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Break the resistance
Issue Date: Jun 15, 2013
Most people in India think that tuberculosis (TB) is an old disease with little or no relevance in 2013. But, in fact, India reports over two million TB cases every year. It kills 280,000 men, women and children and is one of the leading causes of death in the country.
@KumarSambhav_S Public’s private peeve
Issue Date: Feb 28, 2013
Despite protests by health activists, the Chhattisgarh government seems determined to take the private route for medical diagnostic services.
On January 31, people held protests in Raipur, demanding the government scrap the public-private partnership (PPP) for radiology and laboratory services. They say it will undermine the state’s public health system and make medical services expensive.
Energy pill for renewable sector
Issue Date: Feb 28, 2013
Long road to justice
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2013
With most political parties having set their sights on the 2014 national elections, the Congress-led UPA government is surely hoping for a repeat of the 2009 miracle. A good part of the credit for the 2009 victory has been given to progressive legislation like the employment guarantee Act. It is no surprise then that the Congress is looking at more such pieces of legislation before the country goes to the polls.
Private project in public park
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2013
Ponty, buses and PPPs
Issue Date: Dec 15, 2012
Liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother who were killed in a fratricide incident had another business not widely known. Ponty had recently acquired the concession to run public transport buses in Delhi. His company had won the bids for three clusters with a combined fleet of 600-odd vehicles. Now questions are being asked about who will run the business.
