National Issues
In this section, we update National issues that permeate at all levels and pose positive or negative impact on the lives of Educated Middle Class.
Demand to Ban 33 Drugs in India
Medical body, All India Drug Control Officers Confederation (AIDCOC), has strongly recommended to the Union Health Ministry, to ban 33 drugs. The AIDCOC has alleged that the Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) has given permission for the marketing of these drugs without carrying prior clinical trials in India. Widespread Sale of Antibiotics without... »
Curb on Misleading Ads on Food Products Soon
Television commercial advertisements on food products are giving misleading information to the public by making claims that certain products make children grow taller and enable to have stronger memory, targeting school-going children. Such claims lack scientific basis. In view of this, Union Government is planning bring out a legislation on Food Safety and Standards.... »
India’s Advantage of being a Young Nation is on the Wane
The quality of the stock of population of a country or a geographical region influences its productive capacity. Quality in this context connotes the age composition, the child/adult ratio, the proportion of senior citizens, that is of those aging 60 or greater in the total population. The latest statistics released by World Health Organization,... »
Illiteracy Costs Rs. 2,80,900 Crore a Year to Indian Economy: World Literacy Foundation Report
According to the 2011 census, 74% of the Indian population aged seven or above is literate and 26% of the population is illiterate. And it is estimated that this illiterate population costs Rs.2,80,900 crores ($53 billion) a year for Indian economy, as revealed by the World Literacy Foundation’s report “Economic and Social Cost of... »
Uncontrolled Increase of Liver Disease Cases in the State
Recent statistics presented by the doctors have revealed that the liver diseases in the state as well as in the country are rising alarmingly. Liver diseases are among the top 10 causes of the death in India. It is found that one in every five persons are suffering from one or the other liver... »
India Records the Highest Number of Annual Fatal Road Accidents in the World
While WHO considers road accidents to be a public health issue, India has hardly taken any measures to control the road deaths. And alarmingly, India stands top in the global list of number of fatal road accidents recording 1.4 lakh deaths annually. Further, Andhra Pradesh is one of the states that has highest mortality... »
India Stands High in the List of Most Corrupted Nations
Transparency International, a Berlin based anti-corruption agency, has conducted a study called ‘Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index’ trends on corruption across the world. The study was conducted in 2011 and has ranked 183 countries based on the perceived levels of corruption in public sector. The ranks of various countries are based on the scores... »
Government Should Forcibly Discourage Smoking: Amartya Sen
During the second foundation lecture of Cancer Foundation of India, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Amartya Sen said that the government should forcibly discourage smoking in India. He also said that though the smokers have a personal liberty for deciding on their habit, the habit causes harm to others and hence, it should be discouraged. By... »
One of the Biggest Cocaine Hauls Recovered by Delhi Police
A Nigerian was held in Delhi just before the day of New Year for possessing 175 grams of cocaine which is worth 1.75 crore, when he was selling the illicit drug to one of his high profile clients. This recovery is said to be the biggest cocaine hauls in recent past. As per the... »
New Year Raids in Mumbai Resulted in Seizure of Large Amounts of Drugs
3 Jan 12: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has conducted continuous raids in various parts of Mumbai and seized huge quantities of illegal drugs. In all its raids it has arrested 12 victims (8 Nigerian and 2 Tanzanian nationals) who were found to possess these illegal drugs. The ANC carried out its 1st raid carried... »
