Ayushman Bharat: “Game-changer Initiative to Serve the Poor?”
The Central government’s publicly-funded health insurance program Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) saw a heavy boost of 166% that is from Rs 2,400 crore which was estimated in 2018-19 to Rs 6,400 crore in the union Continue reading Ayushman Bharat: “Game-changer Initiative to Serve the Poor?”
Violence Against Women in Kashmir – Wounds that Never Heal
Violence against women has been an intractable weapon of mass terrorization deployed at conflict zones all over the world. Indian administered Kashmir where the security personnel to civilian ratio stands at 70:1000 is in no way an Continue reading Violence Against Women in Kashmir – Wounds that Never Heal
World Bank, IMF and the ‘Hunger by Design’ – Where Does India Stand?
World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) (both established in 1944) – played a significant role in saving capitalism from its crisis during the Second World War. Since then, these two financial institutions gradually Continue reading World Bank, IMF and the ‘Hunger by Design’ – Where Does India Stand?
NGO Politics – A Scenario in Bangladesh
In the notion of developing economy, Bangladesh has become a model for the largest non-governmental organisations (like BRAC, Grameen Bank etc). This model is now well projected in elite Indian academic institutes as Continue reading NGO Politics – A Scenario in Bangladesh
IISC Bengaluru Students’ Protest, Demand Justice for the Deceased Security Guard: A Report
On Sunday, June 30, 2019, the new main gate of the Indian Institute of Science on CV Raman road collapsed on a young security guard in his early twenties around 1 pm in the afternoon. The gate, which has been in operation for Continue reading IISC Bengaluru Students’ Protest, Demand Justice for the Deceased Security Guard: A Report
Press Release: Trade Union in IT Industry in Kolkata
Kolkata Forum for IT Employees – FITE announces its application for the registration of trade union in IT, ITES, BPO and KPO industries for the first time in West Bengal. Plan to register for a trade union on West Bengal has been Continue reading Press Release: Trade Union in IT Industry in Kolkata
Implications of BJP’s Win in 2019 Lok Sabha Election
Without any hesitation, it can be said that the results of the 17th Loksabha election have astonished all the sections of political analysts and critiques. The opposition parties, the organizations, analysts, and intellectuals standing Continue reading Implications of BJP’s Win in 2019 Lok Sabha Election
Cow Vigilantism and the Politics of ‘Cow Protection’
It will not be an exaggeration if we say that India is the sole country in the whole world where, at present, the lives of cows are more secured than the lives of common people, especially who belong to the marginalized communities. Continue reading Cow Vigilantism and the Politics of ‘Cow Protection’
Vivek (Reason) – Movie Review
‘The war between faith and reason has existed since ancient times’ – that’s how the voiceover of ‘Vivek (Reason)’, the hard hitting documentary, starts by summing up the mood of the movie in entirety. This masterpiece by veteran Continue reading Vivek (Reason) – Movie Review
Institutionalized Infliction of Torture by Security Forces in Kashmir: Rights Groups’ Report
On February, 2019, a 560-page report titled ‘Torture: Indian State’s Instrument of Control in Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir’ was published jointly by the Srinagar-based ‘Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society’ (JKCCS) Continue reading Institutionalized Infliction of Torture by Security Forces in Kashmir: Rights Groups’ Report
Scholars from S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Support of NRSMCH
Following the incident of the severe attack on the junior doctor by a mob summoned by the family members of a patient died in NRS Medical College and Hospital, the fellow doctors throughout the city and other places have been Continue reading Scholars from S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Support of NRSMCH
SEG Stands in Solidarity with the Struggling Doctors
We stand in solidarity with the protesting doctors who are on strike and wholly support their justified demands. We are deeply concerned about the well-being of the doctors who have been gravely injured and are deeply worried Continue reading SEG Stands in Solidarity with the Struggling Doctors
Analyzing Modi Govt.: The Education Sector
In its 2014 election manifesto, the Bharatiya Janata Party promised to draft a new education policy for India. The last Continue reading Analyzing Modi Govt.: The Education Sector
