INDIA                                     NATIONAL HEA LTH EMERGENCY                 Some covid-19 patients are dying due to Oxygen shortage in hospitals. An epidemiologist has  warned that the number of infected cases and deaths due to Covid-19 will get worse before they get  better .There is an urgent need to get army involved in helping to confront the crisis. The central  government is urged to put together a National Corona Task Force and empower it with decision  powers. This task force should include health experts as well as management experts. It should have  statewise coordinators  to help manage oxygen supply...

                                                       INDIA:  SURGING CORONA VARIANT                India is in a health crisis. The variant virus has been spreading fast, now even to  younger age population. The government has been inefficient in preparing for the  challenge. Also. the general public has been carefree in following the safety precautions. The government at all levels needs to distribute free masks to people. Large gatherings should be banned. The vaccine production, distribution and administration requires to be done on a war footing. Many people still show vaccination hesitancy. All  approved vaccinations are safe. Please get vaccinated, at least, to protect against severe  illness. Two Mantras:  MASK  MASK  MASK ...... VACCINATION   V ACCINA...

                                   INDIA:  MISPLACED  PRIORITIES           Do we need more temples?  Do we need to gloat over our ancient civilization and culture?   Do we need to rewrite history books?  Do we need to disturb the communal peace and harmony of the  country?           By the latest estimate of the World Economic Forum, India has about 87 million people living in  extreme poverty. Those just above the extreme poverty line, millions more, are living a fragile economic life. Covid-19 pandemic will cause many more to slip into this poor existence.           It should be clear that a rapid economic growth is priority number one, two and three, for India. The current ruling party in the center has not shown sufficient focus or competence for accomplishing  this goal. The...

                                                          HUMAN FREEDOM INDEX            The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil and economic freedom. Cato Institute has published HFI report that covers 162 countries for 2018, the most recent  year for which sufficient data are available. The jurisdictions that took the top ten places  were New Zealand, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Ireland Estonia and Germany Sweden (tied in 9th place). Certain selected countries were ranked as follows: Japan (11), the UK and Unite States (tied in 17th place), Russia (115), China (129) India (111), Saudi Arabia (151), Venezuela (160).               [Hong Kong's situation has ...