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A group of 126 Nobel laureates and other experts on Thursday called on the leaders of the G7 nations and the United Nations secretary-general to help put the global community on a path to establishing “a new relationship with the planet,” as the world continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic and faces a coming decade which will be “decisive” in determining whether the Earth remains habitable.
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126 Nobel Laureates Issue Urgent Call Ahead of G7 Summit, Demanding ‘Decade of Action’ to
Combat Global Crises
by Julia Conley
A group of 126 Nobel laureates and other experts on Thursday called on the leaders of the G7 nations and the United Nations secretary-general to help put the global community on a path to establishing “a new relationship with the planet,” as the world continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic and faces a coming decade which will be “decisive” in determining whether the Earth remains habitable.
India’s ‘Westernism’ is its Undoing in Vaccine Strategy
by M K Bhadrakumar
Taking into account President Joe Biden’s timidity and rapacity and Prime Minister Johnson’s self-centred attitude, it is just well that Modi Govt is showing signs of taking India’s vaccine strategy out of the Anglo-American
basket and turning to Russia.
Private hospitals fleecing the people by overcharging for vaccines
by E A S Sarma
The CoWIN website shows that the bulk of private-sector vaccination right now is by four big corporate hospital groups — Apollo, Max, Fortis and Manipal. From Rs 250, the cost of vaccines in the private sector has shot up by up to six times. It now ranges from Rs 700-900 for Covishield manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Rs 1,250-1,500 for Covaxin manufactured by Bharat Biotech (BB). Some private centres are charging Rs 1800 for Covishield and Rs 1500 for Covaxin.
Covid-19, lock down and health crisis in Adivasi areas
Press Release
Covid-19 spread which was sparse during the first wave has increased its severity and spread this year has compounded
with poor or non-existent health service. As many as 21 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) have reported COVID infection.
Narmada Bachao Aandolan Took Forward A Holistic Vision of Protecting Nature and People
by Bharat Dogra
At a time when there is perhaps more need than ever before in human history for re-establishing and reasserting the protective relationship between nature and people , the Narmada Bachao Aandolan (NBA—Save the Narmada River and Its People Movement) in Central-Western India sought to accomplish this in very meaningful ways with continuity extending over several decades
Why Environment Movement Should Have Much Closer Links With Peace and Justice Movements
by Bharat Dogra
A considerable
strengthening of environmental movement all over the world with a clearer vision and proper priorities is an essential condition for the accomplishment of the most urgent steps that need to be taken for life-saving environment protection on our once beautiful, bountiful but now badly endangered planet.
Freedom to die
by Dr Madabhushi Sridhar
The pandemic- tobacco is killing around 40 lakh people every year in India alone, while corona killed 3.29 lakh only so far from first and second waves.
Inherit the Hypocrisy
by Philip A Farruggio
A must see movie for all Americans is ” Inherit the Wind” ( 1960, Stanley Kramer, Director). To those who never saw this film, it accurately portrays the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee. The trial of substitute high school teacher John Scopes was for breaking Tennessee’s Butler Act, which forbade the teaching of
evolution in state funded schools. The film had many levels to it in addition to the story line of questioning the legality of such a law. What really frightened this writer, and yes, frightened is the proper word to use, is how 96 years later America has not ( to use the apropos word) evolved at all!
Imran Khan Shaped The Cricketing Destiny Of Pakistan
by Harsh Thakor
Today we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Imran stepping his first foot into the arena of test cricket, at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham. It was reminiscent of Amitabh Bacchan flashing on the Hindi film screen for the first time, where he hardly even looked a shadow of his later self. It would have been very hard for anyone to gauge that he would emerge as a cricketing superstar.
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