WHAT DID THE NGT RECOMMEND?

23 Dec 2020 03:42 AM IST

Due to the alarming findings of the report, the tribunal recommended that a ‘polluter pays’ principle should be applied to fine those who waste water. The report filed by the committee went on to describe, “In case water consumption is highly excessive, the consumer should be charged with higher tariffs

AAP’S FREE WATER PROMISE IN DELHI

23 Dec 2020 03:41 AM IST

In 2013, as part of the AAP’s first manifesto, the party promised 20,000 litres of free piped water per household per day. The scheme was finally implemented in 2014, and once again during the run up to the 2019 Assembly Elections in New Delhi, the incumbent Arvind Kejriwal made the

CONG’S FREE WATER PROMISE IN RAJASTHAN

23 Dec 2020 03:37 AM IST

New Delhi: Prior to the 2019 Rajasthan Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from the INC announced a free water scheme for the state. Under the scheme, consumers living in urban areas would not be charged for using water (up to 15,000 litres) and in rural areas, supply of

THE COST OF ‘FREE’ WATER

23 Dec 2020 03:36 AM IST

New Delhi: In the last few weeks, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections have been covered extensively in the news. In the run up to the elections, various parties revealed their manifestos in order to attract voters. Free water supply was a common promise in the manifestos of all the

WILL INDIANS OPT FOR THE VACCINE?

16 Dec 2020 03:55 AM IST

New Delhi: In November 2020, a survey carried out by Local Circles, a community social media platform revealed that Indians are likely to be hesitant of a COVID-19 vaccine. In the survey, 59% of all respondents (8,936 total respondents) said they will not rush to get the vaccine even if

CORONA VACCINE: FREE FOR ALL INDIANS?

16 Dec 2020 03:53 AM IST

At a virtual conference in December, the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla revealed the tier wise pricing model being applied to price the Pfizer vaccine across the word. Speaking at the conference announced for International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), Bourla said developed countries would be

COVID-19 VACCINE: QUESTIONS ON EVERYONE’S MIND

16 Dec 2020 03:52 AM IST

A s of December 2020, worldwide around 57 vaccine trials are underway, with 17 trials in Phase 2 or 3. No vaccine trial has so far successfully completed a Phase 3 trial, although, several vaccines in Phase 3 have been approved for emergency use in various countries. Let us break

WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTING THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IN INDIA?

16 Dec 2020 03:51 AM IST

Currently, three vaccines are under regulatory review in India, as announced by the head of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 in early December. Three companies: Pfizer, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech have applied to the drug regulatory body in India, the Central Drugs

WHY DO EXIT POLLS GENERALLY GO WRONG?

09 Dec 2020 03:51 AM IST

Exit polling in India has its own set of challenges. The population, demographic variation, and multi-party political system are a few factors, among many, presenting hurdles to effective exit polling. It is important to note that conducting an accurate exit poll predicted seat share in India requires a carefully drafted

ANALYSING BIHAR ELECTIONS 2020: EXIT POLLS VS PEOPLE’S VERDICT

09 Dec 2020 03:46 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The third phase of voting in the 243-member Bihar Legislative Assembly ended on 7 November. Counting for votes began on 10 November and the Janata Dal (United) and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) crossed the majority mark of 122 as the counting stretched beyond midnight. All the exit

DECODING EXIT POLLS IN INDIA

09 Dec 2020 03:38 AM IST

Covid-19 has been at the core of talking points for news channels in the last few months. However, coming in close recently on the news was the coverage of the Bihar Assembly elections. Counting for votes for the three-phased Assembly elections began on 10 November. News channels and polling agencies

How did Indian-Americans vote?

24 Nov 2020 07:31 AM IST

While exit polling data is not available for Indian-American voting patterns for the 2020 election, as per the Indian American Attitudes Survey (IAAS)—conducted between September 1 and September 20, 2020 (which surveyed a nationally representative online survey of Indian American citizens) 72% of registered Indian American voters had planned to