 1998, India rolled out policies to encourage CNG based vehicles and also gradually phased out polluting public transport, at least from the metro cities. India has also been advocating policies to address the problem of pollution and vehicle density.
Deregulating Regulations!
Finally, after series of flawed policies, I saw some sensible and path-breaking policies being announced by our incumbent government.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
