The death of two women—both in their twenties—who had undergone caesarean deliveries at the state-run Malakpet Area hospital in east Hyderabad on January 11 has put under the spotlight the shocking condition of public health services in Telangana. Apprehensive health authorities moved eight other women, who had undergone similar surgeries on January 11 to deliver babies, from Malakpet to the …
No matter what one thinks of the United Progressive Alliance government, one has to concede that it was consistent throughout. During the UPA years, net borrowings of the Union government from the market and from small savings together went up five times or at a compounded annual growth rate of 18%. But the moment one adds internal and extra budgetary …
