http://www.firstpost.com/india/neet-and-the-parochialisation-of-medical-education-2794190.html
Was NEET meant to become parochial?
The debate over NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) continues. The states which have private medical colleges have been the most vocal about delaying NEET for just one more year.
Surprisingly, the argument put forward...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/old-vehicles-scrapping-policy-foreign-exchange-siam-nitin-gadkari-gdp-2795360.html
Scrapping old vehicles: cash for clunkers
RN Bhaskar -- 23 May 2016
Media reports this morning, quoting a PTI source, referred to Nitin Gadkari, Union minister for surface transport, commenting on the need for an old-vehicle-scrapping-policy.
In fact, it is quite possible...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/banks-npas-non-performing-assets-psbs-foreign-banks-private-sector-banks-restructuring-fpj-imc-forum-rbi-reserve-bank-of-india-ss-mundra-2792866.html
Indian banks and their NPA headache
S.S.Mundra, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) put it quite succinctly. Quoting Harold Macmillan, he said, “To be alive at all involves some risk.” He went on to add another quote...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/banks-npas-non-performing-assets-psbs-foreign-banks-private-sector-banks-restructuring-fpj-imc-forum-rbi-reserve-bank-of-india-ss-mundra-2792866.html
Banks and the NPA problem
S.S.Mundra, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) put it quite succinctly when talking about the NPA problem confronting India. Quoting Harold Macmillan, he said, “To be alive at all involves some risk.”...
http://www.firstpost.com/world/euthanasia-debate-right-to-die-aruna-shanbad-india-us-italy-2790572.html
How the world perceives euthanasia
When one battles death at the age of 70 or more, the cause is heroic. But public reaction is a bit restrained. Death is eventually triumphant. Sadly, an old person fighting death, does not look...
http://www.firstpost.com/living/india-needs-euthanasia-precedents-justify-this-2787656.html
Euthanasia debate: India needs the right to die with dignity
The campaign for the right to die with dignity in India actually begins with Minoo (Minocher) Masani (1905-1998) who formed the Society for the Right to Die with Dignity (SRDD)...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/euthanasia-debate-all-you-need-to-know-about-how-other-countries-dealt-with-right-to-die-2785488.html
Do you know how many countries have made euthanasia legal?
One of the first countries that decided to promote the cause euthanasia was Switzerland. The Swiss Criminal Code, which became effective on 1 January 1942, penalizes assistance in suicide out...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/euthanasia-debate-relieving-a-human-life-from-agony-is-not-himsa-2783646.html
Are you for euthanasia?
The government’s decision seeking views from the public about allowing passive euthanasia is welcome. It is long overdue. But taking the right decision won’t be easy. And it certainly won’t please everyone. This is because death is...
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-freebies-prohibition-hooch-assembly-election-2783010.html
Financing votebank freebies: Why Jayalalithaa's financial model is a better option
In a brilliant article, Swaminathan Aiyar talks about 'the alcoholic mammaries of the welfare state'. And he talks about how the freebies that chief minister J Jayalalithaa (and by...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/surge-pricing-ola-uber-dgca-free-markets-tatkal-railways-2779430.html
Can surge pricing be right all the time?
The buzz about surge pricing can be heard almost everywhere. Suddenly, you hear ardent defenders of the surge pricing principle. At the same time, there is no dearth of people who are...
