National e-Health Authority: When Healthcare meets Information Technology
Technology has plagued each and every dimension of our everyday routines. Travelling to and fro, shopping for any event whatsoever, or talking to a friend who is miles away; everything is literally just a tap away. And with the rise of smartphones and applications, the ease of doing such activities
Understanding demonetisation concept
Demonetisation, whenever or wherever it is done, brings about an unsettling impact on the daily life a nation. I would like to make a basic difference between withdrawal and demonetisation of a currency, though the words may appear to mean similar. Withdrawal of a currency is a regular
Ending menace of child-trafficking through new laws, implementation
Child-trafficking of minor girls and boys, for sex, domestic slavery and labour, has been rampant in the country since a long time, and has been declared unlawful. Yet it continues to thrive. However, what is intriguing is a new form of trafficking – of newborns, that too in biscuit cartons – that has
In the long run, we are all dead; so let’s loot for now
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha – itself a rare occurrence, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had this philosophy to offer, “Those who say demonetisation is good in the long run should recall the quote: In the long run we are all dead.” Union Minister for Finance Arun Jaitley responded with his
Communist Violence : The sad story of C Sadanandan Master
Date of Attack: January 25, 1994
Place of occurrence: On the way to home from Uruvachal bus stand at Perincherry, Mattanur municipality, Kannur, Kerala.
At the time of attack, he was 30 years of age and a teacher at the Govrnment-aided Kuzhikkal
Redtrocity in public organisations
(A Case Study on CPI (M) Attempts to Capture Indian Red Cross Society, Kerala State Branch, The Kerala State Council for Child Welfare & The Kerala State Sports Council)
I am sure that each of us is aware of the fact that the CPI (M) in Kerala has a dishonourable history
Demonetisation: Prelude To Universal Bank Transaction Tax ?
Into the second week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock demonetisation announcement, the emerging picture is most encouraging. Kept admirably secret, till 8 pm on November 8, despite some opposition insinuation to the contrary, it came as a surprise to almost everyone.
An intellectual & political class works to denigrate idea of India
The Pantheon in Paris is a must-visit for all those who wish to see for themselves the manner in which the French people venerate those who have contributed to articulating, narrating and shaping civilisational France. Inspired by the vision and idea of the French civilisation, driven by
Tobacco kills, but does anybody care? Need for fresh thrust to curb menace
It is encouraging that after a long bitter battle to change pictorial warnings on cigarette from 40 per cent to 85 per cent, India moved to the third position out of 205 countries, from its earlier ranking of 136 in 2014 and 123 in 2012.
Deepening India-Japan ties: Strategic move in the region
Examining the prospects over the civil nuclear agreement between India and Japan, it was quite natural that signing of it would predominate the news headlines. The third annual meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi was
