November 2020 - Ecostar Business

Kerala`s messed-up freedom of speech

November 27, 20202417 Views0

Authoritarian mindset and control on the PressRulers with the authoritarian mindset and authoritarians themselves come and go. They censor free-Press and anoint their spectres as the ambassadors of the Press to cover up their scandals. Long after the authoritarians vacate their seats, the civilization of the free speech stays alive to be the central pillars of the democracy. The passage of the ordinance in Kerala that was supposed to give the constabulary an extra power and driving the same into a dustbin within hours, shows an aborted attempt of an authoritarian mindset of the Marxist leader. The apostles of freedom of expression and cardinals of free Press were misled by the evasive Chief Minister of Kerala. It is virtual freedom at midnight. No joke, the Press in India is se...

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Beware of illegal foreign job recruiting agencies, warns Dr. Suresh Kumar Madhusoodanan

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November 26, 20202468 Views0

Indian workers need better training. Skills training and training for language proficiency will determine the potential of overseas job opportunities in the years to come, said Dr Suresh Kumar Madhusoodanan, former General Secretary of the Personnel Export Promotion Council and Managing Director of the Seagull Group of Companies. He was speaking at a seminar organised by the International Organization for Migration on the challenges faced by Indian migrant workers’ in skilling and missing opportunities. There are about 15 million Indian job seekers moving abroad every year. Out of which, 7.5 million are legal and 3.5 million are illegal job seekers. The remaining 4.5 million job seekers are dependent on foreign jobs, he pointed out. Of the total Indian migrant workers only l...

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Kerala`s Scandals: Many dirty cats in the stinking bag

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November 24, 20202491 Views0

Scandals, which include money laundering, gold smuggling and controversial cronyism embroil Kerala State government. The government is at the fag-end of its five-year tenure. While the Chief Minister seems to have lost control over his subordinates, the miserably performing Finance Minister and Higher Education Minister of the State leave a big blot behind the ruling party that had once a strong base in the deep pockets of the State. An escape route from all the stains is a thought-out and moved about with a plan of adding to the power of State police, which often works as the ruling party’s volunteers. Indefensible, the government is afraid of growing trolls on its failure in social media, which has already started flooding beyond control. Some ill-headed advisors then convinced...

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WHO dropped remdesivir from Covid-19 drug list

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November 21, 20202005 Views0

The drug, found ineffective in the solidarity trial, was administered on several hundred thousand Covid-19 patients. There were reports that US President, Donal Trump was treated with this drug along with other drugs. November 20, the World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson has said it has suspended Gilead’s remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list, which is an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries. Earlier, it had issued guidance against its use in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. The Solidarity Trial, a global human trial launched by WHO and its partners had found the drug effective for the treatment of Covid-19. “Yes, we have suspended it from the PQ (prequalification list). The suspension is a...

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Covid-19: count and estimates

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November 18, 20203023 Views0

Covid-19: count and estimates Who is afraid of the virus? By mid of September, India’s Covid-19 caseload crossed a million mark. Ever since, the world’s worst hit India’s large population began to endure it fearlessly. One and half months later, the caseload shrunk nearly half, even when daily new cases are in thousands. Where did that secret rapid-recovery magic come from?, asks Sajikumar, who is authoring a book on India’s Covid-19 trials. India has become the world's worst Covid-19 hit after hitting the million-mark on 18th September. Unless we stop the newly fashioned toll count, Covid19 pandemic is not going to go away so easily, even though people have begun to take it slightly, says Sajikumar, who has just completed the manuscript of his second book that is on Covid-19 pan...