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Technological Interventions In Public Healthcare Of West Bengal
Article 21 of the Indian Constitution states that the right to health is integral to the right to life and the government has a constitutional obligation to provide health facilities.
Improving The Health Of The Healthcare Sector
The recent outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar leading to a rising death toll of children points to the dilapidated public healthcare system in the country.
Judicial Reforms – The Need Of The Hour
For a country like India where the number of pending cases runs into millions, courts remaining closed for long periods is not a viable option. The policy of our courts remaining closed for fixed periods every year needs to be reviewed.
Bariatric Surgery - A Solution To Obesity
Bariatric surgery is a team work which needs dedicated and efficient team members from various specialities. Thus, there are huge opportunities for young, dynamic, and qualified health professionals to get involved in various bariatric centres.
Steel Industry Is Demanding Auction Of Iron Ore Mines
The World Steel Association had estimated steel demand in India to touch 103 MT till the end of this year, against 96 MT which was registered in 2018. It would further grow to about 110.2 MT in 2020.
Central Budget 2019 At A Glimpse
In an election year, the central budget gets bifurcated into two parts - a vote-on-account and the full budget. While the goodies are generally packed into the first basket having an eye on the forthcoming ballot game, the latter gets the not-so-sweet or bitter pills. The Central Budget of fiscal 2019-20 presented and tabled by the newly appointed Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on July 5, 2019, was no exception.
New Problems Beleaguer Banking Industry
The Indian banking industry has been suffering from an extensive Non-Performing Assets (NPA) crisis.
Do Birds And Animals Bond As Families?
Maneka Sanjay gandhi, Member of Parliament (Lok Shabha)
iSpark: Aspire To Inspire
The Philosophy of Motherhood
Budget 2019-20: Good Intents But Not Matched By Measures
If the present is not beautiful, the future will be – is how Nirmala Sitharaman has prefaced her maiden Budget.
Elections Could Be An Opportunity For The Media To Recover Credibility
Now that the election dates have been announced (April 11-May 23, 2019), the government, the political parties, and the media will have to follow the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) laid down by the Election Commission immediately. The present government, constitutionally, will act as a caretaker till the new one is elected.
GNIT Organised Smart India Hackathon 2019 Software Edition Grand Finale
Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, a flagship college of the JIS Group, was selected for the third time to be the nodal centre to organise the third edition of the Smart India Hackathon 2019 Software Edition Grand Finale on March 2 and 3, 2019.
The Importance Of Health Education In India
The process of health education is defined as something that imparts information about health in such a way that the people are motivated to use the information for the protection and promotion of health and individuals, their families and communities.
Hiranyakashipu Slaying By Vishnu
Other countries celebrate their mythical animals. Garuda belongs to Indian mythology but is the national bird and symbol of Indonesia. The Phoenix or Homa is revered in Iran. Here are some we should know:
Role Of Netaji And INA In Gaining Freedom Is Paramount: Prasenjit K. Basu
Prasenjit K. Basu’s recent book Asia Reborn: A Continent Rises from the Ravages of Colonialism and War to a New Dynamism has been causing ripples in academic circles for its razor-sharp analysis. The book is being heralded as the first Asian economic and political history narrated by an Asian and has bagged The First Book of the year (non-fiction segment) recognition from prestigious Tata Lit Fest. BE’s Kingshuk Banerjee spoke to Prasenjit K. Basu regarding his recent literary work.
After Five Years Current Account Deficit Rises
Does high current account deficit bring down the value of currency? Or does the depreciation of currency raise the current account deficit? Even as India’s policy-makers remain busy finding out the impact of one on another the current account deficit, after remaining low for the last five years, has begun to rise in the current year.
Volatility In Equities Is A Friend Of Investors
Equity markets had a sombre year. Most indices which had recorded strong performances from April 2016 till January 2018 cooled off as the year progressed.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: The True Reformer Of Sanatan Dharma
How Chaitanya Mahaprabhu impacted all the luminaries of India.
Investments Not Translating To Employment Generation
India is now the world’s fourth-largest economy. It produced $9.4 trillion in goods and services in 2017.
Crisis Of Employment Has Deepened In Last Five Years
Along-awaited report from the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on employment generation has put the central government in a tight spot.
India's Economic Growth And Foreign Capital Inflow
Recently the rating agency, Fitch, slashed the GDP growth forecast for FY19 of the Indian economy.
The Many Uses Of Cow Dung
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister, Women & Child Welfare, GoI
Journey Into Humanity
Namaste.
Menswear This Wedding Season
The men’s fashion wear market is booming globally and India is no exception.
AKVO Adopts AWG Technology To Provide Pure Drinking Water
Navkaran Singh Bagga is the founder of AKVO, a company which provides safe and pure drinking water using the Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) technology. Bagga spoke to BE’s Kuntala Sarkar.
India To Deal With The US Sanction On Iranian Oil Import
The Indian government has recently gone on record stating that India is sufficiently prepared to deal with the impact of the US decision to end waivers that allowed India to buy Iranian oil without facing sanctions.
Start Up And Go!
It is ironical that Karthik Kumar’s first foray into writing a book is titled ‘Don’t Startup’, when, 16 years ago, that is precisely what he and his best friend and batchmate, Sunil Vishnu did by starting Evam! “When we were writing our joint thesis on the ‘Viability of a Theatre/Drama-based Entertainment Entrepreneurship', we were told: ‘It has never been done’,” recalled Karthik.
Challenges Of Seed Production In India
The foremost objective of agriculture is yield maximisation for which quality seed development is necessary.
Employment Tied To Quality Tech Education
Thrust should be on effectively preparing youth for a changing employment landscape.
How Viable Is An Organic Shift?
There has been a significant drop in the decadal growth rate of agriculture in India.