Public Health is an investment, not expense
The corona pandemic has underlined the need to strengthen the Public Health system (not ‘healthcare’ mind you). ‘Public health’ really is an investment and not expenditure. Healthy population is what …
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DeMonetisation and Digital Payments
DeMonetisation did not promote the uptake of digital transactions Driving India towards a less-cash, digital payments economy was one of the aims claimed by the Prime Minister when he invalidated …
Many questions for Aadhaar critics. Some replies to the Aadhaar mafia.
While people question govts in a democracy, in India the govt questions anyone questioning unaccountable govt actions. And supporters think that while India was a democracy under UPA, under Modi …
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Signs of impending roll back of demonetisation?
This is just speculation, but drastic changes in the BJP’s propaganda seem to indicate that a rollback of demonetisation may happen. We began with demonetisation being Modi’s special, secret project. …
Coming of Age: the Organic Community of India
The largest organic farming confluence in the world – over 2,500 participants from 22 states of India – gathered at the National Organic Convention in Chandigarh from Feb 28 to …
Aam Aadmi Party Swearing In at Ramlila Maidan – Some Observations
Fascinating views from Ramlila Maidan. Aam Aadmi Party members arrived without any fuss, swearing in witnessed by their beloved crowds, packed full, with people sitting on each other’s laps in …
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Land, loss and lunacy – Niyamgiri’s story of India out of sight
A lunacy drives India’s development. Vast untouched treasures of nature are discarded with scant thought on the altar of a mythical development. Lakhs of development hit Indians are reduced to lives of despair.
MAHAdrought: Wishing Maharashtra a very, very funny April Fool’s Day!
Dear Maharashtra, I have been reading news on this drought of yours and the misery you are in. I thought that the joke has gone too far, and today might …
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Quit Nuclear Power – Part 2: Optimizing use of existing electricity production
The Central Electricity Authority issues an annual report describing the electricity situation of the country. The latest available information is the monthly power supply report for February 2012, which says …
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