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Seemaa Kamdar

The white elephant called irrigation

Irrigation is a much-trammelled horse that has been pulled in different directions through its journey and left rudderless in the process.
Section: Analysis  | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:30 IST

We are bleeding our farmers

Our farmers need hand-holding that is woven into policy on a sustained basis.
Section: Analysis  | Tuesday, May 8, 2012 10:00 IST

Prithviraj Chavan’s plateful of woes

This is not a good time to be Maharashtra’s chief minister. If Vilasrao Deshmukh and Ashok Chavan had their cup of woes full, Chavan has a plateful.
Section: Analysis  | Tuesday, April 17, 2012 10:30 IST

Allopathy, ayurveda combination make for healthy treatment

Is it possible to marry allopathy with another therapy such as Ayurveda, unani or homoeopathy? Doctors on both sides assert it is.
Section: Health  | Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:20 IST

No mediclaim for Ayurveda, Unani

Public companies offered limited cover for alternative treatment under Mediclaim, but now it’s outside the purview of most insurance policies.
Section: Mumbai  | Sunday, August 26, 2007 3:38 IST

Societies must learn to live alongside nursing homes

For years, most nursing homes renewed their registrations without the mandatory change-of-user certificate while continuing to operate in residential buildings.
Section: Mumbai  | Friday, August 24, 2007 9:13 IST

Three Congress ministers in Srikrishna loop

The state government’s decision to implement the Srikrishna Commission report on the 1992-93 communal riots may in fact cause a little embarrassment for the ruling Congress.
Section: Mumbai  | Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:23 IST

Diabetes drugs get clearance, but docs still sound caution

Giving a conditional ‘all-clear’ to the two drugs, the US FDA’s drug safety advisory committee concluded that “at this point” it is not clear if taking rosiglitazone.
Section: Mumbai  | Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:54 IST

Centre battles cancer against all odds

When Vasun Thakeria (name changed) developed a lump on one side of his abdomen and was diagnosed with colon cancer seven months ago, his heart sank.
Section: Mumbai  | Saturday, August 4, 2007 16:13 IST

Black magic genie may go for good

After over 15 years of head-banging over a Bill to curb superstition and black magic, the decks have been cleared for the Bill to be passed.
Section: Mumbai  | Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:40 IST
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