Opinion Same difference
This refers to Dhiraj Nayyars Mumbai to Melbourne (IE,February 10). There seems to be a similarity between the attacks faced by Indians in Australia and Mumbai....
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This refers to Dhiraj Nayyars Mumbai to Melbourne (IE,February 10). There seems to be a similarity between the attacks faced by Indians in Australia and Mumbai. The misconception among the locals,that the jobs are being taken away by the immigrants,is driving their sentiments. The Shiv Sena and the MNS are exploiting this feeling. The situation in Mumbai seems to be more severe than in Melbourne at least the Australian government seems more determined to act against these atrocities.
Vivek Sekhri
Village idiocy
The proposed BRMS course is aimed at creating a separate cadre for providing healthcare to rural areas where the presence of modern medical graduates has been abysmally low despite government efforts (It takes a village cadre,IE,February 10). Far from being novel,it is a flawed plan. In the last decade,the country has witnessed a massive boom in professional education in nursing,physiotherapy,etc. Most of these professionals are now unemployed. Instead of creating an entire new cadre of health personnel with dubious effectiveness and an uncertain future,the MCI and health ministry should utilise the available human resources. In the absence of performance incentives and opportunities for career advancement,these rural doctors will meet the same fate as Punjabs ETT teachers,who,after receiving training and empty promises,are now immolating themselves for employment and attention.
A.G. Sinha
Punjab
Jai ho,Jairam
It is good to see that Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has taken a stand. When it comes to private money and public good,most often than not,the decisions are tilted towards the private money and interests. In this case,the minister is absolutely right when he says that research in seeds is as strategic as space or nuclear research. We have managed without genetically modified food so far. Let all the trials and tests be conducted and let us take our time to decide. Let us not be willing human guinea pigs.
T.R. Malakar
Untested?
I disagree with the editorial Bt Interrupted (IE,February 10). It should be noted that there have been no independent tests conducted by the health ministry. Supporters of Bt brinjal say that the presence of bacterial toxin in the crop allows farmers to drastically reduce pesticides. But what the same toxin can do to human health is untested and unknown. We went in for large-scale Bt cotton farming,but farmers are now reporting a decline in soil productivity. Bt brinjal is a critical case because several other edible crops are now in various stages of genetic modification,waiting to follow the same route to the dining table.
Neha Shankar Anand
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