

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!
Technology is coming in to address two of the biggest issues that education in India faces: leakage of question papers and forgery of marksheets and certificates.
Institutions like Bangalore University and Visveswaraya Technological institute are considering a technology that will enable them to print question papers at the examination venue just an hour before the test.
Times of India
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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
Many have told me that it was from Ayn Rand they learnt that Capitalism is not only the most practical, but also the only moral politico-economic system in the whole history of mankind. In my opinion, which I know is true, Rand’s moral defense of capitalism, despite her brilliance & strength of arguments, is really weak. Rand’s arguments overlook one
Pleonastic, isn’t it? What about ‘Intelligent, but not stupid’? Or ‘Moral, but not immoral’? I lost count the number of times people have told me that they are spiritual, but not religious with a smile which displays their pride in knowing where to demarcate the line. Then, a lot are of the opinion I am a profoundly spiritual person, a trait which isn’t that common among atheists. I’ll agree to the first one in the sense a spiritual person can’t be religious. I’ll agree to the second one too as I know I am conscious of my own consciousness. I’ll take the compliment. But, could you please leave the second part? 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






