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LONDON: In an effort to combat soaring teenage pregnancy in UK, government has ordered local
authorities to press girls as young as 13 to have contraceptive jabs, which can make girls infertile for upto three months, a policy that has sparked outcry in the country.
The Labour government has identified failures by teenage girls to take the daily pill correctly as one reason for soaring under-age pregnancy rates, which was the highest in Europe. Now British health and education ministers have ordered council and health chief executives to increase the uptake of “long-acting” contraception in teen pregnancy “hot spots”.
Times of India

Recently, NDTV reported about the situations of the governmental hospitals in Delhi. The mortality rate of Infants in the Delhi government hospitals is about 31%, much higher than what can be expected in an average health-care system.
NDTV further clarifies that, it is not the question of lack of investment in government hospitals, but the problem is more of the wastage of resources and careless attitude.
It is not like India spends very less in healthcare system, yet the system is suffering from unprofessional attitude.
Indian Health Minister Ramadoss scheduled an enquiry about the lapses in Delhi government Hospital systems. Watch!

Recently on Tuesday, October 16th 2008, RBI announced to inject Rs 2000 crores to help the mutual fund crisis of the Indian banks.
On first account, it may sound like a real example where the government proves its significance to help and foster the economy of country, but on a little deeper analysis, it will show simply that… Continue reading

The Nobel Laurete Paul Krugman,in his shockingly offensive article has put forward some solutions to the present economic crisis-Each one of them wrong and a dangerous step to take.He says that the nonfinancial economy is too desperately need of “help”. “The government should spend and spend.Let fiscal responsibility go to hell.We shouldn’t be

There’s an old saying that in polite social circles one should never discuss religion, politics, or sex. Well, I never promised to be polite here so, since this article isn’t about politics, I guess that just leaves sex and religion, still, I’ll try to stay as “polite” as possible.
Sex and religion will always be interwoven with judgments; it’s just… Continue reading

Indian health minister Anbumani Ramadoss had said, “The government has subsidized medical education in India. While studying in private colleges may cost Rs 4 lakh, the annual tuition fee of a medical student in a government college is just Rs 4,000 in Tamil Nadu. In AIIMS, it is just Rs 210 while in JIPMER it is Rs 125. So by asking them to serve India’s poor for just a year, we aren’t asking too much. Moreover, the stint will help them gain experience.”

According to officials, MBBS doctors will have to spend four months each in a primary health center, community health center and district hospital. They will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000. Continue reading

Imagine a world where chauvinism is snubbed if among men sharing a common belief but eulogized if among ones sharing a common political or provincial frontier. “What?” One might ask. If you have no idea what I am talking about, that is the very essence of patriotism - a connive of fiendish statesmen who knew creating an Us Vs Them dynamic is the first phase of oppression.

Let us take the case of a soldier, the highest exemplification of patriotism. Continue reading