Political power in the Indian subcontinentseems to be drifting away from dynasties Ever since the British left the Indian subcontinent, most South Asian nations have seen dynastic leadership. India’s Congress Party, led by the Nehru-Gandhi family, has been in power for a better part of the country’s post-Independence modern history. …
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A WASH for healthcare
Without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene amenities, infection control is severely compromised Healthcare facilities are many and varied. Some are primary, others are tertiary. Many are public, some are private. Some meet specific needs, whether dentistry or occupational therapy, and some are temporary, providing acute care when disaster strikes. Whatever …
Read More »Creating a fair digital payments market
Local firms will be at a disadvantage if big tech companies are given plum roles Since early last year, WhatsApp has busily piloted its payment system in India. WhatsApp Pay relies on the Indian government’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system to facilitate inter-bank transactions. Regulatory approval that would allow its …
Read More »A hand-to-mouth Budget
It is inescapable from the arithmetic that revenue expenditures and tax revenues are in need of serious corrections Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began a new practice in the Union Budget, presented on July 5, when she relegated the numbers, or the budgeting, to the fine print, in a break with …
Read More »A test of law and justice
The challenges made to the 103rd constitutional amendment present a more difficult judicial examination than usual Constitutional challenges are often described as hard cases. This is, however, seldom true. Invariably, disputes possess a simple solution. We can debate over what theories of interpretation to apply and over whether the text …
Read More »20 million children not vaccinated in 2018: UN
Flags ‘gap’ in efforts to prevent disease Almost 20 million children missed out on potentially life-saving vaccinations last year, the UN said on Monday, as surging measles cases highlighted “dangerous” gaps in efforts to shield children from preventable illness. Last year, 19.4 million children were “not fully vaccinated”, the World …
Read More »Tributes paid to Armstrong in his home town
Education centre’s inauguration in Ohio museum celebrates 50 years of the Apollo 11 mission New statues of astronaut Neil Armstrong were unveiled and an education centre was dedicated in his name on Sunday as his home town of Ohio in the U.S. continued celebrating the Apollo 11 mission’s 50th year …
Read More »As Bauhaus marks 100 years, Tel Aviv’s White City stands tall
The area is the world’s leading repository of the modernist style that favoured a functional aesthetic While many in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv start the weekend at a sidewalk cafe, there is a small group of visitors walking the streets in search of Bauhaus buildings. Practitioners of the …
Read More »WPI inflation eases to 2% in June
Wholesale price-based inflation declined for the second consecutive month to its 23-month low of 2.02% in June, helped by decline in prices of vegetables as well as fuel and power items, according to official data released on Monday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 2.45% in May. It …
Read More »RBI fines Union Bank, SBI for flouting norms
State Bank of India penalised Rs. 7 crore The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalised State Bank of India and Union Bank of India for violating certain regulatory guidelines. SBI was fined Rs. 7 crore for non-compliance with the directions issued by the RBI on Income Recognition and Asset …
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