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Indian Art can be classified under three headings:- Performing Arts Visual Arts Literary Arts Performing Arts Performing arts include the various dance forms, music, Indian theatre and puppetry. Dance forms are further divided into: Classical Dances & Regional (folk) Dances Classical dance forms of India:- Bharathanatyam (Tamil Nadu) Mohiniyattam (Kerala) Kathakali (Kerala) Kathak (North and West […]

The Indian government on 23rd Feb 2021 tightened its control over digital news media and OTT (over-the-top) video streaming platforms, introducing a three-tier mechanism and terming it as a “soft-touch regulatory architecture.” While the first two tiers bring in place a system of self-regulation by the platform itself and by the self-regulatory bodies of content publishers, the third calls

Media is the means of communication that reaches or influences people widely, has a significant place in the statecraft machinery especially in the age of information revolution. It is the source of information for a society regarding any issue be it local, regional or global, people rely and even trust on what is presented to

Recently, the higher judiciary passed an order that pertains to regulation of Media. In one order, Andhra Pradesh High Court imposed a ban on the media, and even social media, from mentioning anything in relation to a case linked to former Advocate General of the State. In the second case, the Supreme Court passed an

What is rare disease? A rare disease is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. It is estimated that globally around 6000 to 8000 rare diseases exist with new rare diseases being reported in the medical literature regularly. However, 80% of all

Lack of Primary Healthcare Services: The existing public primary health care model in the country is limited in scope. Even where there is a well-functioning public primary health centre, only services related to pregnancy care, limited childcare and certain services related to national health programmes are provided. This represents only 15% of all morbidities for which

Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sector, both in terms of revenue and employment. Healthcare comprises hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance and medical equipment. The Indian healthcare sector is growing at a brisk pace due to its strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as well private

The doctor-population ratio in India is 1:1456 against the WHO recommendation of 1:1000. To address the shortage of doctors. The government said it has embarked on an ambitious programme for upgradation of district hospitals into medical colleges. In last 5 years, government said it has sanctioned 141 new medical colleges, and revised the norms for

The spend on healthcare, as percentage of total expenditure, has remained flat at 5.3 percent in last two consecutive financial years, according to Economic Survey 2020. The overall budgetary expenditure by Centre and states in FY20 budget estimates stood at Rs 60.72 lakh crores. In terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) the government spend on

Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry (Southern Region) has announced a competition on social entrepreneurship. The competition is for existing early stage social enterprises and students with entrepreneurial ideas that are socially focused and with significant social impact. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government