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Coronavirus II –
Needed an overhaul of medicare: more free testing, more accountability
RN Bhaskar
The first part of this series appeared at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-risk-contagion-india/
On the night of 24 March, the prime minister informed...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/covid-19-march-will-soon-become-a-terrifying-sprint-in-india
Covid-19 -- the government has been caught swimming naked
RN Bhaskar
Today is Tuberculosis (TB) Day. Unlike coronavirus, where a vaccine has yet to be developed – it could take anywhere between a year to several years – tuberculosis has a...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/coronavirus-pandemic-the-risk-of-a-contagion-in-india-5065321.html
Coronavirus confirms government apathy for human lives
RN Bhaskar -- March 24, 2020
Testing and more testing is only way to know the extent of the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
India is in a lockdown, trying to evade the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/how-to-bounce-back-post-coronavirus
Using Coronavirus as an opportunity for doing other things
March 21, 2020
Everybody’s been talking about Coronavirus and its impact on lives and economies.
While India fights the virus, it also needs to strategise on life after the outbreak is over. In...
An edited version of this article appeared at https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/coronavirus-what-india-can-learn-from-singapore-in-fighting-the-disease-5508351.htm
Coronavirus: lessons from Singapore
RN Bhaskar -- 18 March 2020
India is in various stages of a lockdown. In many cities and even states, schools and colleges have been closed. People have...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/coronavirus-nobody-likes-epidemics-but-dont-demonise-countries
COVID-19 is a global emergency
RN Bhaskar -- 27 February, 2020
All epidemics are terrifying, as they defy man’s capabilities -- of how to cope with them, even if temporarily. They frighten both common folk as well as health administrators.
It is...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/fpj-initiatives/the-government-is-destroying-indias-milk-industry
Bypassing NDDB in milk imports will cripple the industry
RN Bhaskar -- 17 February 2020
The trade is clamouring for import of milk power. They say that production of milk has not been as much as had been expected this and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-many-ways-to-rig-numbers
When there are more Aadhaar cards than even the populations of states
RN Bhaskar -- 13 February 2020
On February 6, Sanjay Dhotre, minister of state for Electronics and IT, informed the Rajya Sabha (reply to Unstarred question No.527 which enquired...
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https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget-2020-fm-sitharaman-proposes-doubling-milk-processing-capacity-by-2025-but-is-it-feasible-4933011.html
Budget2020 - Milk Processing: The government’s arithmetic concerning udders should give you the shudders
RN Bhaskar – 11 Feb 2020
“To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-what-about-coastal-economic-zones-waterways-and-coastal-shipping-4897251.html/amp
Budget2020: The silence surrounding Bharatmala, CEZ waterways and coastal shipping?
RN Bhaskar -- 3 Feb 2020
Inland Waterways received a boost in the last five years. The JalVikasMargon National Waterway‐1 will be completed. Further, the 890 Km Dhubri‐Sadiya connectivity will be...
