Category: NGO

Lockdown doesn’t mean locking the minds and closure of reason. Democracy rests on few principles of debate, discussion, dissent and free flow of ideas and information.  On the basis of free flow of ideas and information we make our rational choices in a democracy. We know and expect that these ideas and information that comes to us will be loaded with some values and biases because nothing is value or bias free. The transaction of providing free information and ideas is the responsibility of ‘Free Press’. That is the reason…

New Delhi: In these tumultuous times, Katha – an organization that has been creating reader leaders, since 1988 – continues to work with, and for our communities, extending support to those, who stand in dire need for the same. Amongst the many initiatives that fall under this overarching objective, Katha has released an e-book titled “The Mystery Of The Missing Soap”.   This unique e-book is an amalgamation of creativity and purpose, serving an important cause: it aims to encourage our children to understand, in their language, the essentials of hygiene…

India’s plan to initiate a phased manufacturing program (PMP) to reduce import dependency will open opportunities to domestic and foreign medical device manufacturers in India, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.   The company’s report, ‘X-Ray Systems – Diagnostic Imaging Market Analysis and Forecast Model’ reveals that the Indian X-Ray systems market, which accounted for more than 11% of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) medical devices market in 2019, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5% through 2028.   Under PMP, domestic manufacturers will get financial…

Digital marketing in pharma is gaining increasing importance in recent times and Indian multinational pharmaceutical company Cipla Limited can be termed as a pioneer in this space from the Indian market perspective as it has successfully used a digital strategy to promote disease awareness and grow leadership position in asthma, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.   Over the past three years, Cipla launched digital commercial campaigns with an aim to encourage asthma patients to opt for inhalation therapy and lead a life without any restriction.   GlobalData’s…

These 3 economies would represent the largest chunk of global economy.   USA keeps globalization and free markets open for everyone acting like world police. China will create the next global financial crisis but will still be a major force. India will exceed china if they play it right when china crisis happens. In other words the world economy will be stable if these three keep their global economic interests and partners stable.   The world politics is already revolving around these economies.   Below are several sources predictions.  

The financial burden of diagnosed bladder cancer is expected to grow between 2018 and 2028 in the seven major markets (7MM)* due to an increase in disease incident cases from over 225,000 to 275,000, at an annual growth rate (AGR) of 2.21%, says GlobalData, a leading data and analysis company.   The company’s latest report, ‘Bladder Cancer: Epidemiology Forecast to 2028’, notes that the US had the highest number of diagnosed incident and diagnosed prevalent cases of bladder cancer.  In 2018, the US had over 76,000 diagnosed incident cases of bladder cancer…

France’s latest defense budget allocation for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) showcased another increase in acquisition spending, helping the country reach an overall expenditure of US$53.9bn, which preserves its place as one of the top spenders globally, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.   GlobalData’s latest report, ‘France – FY 2020 Defense Budget Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts’, reveals that the share of acquisition in the total budget increased from 23.3% in Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) to 27.3% in FY20, reaching US$14.7bn in absolute terms. This year-on-year increase is…

On Valentine’s Day, students at an all-girls college in Maharashtra were made to take a pledge against the concept of love marriage.   Students at the Mahila Arts and Commerce College, Chandur Railway, took the pledge in Marathi that they “will not love anyone and never have a love affair nor do a love marriage”.   “I take an oath that I have complete faith in my parents and I will not fall in love and not do love marriage,” the students pledged in an oath that also included that…

Introduction of FASTag sales, transactions and toll collections of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is primarily to push the government for digital toll collection, this initiatives is under the Road Minister Nitin Gadkari . It has hoped the difficulties faced by the road users’ during transition will soon be sorted out. However, recently, an instance of FASTag fraud was reported by an Axis Bank FASTag user. FASTags are prepaid rechargeable tags for toll collection that allow automatic payment deduction from the FASTag, they are normally affixed on the windscreen…

Centenarian Japanese man Chitetsu Watanabe has been named as the world’s oldest living man at the age of 112 years and 344 days.   Chitetsu lived in Taiwan for 18 years, where he worked in a sugar cane plantation. He returned to Japan after WWII, and worked as a civil servant till his retirement.   Watanabe served in the military toward the end of the Pacific War in 1944. He then returned to Niigata and worked at an agricultural office until he retired.   Retirement didn’t stop him from being…