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A Reserach study done by Jama Network, a medical journal published by  American Medical Association  exposes billions of dollar payments to Peer reviews of Top Medical Journals, by pharma & drug companies to bend the research outcomes in their favor.  Let us look deep into the research's finding.  While most journals have established conflict of interest policies for authors, fewer extend these policies to peer reviewers [1] .   In many cases, journals or editors may inquire about reviewer conflicts of interest and consider these while managing the peer review process, although publicly available reviewer conflict of interest disclosures are rare. Reviewers of leading medical journals may have industry ties due to their academic expertise. We sought to characterize payments by drug and medical device manufacturers to US peer reviewers of major medical journals. We identified peer reviewers for The BMJ, JAMA, The Lancet, and The New England Journal of Medicin...

விவசாயத்தில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ரசாயன பூச்சிகொல்லிகளை நெறிப்படுத்தும் சட்ட வரைவை அரசியல் கட்சிகள் மற்றும், மக்கள் கருத்துக்காக ஒன்றிய விவசாய அமைச்சகம் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது.  இதில் மாநிலங்களுக்கான விவசாய உரிமையை பறிக்கும் வகையில் அமைந்துள்ளது. மாநிலங்களின் விவசாயம் சார்ந்த முடிவுகளை எடுக்கும் அதிகாரத்தை இந்தியா அரசு இதன் வழியே பிடுங்கி கொள்ளும் வகையில் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. புதிய பூச்சிகொல்லிகளை விற்பனைக்கு பதிவு செய்யும் அதிகாரம் முழுமையும் ஒன்றிய அரசின் கீழ் உள்ளது. மாநிலங்களுக்கு இதில் எந்த உரிமையும் இல்லை. மேலும், ஒரு கூறிப்பிட்ட பூச்சி கொள்ளியை ஒரு மாநிலத்தில் தடை செய்ய ஒன்றிய அரசால் மட்டுமே முடியும். உதரணமாக, 2017 மகராஸ்ராவில்  மோனே-குடோட்டாபஸ் பூச்சி கொல்லியால் பல நூறு பேர் கடுமையாக பாதிக்கப்பட்டனர். பலர் பூச்சிகொல்லியால் மாண்டும் உள்ளனர். எனினும் மாநில அரசின் பேச்சை கேட்காமல் ஒன்றிய அரசு அந்த பூச்சிகொல்லியை இன்றும் விவசாயிகளுக்கு விற்பனை செய்து வருகிறது. இன்றைய நிலையில் மாநில அரசு தன் மாநிலத்தில், ஒரு பூச்சிகொல்லியை முழுமையாக தடை செய்யும் அதிகாரம் இல்லை. அதிக பட்சமா...

Democracy, as a form of governance has evolved over thousands of years beginning from ancient Greece where only male citizens were allowed to vote. From Monarchies where a king rules like Saudi Arabia, to dictatorship where one person wields full power and control like Hitler's Nazi Germany showed that these model of governance are failure in protecting rights and liberties of common people. Though democracy has its own problems, it remains the best known form of governance till date as citizens from all strata of society have a say over their governments. Studies clearly show that people of democratic countries are wealthier, enjoy more human rights, less corruption, happier and healthier than other forms of governance. Growth of extremism is also difficult in democracy. This reduced the overall volatility of a country leading the country towards progress, slowly but steadily.  In India, Election commission of India(ECI) was established in 1950 to conduct independent and transpar...

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), commonly known as the Plant Treaty or the Seed Treaty, is an international, legally binding instrument with 154 States as member countries (referred to as Contracting Parties). It was adopted under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2001 and entered into force in 2004. The primary goals of the Seed Treaty (Treaty), are said to be in harmony with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as follows, *conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) *sustainable use of PGRFA *fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of PGRFA. PGRFA can be commonly understood as "Seeds".  According to the UN's Convention on Bio Diversity, States have sovereign rights over genetic resources, including seeds, and can determine the terms and conditions for their international exchange. Similarly, indigenous peopl...

RBI has announced its plans to introduce digital rupee, a Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC). Across the globe, the implementation of Central Bank Digital Currencies varies significantly. One prominent model, particularly observed in China, demonstrates a potential for pervasive state control that is fundamentally incompatible with Indian values. Let us look at the Key Characteristics of the Chinese CBDC Model: Pervasive Surveillance: Transactions are meticulously tracked and traceable by the state, offering little to no privacy for individuals. This data can be used for extensive monitoring of citizens’ financial behavior. Centralized Control: The digital currency system grants the government unprecedented power to freeze accounts, set spending limits, or even block transactions based on social or political criteria. Lack of Anonymity: The concept of anonymous cash transactions is largely eliminated, replaced by a system where every financial interaction leaves a digital footprint ac...

Dr.Richhariya, was an Agri-scientist who served as a Chief Scientist under the Government of India for many decades. He estimated that India in 1950s, had more 200,000 varieties of Traditional Paddy Seeds. These heirloom Traditional paddy seeds were carefully breeded by Indian farmers for over thousands of years, each variety having its own unique characteristic features. At a rate of 3 unique traditional rice per day, it would take 183 years to taste every traditional rice of India. India's Traditional Farmers were able to develop rice with specialized traits such as diabetes-friendly, anemia-treating, ADHD-calming, Alzheimer’s-slowing, and even rice varieties that could stop deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhea due to its rich nutritional properties. Traditional rice is also proven to be anti-oxidant powerhouse loaded with micro nutrients and rare phytonutrients that are absent in modern hybrid rice. Our traditional farmers were also able to breed aromatic rice which gave unique ...

Zionism is the primary political ideology that drove the establishment of Israel. Zionism is a settler colonization movement which is being manipulated as Jewish Nationist Movement. This has nothing to do with Judaism as a religion, rather it is a political idealogy. The founder of Zionism, Deutsche Zeitung, was an atheist and had no belief in God. Zionism began to grow in the late 19th century in the context of huge changes in political, cultural, social landscape against Jewish life in Europe. Zionism, as a political ideology and as a movement, has always hierarchized Jews based on race and blood, and has not equally benefited or been liberatory for all Jewish people in Israel. Zionism is and was an Ashkenazi-Jews(a sect of Jews) led movement that is based hierarchy on ethnicity and race. It discriminates against Jews from across the Middle East and North Africa that it terms as Mizrahim(the Eastern Ones). The most controversial Ashkenazi Jews behind Zionism is Rothschild banking fam...