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BlogSajikumar Nair

Is it the turn of Boris to unlock the ghost?

Crises sharpen when clever ones play their game. Boris Johnson wants a lockdown to divert public attention from the impending crisis over ‘Brexit’ and trade-talks failure. It is feared Europe may see even a skirmish between some members. Vaccine makers want the pandemic to continue looming over the world. Indian rulers too are reluctant to end the crisis. They declare curbs in one or the other name, though the time is ripe for letting people live a normal life. Agenda of people in power are always heavier for people to shoulder. It seems someone is always kept ready to unlock the ghost to keep the masses haunted. The news of a new virulent strain of coronavirus reported in the United Kingdom (UK) has gone viral across the world. A ghost is set to be unlocked. Incidentally, in India too,...

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BlogSajikumar Nair

Intolerance of Modern Medicine

It may take a long time to see Ayurvedic doctors performing surgeries successfully, which certainly requires open-minded support from the surgeons practising modern medicine. At the same time, the unethical call for doctors’ strike showed how deeply the doctors were afraid of the new ways getting opened for their peers in the Ayurveda to do surgeries. Two months after the Central government declared Ayurveda protocol for the treatment of asymptomatic and milder cases of Covid-19, the government opened a gateway for Ayurvedic doctors to do surgeries in future. The government has allowed postgraduate (PG) students to practise general surgery alongside orthopaedic, ophthalmology, ENT and dental. The amendment in the Indian Medicine Central Council Regulations, 2016 has introduced formal tr...

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BlogSajikumar Nair

Drug business thrives on fabricated fears

First, a wolf-cry, then a solution! The anti-Covid19 vaccine came up at a magical speed of one-tenth of the normal time negating the wisdom of science and clinical efficacy. Everything goes like a sham, but a serious trade on the credulity of the panic-stricken community. It seems, no one’s doubts have any space. Herbivores graze together in jungles, often in large size flocks. Out of thousands, some never return home after their grazing, as they fall into their natural fate. The animals are aware of their bad fates, yet they never stop their routine grazing. They do not know any other way to live, but to give in to their helplessness. In fact, they choose to live with their destiny in the animal planet where they see a space for their predators also. On the other side, carnivores have ...

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News Analysis

British MPs’ hypocrisy: Did anyone pay for their protest against India’s Farm Bills?

Neither any of the British MPs nor any world leader has anything to do with India’s laws. British MPs have nothing to do with India’s internal matter. India has a democratically elected government in place. It functions according to the interest of the people and the country. It knows what people require time-to-time and what law to be made according to the change of time. Let the British MPs mind their own business.  Before writing a letter to the British Foreign Secretary to show their protest against India’s three Farm Bills, they should have looked at India’s Financial Criminal Extradition Treaty with Britain that brings them billions of looted money from India to make them rich. In 28 years none, but one runaway Indian rich man could be brought back to India for any fina...

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BlogGignesh Govindan

Margin conundrum

A calculation without sagacity How do companies with no professional management in place fail to make a profit? Most SMEs make margin miscalculations, and incur heavy unplanned expenditure owing to their failure in factoring overall expenses, writes Gignesh Govindan. Often we speak about SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound ) Goals. But do you know how choosing the correct goal statement and calculations determine the success and failure of an organization? A smart organisation engaged in retail business realises that its private-label (in house) brands fetch a margin of more than 50 per cent. Naturally, with 50 per cent of the revenue coming from the private label business the company's bottom line is supposed to improve. After SWOT analysis, it is conclud...

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BlogSajikumar Nair

A “Civilised” Slavery

No voice against human right violation  The right to live a life is the most fundamental right to everyone on the earth, because every creation is the creation of nature. Nature creates everything with space for everyone to live freely too without violating other’s kingdom and obstructing others’ life. But human beings subjugate everything on the planet. Within the human world, there is another kind of subjugation by way of setting a frame of rules that further cut human freedom according to the wish of the ruling class.  Over billions of years, human beings have undergone significant evolution. But savagery ambushed within the human mind has undergone no evolution. The human kingdom has seen the ruling class legitimising all human rights violations through a set of rules and regulation...

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BlogUdaykumar K.V.

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

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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NewsNews Flash

WHO dropped remdesivir from Covid-19 drug list

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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News Analysis

CAIT’s calls work well

China lost Rs 40, 000 Cr in Indian festive businesses CAIT’s admirable action by calling for a boycott of over 3000 Chinese products led to a loss of Rs 40,000 crore businesses to China in the festive season. This is an opportunity for Indian manufacturers to consolidate their position. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), an apex body of India’s trading community with wings all over the country, called for boycotting 450 categories of products made in China, after China’s betrayal on the Indian border. The 450 categories cover over 3000 Chinese products. CAIT stepped up its campaign aggressively to boycott the Chinese goods. On 15th June 2020, China killed 20 brave Indian soldiers in Galwan valley. The entire country was furious against China, compelling every Indian citizen ...

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Govt And Policy

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0

12th November 2020 Ministry of Finance State of Economy – Strong Recovery  COVID active cases decline from over 10 lakh to 4.89 lakh active cases with Case Fatality Rate (CFR) at 1.47 percent Composite Purchase Managers Index (PMI) rose to 58.9 in Oct vs. 54.6 last month, registering strongest increase in output in close to nine years Energy consumption growth trended higher in October at 12% YoY GST collections for October grossed Rs 1.05 lakh crore - 10%  YoY  Daily railway freight tonnage grew by an average 20% YoY vs. 12% in the previous week.  Bank credit YoY growth improved by 5.1% on 23rd October ’20. Markets at record high, record market capitalization, FPIs net investments +ve, Forex Reserves – USD 560 billion  FDI inflows Apr-August at USD 35.37 billion – 13 % rise YoY RB...

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