Monetary Conditions Index could be a lead indicator of inflation: StudyWith RBI adopting flexible inflation targeting as a formal monetary policy objective where forward guidance and assessments assume signific...
India’s doctor deficit: Let’s not use band-aids for bullet woundsThe Union government must establish more medical colleges. They discount the fact that the size of the problem goes beyond the capacity of ...
A step India is taking could make doctor shortage a non-issue in coronavirus battleThe move, currently under discussion at the highest level, is important because it can plug the shortage of specialists. As of now, a short...
What explains huge variation in private medical college fees?The average annual tuition fees for MBBS in private colleges varies from about Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh, with deemed universities typically ...
Vacancies everywhere as India fails miserably to harness its demographic dividendMore than 10 lakh teachers are required in elementary and secondary schools. The three wings of the armed forces are together short of 55,0...
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Four famous mergers that went southThe biggest pharma union ever, Pfizer and Allergan in a $160 billion deal, was scuttled by the US government this month. Here are a few oth...
Irregularities in AIPMT; Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, CBSEIt is alleged that the examination conducted on May 3 stood vitiated in the light of police probe carried out in several states.
Court accepts closure report in graft case involving doctorsThe court said there was no evidence of Arora accepting the money except in the statement of a prosecution witness who was the reporter.
By targeting bureaucrats with integrity, UPA has contributed to degeneration of state institutionsHundreds of doctors & community health workers wrote to health minister & PM expressing their dismay that a person who had given new life t...
The curious case of health secretary Keshav Desiraju's transferNew hypotheses say Desiraju was removed because he was opposing some of Azad's ideas. These include the contentious proposal to bring back ...
Universal healthcare, free medicine scheme remained on paper in 2012On the positive front, India continued its polio-free run for second consecutive year and inched closer to polio free status in 2014.
- Brain drain: 767 doctors left India for foreign shores till July 27
Brain drain continues to cripple India's medical sector. According to the Medical Council of India (MCI), till July 27, 2011, as many as 76...
Is MCI party to medical colleges selling seats?It now appears members of the Medical Council of India themselves have strong links with institutions charging illegal donations. How govt ...
- The lords of undersea cables
The East will view it as the turning point in the history of technology when the undersea cable business shifts continents to Asia.