IPA Special
Covid-19 Aftermath: World Poised To Embrace De-Globalization
By Mriganka M Bhowmick It is not the time to get worried by pondering over the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Rather, it would be more prudent to accept the reality and chart out a new economic and business strategy based on the possible outcomes of the pandemic....
Lucknow Medical University Doctors Complain Of No Preparations
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Salary deduction from doctors and other members of the staff of the prestigious KG Medical University to buy the necessary three-layer protective masks is a sad commentary on the preparations, or lack thereof, to fight Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh. Since the medical university does not...
Coronavirus And Capitalist Crisis: Decoding Structural Violence
By Joe Sims In a new and dangerous twist to the coronavirus crisis, Donald Trump is now calling for an end to social distancing perhaps as early as Easter. His goal is to restart the economy and avoid the worst impact of the coming recession. Can you imagine? Trump,...
Disruption Of Public Service Aside, India Lockdown Is A Must
By Harihar Swarup Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement declaring “lock down” — or, in common man’s language, “curfew” — throughout the country to tackle the coronavirus menace, is a welcome step. But the uncalled for inconveniences caused to people has been overlooked by government. As a result, there has...
It’s The Turn Of Coal Now To Start Shining Again
By K Raveendran There is a new star emerging on the post-coronavirus energy horizon, and that is the humble coal. The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken energy markets to the core, creating incredible volatility for fuel prices. But the one energy source that has not blinked is coal, which according...
We Won’t Win Against Covid-19 Without Nutrition, Stress Reduction
By Dr Arun Mitra Like many parts of the world our country too is grappling to prevent spread of Covid -19 to the third stage. This is a precarious situation wherein every step has to be taken cautiously with lot of precaution. The medical, paramedical staff and the safai...
First Death Due To Covid Reported In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THURUVANANTHAPURAM: The first death due to Covid-19 in Kerala has been reported on Saturday. The unfortunate victim is a 69-year-old man belonging to Chullickal in Ernakulam district. The man, a heart patient, had been under treatment at Kalamassery Medical College Hospital ever since he returned from...
Combatting Corona: India Sees ‘Walk Down’ After The ‘Lockdown’
By Sushil Kutty US President Donald Trump has promised to sign on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the US coronavirus hit. Americans are not very sure if the relief will reach intended beneficiaries, more likely fund-rich companies. Narendra Modi unveiled a Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief tranche...
Understanding Laws In The Time Of Corona
By Priyam Lizmary Cherian The Epidemics Disease Act, 1897 In response to the growing threat of the pandemic COVID-19, on March 11, 2020, the Cabinet advised all States and Union Territories (UTs) to invoke Section 2 of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (“the Act”). This was done in order to...
Amid Coronavirus Lockdown, Who Will Support The Poor?
By Binoy Viswam These are the days of unprecedented suffering, unusual for any country. The outbreak and spread of COVID-19, caused by the Coronavirus, has literally locked down the nation. The pandemic that originated from China, passing through Europe has come to India. Though there were ample warnings from...
Modi Must Ensure That Lockdown Does Not Imperil The People
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi has been playing truant with the people of the country in fighting coronavirus. If Modi has been really worried of the welfare of his people it must not have taken two and half month for him to grasp the escalation of the monstrous virus...
Judicial Backlogs Can Become History
By Shailesh Gandhi Everyone agrees that delays in judicial delivery give rise to a large number of our country’s problems. I decided to try and evaluate how many extra judges would be required to start reducing judicial backlogs. The 20th Law Commission, in its report no. 245 submitted in...
Many Hurdles To Post US-Taliban Treaty Transition In Afghanistan
By Sankar Ray The post-peace optimism halts before a politically nebulous terrains in the landlocked Afghanistan is multi-horned. And the manifestation is symbolic as well as sanguinary. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)-inspired terrorist strike at a Sikh...
Now BJP To Bag Two Rajya Sabha Seats From MP, Instead Of One
By Rahil Nora Chopra The rebellion by former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has not only brought down the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh, but is also set to cost the Congress party a berth in the Rajya Sabha that it was poised to win. Polling for three Rajya...
Modi Government’s Relief Package Announcement Only The Beginning
By Anjan Roy The announcement about income support scheme by the union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has come in timely. In the prolonged lock-down, it would be the casual low income workers who could be the worst hit. Therefore, it is this group of people who needed urgent succour....
Coronavirus Aftermath: Is World Heading For A Bio-Warfare?
By Ashok B Sharma The present spread of the novel Coronavirus across the globe has infected thousands and sent many of them to death. The figures of dead and infected are on the rise every day. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has termed the disaster as a “pandemic”. The...
Finally, Relief Package For Poor Indians Caught In Covid-19 Lockdown
By Sushil Kutty Just when we the thought the Government had probably forgotten the poor caught in the storm created by the COVID-19 pandemic and would be left to reap the whirlwind, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday announced a 1.7 lakh crore welfare package for poor daily wage workers...
Nirbhaya’s Babaric Rapists And Barbarism Of The Gallows
By Sushil Kutty The four rapists of Nirbhaya have been executed. Hanged till they were pronounced dead by a doctor. Don’t know why doctors who take the Hippocratic Oath to save and protect lives go watch somebody getting hanged to death on the orders of the state. The medical...
