With 16.50 lakh crores wiped out from the economy and all mercantile activity at a standstill, the government would find it difficult to meet its projected revenue targets. The lockdown has failed. There is no other way of saying it. No amount of statistical jugglery, clever by half graphics and downright sophistry, if not whataboutery, […]
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Should Hyderabadis Say ‘Good-Bye’ To ‘Zoo’ In This Pandemic Situation?
Perhaps now, we might be able to think about those poor animals whom we cage in those modern prisons call “zoo” for our recreation and education. Perhaps, the lockdown is a signal to humanity to finally let go of the outdated concept. For most of us, the lockdown imposed by the government in the wake […]
Why Govt Delays To Provide Doctors ‘Protective Gear’ And PPE In #Corona Hospitals?
The Modi government delayed framing proper guidelines and standards for the manufacture of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) — meant for health workers and first responders treating coronavirus patients — in India. The delay is one of the reasons that health workers in India are now facing a severe shortage in high quality protective suits, the […]
Humanitarian Disaster Takes Over Pandemic In India
At the end of the day it is about humanity. Virus, or earthquakes, or drought, or floods, or wars, or hate crime, lynchings, targeted attacks on people. And whether it starts from the rich as this Pandemic has, or from the poor at the bottom end of all health and social sector care, it always […]