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The writer is a development economist, formerly with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank. Email: ahujaahuja@yahoo.com

Firefighters spray disinfectant to contain the new coronavirus Covid-19 on a street in Guwahati on March 25, 2020. (AP)

All-round approach vital to fight Covid-19

By acting in unison, we can cut the chain of transmission and take the sting out of the disease

26 March 2020 5:05 PM

Prime minister Narendra Modi

Invest in building trust to achieve $5 trillion target

The chief economic adviser and his team have done a splendid job in getting into these foundational underpinnings.

26 Feb 2020 8:17 PM

Ashok Khemka is a 1991-batch-IAS officer, who has been transferred over 45 times during his nearly three decade long career. (Photo: PTI)

When duty conflicts with allegiance

Employees who work closely with the senior management are privy to such tricks.

24 Dec 2019 8:52 PM

In September this year, the Union Cabinet had decided to ban Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), popularly referred to as electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes in India. (Photo: ANI)

Ban on e-cigarettes smart move by Modi govt, upsets a small minority

Entry of the youth into smoking e-cigarettes is easier than into conventional cigarettes.

5 Dec 2019 9:16 PM

Chief minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray with governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan. (Photo: PTI)

Some lessons to draw from Maharashtra drama

A standoff between the Shiv Sena and the BJP on the issue of chief ministership had plunged the state into a political...

28 Nov 2019 12:12 AM

Abhijit Banerjee

Need value for money in healthcare

It is a known fact that private providers are a dominant source of OP care both in urban and rural areas.

6 Nov 2019 9:00 PM

Reacting on Gandhis reply in Supreme Court, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, His credibility has taken a beating. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Slowdown due to corporate reform

To carry out such epochal reform, a certain degree of centralisation is indispensable.

24 Oct 2019 7:13 PM

If FDA-approved, OPTIMA may soon make its way to hospitals for cost-efficient treatments.

As PM-JAY health scheme expands, challenges lie ahead, vision needed

Low reimbursement rates together with a close watch on claims have kept the overall costs of the programme low.

22 Sept 2019 7:43 PM

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram leaves after being produced in a CBI court in the INX Media case in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

To err is human: Can P Chidambaram set an example?

Yet while the law is trying to understand the 'hygiene' aspect of those transactions, the Chidambarams are dodging...

27 Aug 2019 7:29 PM

HAI are infections which develop in patients after admission at a healthcare facility or those acquired in hospital but appear after discharge.

Think big to reach goal of a $5 trillion economy, boost healthcare for...

Actually, the relationship between India's health sector and GDP growth is much more complex.

22 Aug 2019 8:11 PM

The Ayushman Bharat scheme can be a boon to poorer Indians.

We need to cut costs for people with Ayushman Bharat scheme

Consider three different situations that are not just plausible, but in fact, highly probable under PM-JAY.

30 July 2019 9:20 PM

Children showing symptoms of acute encephalitis syndrome undergoing treatment at Sri Krishna Medical College Hospital in Muzaffarpur.

Encephalitis deaths not just a healthcare issue

Even when programmes get implemented well on the ground, their impacts remain limited for want of convergence.

11 July 2019 1:29 AM