The government's enblightenment
The GMO debate is a fascinating object, even though participating in it often amounts to nothing but pain, frustration and lost time – especially if you're pro-GMO foods. It's fascinating beca…
healthcare
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Curious Bends – babies for sale, broken AIIMS, male gynaec and more
1. China has a growing online market for abducted babies "Girls fetch considerably less than boys, but there is still a market for them. Old social patterns have re-emerged in the market, like t…
Caste, healthcare and statistics
In late November 2014, the esteemed British medical journal The Lancet published an editorial calling for the end of casteism in India to mitigate the deteriorating health of the millions of rural poo…
Curious Bends - Lack of scientific temper, Sikkim's gamble, disappearing rare fauna and more
1. Will the most advanced Indian state's gamble payoff? "Sikkim’s own energy needs of 409 megawatts (MW) were met by 2012, and Chamling already sells 175 MW of extra power to India’s power-s…