Progressive Initiatives

THE BLOOD BEHIND THE BEAUTY - FOETUS IN COSMECEUTICALS

This article is written by inspiration from the movie “Yashoda” starring Samantha, until watching it, I hardly would have thought the link between fetus and cosmeceuticals. Aftermath of the movie, curiosity peeped in, to know the truth value of facts shown on the screen. So, here is my perception about the film (Yashoda) concerning utilization of fetus in beauty creams. What has been shown in the movie? An institute called Eva, braced by the Central Minister and his associates which targets poor women for making them as surrogates (by fulfilling their monetary needs) to celebrities and huge barons of the society. When those women successfully complete their first trimester, they are handed over to the reticent institute, through the assistance of local hospitals wherein they are sumptuously taken care with all the facilities, but those women are getting widely disconnected from the outside world. Once, they reach their third trimester, they are induced with false p...

Liquor shops in India – Celebrated Glory or Shameful Dishonor?

Due to the nationwide lock-down from March 25, all the economic activities are shut down except for the essential services. Since liquor doesn’t come under essential needs liquor shops have also been closed. Though the pandemic situation is still in persistence, the government has allowed the shops to sell liquor. From then there are so many controversies and debates happening for and against the liquor ban. And the people are also agitating against the opening of liquor shops. So, here we will discuss, whether the country really needs a liquor ban or not, along with other associated aspects. Rights come first Though opening liquor shops during this severe pandemic situation is totally irrational and highly condemnable, I differ in the idea of a complete ban on liquor. The state cannot interfere or coerce its ideologies to the citizens. It is the right of people to choose their food or drink . People who don’t eat beef would raise voice to ban cow slaughter and who don’t dri...

Financial Stimulus Package - for Capitalists

For First, Second and Third tranche See: Twenty lakh crores stimulus package – such a big number The Indian Finance Minister announced the final Fifth tranche of the Atmanirbhar Bharath Abhiyaan Stimulus package on May 17. She has announced many sectoral reforms in her fourth and fifth tranche announcements. Also, she gave the breakup for 20 lakh crores including liquidity, credit guarantee and direct spending. What is the urgency for the sectoral reforms during this pandemic? Does the package is really capable of reviving the economy and helping the situation of distress experienced by the poor, migrant workers etc? Reforms in the core sectors FM announced reforms for the 8 core sectors of the economy in the fourth tranche of the financial stimulus package. The core sectors include Atomic energy, space, Defence, Ordinance factories, Power distribution companies, civil aviation, Minerals and Coal. FM announced there will be Public-Private Partnership in Atomic energy, space and civ...

PROGRESSIVE RATIONALIST

Search This Blog