Topic: Data
Muzzling the ICMR — Why we know so little about Covid-infection levels in India
It’s a telling commentary on India’s healthcare system that for weeks the ICMR and health ministry are ‘reconciling data’ on test positivity.
Govt’s agricultural reforms will boost farm income, but they must not be abandoned midway
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This is how India’s Left and Right read Covid-19 numbers differently
The answer to if India is managing the coronavirus pandemic or is it getting out of hand keeps changing depending on the indicator one chooses to assess.
Covid hasn’t gone viral in India yet, but some in the world & at home can’t accept the truth
India isn’t going through a picnic. But our drains aren’t filled with bodies, hospitals haven’t run out of beds, crematoriums and graveyards not out of wood or space.
A unique SuperCloud is taking shape above coronavirus-hit India. It is unlike US and China
Through the coronavirus pandemic, we have come to appreciate India's digital infrastructure and the power of our smartphones. It's time to further build our SuperCloud.
How scientists are tracking us to help tame Covid-19
The Covid-19 Mobility Data Network is analysing cell phone data & sharing insights with governments in the US, India, Italy and Spain.
China has concealed extent of its coronavirus outbreak, US intelligence report says
China’s public reporting on Covid-19 cases & deaths is intentionally incomplete and its numbers are fake, US intelligence report says.
Here’s how the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown can be India’s last
India is at a stage where it can control the coronavirus outbreak and better its healthcare. It just needs a digital push and vigilant contact tracing.
India should make SuperCloud, disease tracking a must to overcome pandemics like Covid-19
To avoid another pandemic like Covid-19, health and student records may be linked to give admissions to only those students who are vaccinated.
India has to toe a fine line in defining non-personal data — between public interest and IPR
It won’t be wise to coerce large businesses to share data that indicates consumer behaviour. These are the intellectual property rights of these companies.
Padmanabhaswamy verdict can reduce the rich temple to go to Communists with a begging bowl
The Supreme Court has also ordered a 25-year audit of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Even scam-tainted promoters or companies have not had to face such long-term audits.
After luring Google & Facebook, Mukesh Ambani plans to build a global digital company
Mukesh Ambani unveiled a slew of services from Jio, including a 5G network as early as next year and a mega video-streaming platform.
Defence
Rifles, missiles, ammunition, drones — armed forces on shopping spree amid LAC tensions
Unprecedented emergency powers given to armed forces under the capital budget, for purchases of new equipment and systems, are likely to ease bottlenecks.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.