[Goanet] The Great Collapse of the Indian Economy (Dhaka Tribune, 4/6/2021)
https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/06/04/op-ed-the-great-indian-collapse On May 31st, India’s National Statistical Office released its finding that the country’s GDP contracted by 7.3% over the past year, signifying the first reversal since 1979, and the greatest retrenchment since Independence in 1947. The shocking extent of damage was somewhat unexpected, but trends have been unremittingly negative since the badly bungled demonetization in 2016, closely followed by an equally mismanaged implementation of the intricate Goods and Services Tax (GST). That is how, in less than five years, India was hamstrung from the fastest-growing big economy in the world to the regional straggler that is well behind Bangladesh in both per-capita income and optimism. Beyond the numbers, an immense human tragedy spills over with incalculable suffering. Even before Covid-19’s devastating “second wave”, Pew Research Center warned “the middle class in India is estimated to have shrunk by 32 million in 2020 as a consequence of the downturn, compared with the number it may have reached absent the pandemic. This accounts for 60% of the global retreat in the number of people in the middle-income tier (defined here as people with incomes of $10.01-$20 a day).” Pew said “it was anticipated that 99 million people in India would belong in the global middle class in 2020. A year into the pandemic, this number is estimated to have been 66 million, cut by a third. Meanwhile, the number of poor in India is projected to have reached 134 million, more than double the 59 million expected prior to the recession.” That bleak picture is further darkened by Azim Premji University’s State of Working India 2021 report, estimating that, during the pandemic, 230 million Indians have fallen below the poverty line, working women suffered extraordinary setbacks (only 19% remained employed, and 47% lost their jobs permanently), and nearly half of the country’s salaried workers dropped into the informal sector of daily-wage labour or “self-employment.” There is no doubt the impact of all this falls vastly disproportionately on the hundreds of millions already in poverty. The Premji University report’s authors delineate how average incomes have fallen across the board, but any kind of loss becomes catastrophic when the base is already low, directly resulting in “severe reduction in welfare” such as food insecurity, indebtedness, and plummeting levels of education and health care. In his Indian Express column this week, Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes, “for the first time in a generation, young India is looking at a bleaker future than their parents did in terms of employment and income.” He points to the “remarkable fact that this fundamental triad of slower growth prospects, potentially shrinking middle class and rising poverty has been kept out of public political consciousness. The poor in India were always invisible. But the degree of economic and ideological obfuscation is such that even the normally influential middle class’s tale of economic uncertainty has become invisible.” Mehta concludes that “we are in completely uncharted new territory.” That - as Shreevatsa Nevatia illuminates with great pathos in his Letter from Kolkata in The Economist’s latest 1843 Magazine - includes “laying bare the great fiction of middle-class life in India” and perhaps to increased awareness that we are in this predicament together. Nevatia’s household help contracted Covid-19 at the same time as his parents, which is when, “I realised with shame [that] in all the years they had worked for us we had never offered Saraswati and Nageshwar any medical insurance [and] never planned what to do if either of them needed a modern, well-equipped hospital.” The helpers recuperated under his care, until “to both my relief and discomfort, the old order re-established itself.” Via email to me, Nevatia explained, “I see a difference between ‘penury’ and ‘poverty’, and I also see a difference between ‘poverty’ and ‘deprivation’. If all my sources of income were to dry up tomorrow, my middle-class support systems would ensure I wouldn’t be poor, despite my pennilessness. It’s a different story for Saraswati and Nageshwar.” He continued, “their salaries, though meagre in comparison to entitled and fortunate individuals like me, place them slightly above the poverty line. If something were to happen to them—an accident, say, or a terrible illness—they would not be able to work. Their labour is their only safety net, one that protects them from precariousness and the tyranny of privilege. Without it, there is very little sustenance.” Nevatia said, “The middle-class might be porous, yes, but that doesn’t mean that those within it don’t guard its doors fiercely. The pandemic might be forcing people out of this middle class, but history shows that it is exceptionally hard for one to get in, too. Yes, of course I feel anxious. If I were to be penniless tomorrow, Sara
Re: [Goanet] Wake Up India, Smell The Kenyan Coffee
Roland Francis: << A few facts you otherwise wouldn?t believe;>> I used to follow Shekhar Gupta but gave up after finding that he is increasingly becoming pro Establishment. Tony de Sa Conquer yourself rather than the world Rene Descartes
[Goanet] INSTEAD OF RIBANDAR THE AYUSH CENTER CAN BE AT MANIPAL HOSPITAL RUN BY GOA’S BABA RAMDEV
The Old Ribandar Hospital which is Asia’s first Medical school has a very glorious history. It was an excellent hospital and many of us were born there. The heritage structure was designed for it to house state of the art medical facilities which people from across Goa benefited. The Old Ribandar hospital was an allopathic one and must so remain. It is deplorable that our Ayurvedic Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the instance of Union Ayush Minister Shripad Naik with oblique motives wants to have a needless Ayush Center there. That proposed Ayush Center can be instead hosted in the Manipal Hospital at Dona Paula which is better known as a BJP hospital. The Ayush work there can be entrusted to the head of the BJP's Medical cell Dr. Shekhar Salkar, who illegally masquerades as an Oncologist though not qualified as one while the Indian Medical Association strangely has taken no action against him while allowing the lives of gullible patients to be in peril. Needless to add Dr. Shekhar Salkar has also had an outstanding good financial bumper crop at the Goa Cricket Association and also at National Organization for Eradication of Tobacco (NOTE) which he heads. Those gross financial irregularities of he chewing public funds was even debated in the Goa Legislative Assembly. This known Cancer quack also doubles up as Goa's Baba Ramdev. In recent years, almost every patient I have known who has been to Manipal Hospital at Dona Paula has faced a hell of a nightmare. Most of those patients have landed up in the morgue, with their families lumbered with massive and extremely exorbitant bills. For the family of someone already going through the pain of illness, it is added agony to being financially ripped off with very inflated bills. This anguish faced by the family members is heart breaking to have to collect a dead body and paying up that huge bill landing them in a deep financial hole. Manipal hospital seems to be lacking any Code of ethics. A concern for the well-being of the patient is never there, while they merrily secure and pursue their commercial interests. The government ought to order an immediate inquiry into the dubious affairs at Manipal Hospital and the probe has to zero in around Dr. Shekhar Salkar who runs the commercial show there. He neither has a degree nor even a diploma in either Oncology or Oncosurgery. Three weeks ago a 85 year old pious gentleman and close friend from Ribandar miraculously escaped from being butchered by Dr Shekhar Salkar who was all set for another five lakh windfall to operate on my friend who had a growth on his intestine. Luckily my friend who timely smelt a rat and the doctor’s devious game plan, hastily sought discharge from the Manipal Hospital within hours of his admission there. Fortunately my friend sought immediate alternate medical advice and is keeping well after being successfully operated elsewhere. Dr Shekhar Salkar has been grossly misusing his position as Head of Goa BJP's Medical cell to illegally and unethically rake up huge financial benefits for Manipal hospital while also enriching his own pockets. He should not be allowed to inhumanely and immorally gamble with people's lives. There is abundant documentary evidence to the effect that the politically well-connected Dr Salkar has been unduly interfering and sabotaging the working of Government hospitals as well, only to benefit his Manipal Hospital. Let us hope that our Health Minister Vishwajit Rane orders a prompt thorough inquiry into the blatant misdeeds and wrongdoings at the Manipal hospital. This financial exploitation of patients cannot be allowed to go on unpunished. We also need to know as to how that building on free government land which was a Goa Cancer Society hospital landed in the soiled hands of the Manipal Hospital entrepreneurs. Instead of going to this Manipal Hospital, a patient may be well advised to die in peace somewhere else. At least the family's life savings would not be swallowed by this proven vulture of a hospital. The family will also be saved the financial ordeal and trauma they would have to go through after losing their loved one there, at Dona Paula. Adv. Aires Rodrigues C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.in
[Goanet] Ribandar ....Quaint
Aires Rodrigues https://youtu.be/ttgJEBZHAXo dated Wed, 2 Jun 2021 10:03:54 +0530, to Goanet, simply headed RIBANDAR was a wonderful surprise . It is a picturesque settlement, combining both historical and modern buildings. .I know you have been to Quepem, my ancestral home .. Now I wish when I had the unexpected stay for 10 months, I had made it a point to stop at Ribandar. I fully understand your frustration and irritation when Crooks, use tax-payers money for their own selfish purposes .whether it is as MLA, Mayors of Panjim etc Secondly. I am wondering whether this message is a turning point, in the strategy to bring Change, democracy etc. For several years you have vented your anger and frustration against the Politicians and Bureaucrats it has not deterred them, on the contrary they have acted with impunityletters even with CAPITAL letters just embolden them ...This has been a decade when from the USA, Brazil, India, Burma, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, leaders have acted in a way that makes life miserable for citizens who believe in truth, participation etc. Here in Tanzania we nearly fell in that "mainstream" of dictatorship, petty, absolute or laughable. My colleague, an authority on witchcraft, tells me that some of them are actually suffer from megalomania There is a treasure at the end of the rainbow, we have to be patient .There is DIVINE INTERVENTION. Lets us pray for sanity, humanity and trust in ONE AND ONLY GOD Grandolfo In Makongo Juu Haven of Peace
[Goanet] Schedule for Friday 4th June 2021
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love✝ You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Friday 4th June 2021 12:00 AM Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries 12:24 AM Pray for Goa 12:30 AM The Holy Bible - Talk by Dr Sarita Nazareth 12:08 AM Prayer - Alone with none but Thee, my God 1:00 AM Mass in Konkani for Thursday 2:00 AM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Dukhiche Mister 2:24 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 7 - Axa Niraxa - Fr Pratap Naik sj 2:35 AM Pray for Goa - 2 2:40 AM Jesus the Good Shepherd as the gate - Talk by Sr Shilpa 2:54 AM Hymns - St Anthony's H.S. Majorda 3:01 AM Be a Prophet of Hope - Talk by Sr Saral 3:15 AM Praise and Worship led by Domnic Rodrigues 3:44 AM Psalm 91 - Read by Alfwold Silveira 3:49 AM Comedy - Hotel Made in Goa - Prince Jacob - 3rd Anniv 3:57 AM Youtsing - All Goa Virtual Choir - Part 1 4:49 AM Devacheo Yevzonneo Somzunk Bhavarth Gorjecho - Fr Edson Fernandes 5:05 AM Called to be Holy - Fr Fernando da Costa 6:09 AM Your SIns are Forgiven - Talk by Fr Michael Peters C.PP.S. 6:33 AM Music - Maria Maria - Ivy Ferrao 6:37 AM Song : Sant Anton Tum Ochoriancho 6:43 AM Song - You Raise Me Up - Darin Fernandes 6:50 AM Music - Jezu Novem Ietolo - Fr Eusico Pereira 6:57 AM Sokalchem Magnnem 7:00 AM Novena 4 to St Anthony, Deussua followed by Jivitacho Prokas 8:00 AM St Anthony's Novena 5 Siolim 9:00 AM Morning Prayer - Friday Wk 1 & 3 9:05 AM Choir - Resonating Mellows 9:22 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 144 - Dev Uloyta - Fr Pratap Naik sj 9:33 AM Vinoti - Talk by Orlando D'Souza 10:00 AM Wisdom Reflections -6 - Rachol Professors 10:24 AM Season of Creation - Session 5 10:32 AM Our Father - Marathi 10:39 AM Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi - Alfonso Bond Braganza interviewed by Daniel F. de Souza 11:10 AM Hymns - St Anthony's HS , Galgibaga 11:15 AM Prayer of children for their parents 11:19 AM Intercessions (English) 11:30 AM Mass in English St Inez Church followed by Daily Flash 12:15 PM Kuznantlim Zogddim Eps 11 - Kodi (Curry) - Meena Goes and Julius Mesquita 12:40 PM Alcoholism - Eddie Fernandes interviews Socorro Coutinho - Testimony 1:07 PM Couples Prayer - English 1:10 PM Laudato Si - Talk by Fr Savio Fernandes 1:35 PM Song - Stay Safe - Sisters of Auxilium Convent, Shillong 1:40 PM Fuddarache Dive - Evaristo Rodrigues interviewed by Michael Gracias 2:05 PM Nokhetram - Michael Gracias chats with Ghumot Team 2:36 PM Bhagevont Zuze Vazacho Ters 2:59 PM Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 11 3:01 PM Prayer to St Joseph By Pope Francis (Konkani) 3:03 PM Abundant Life - Public Speaking - Prof Nicholas D'Souza 3:30 PM Deivik Kaklutichi Magnneam 3:40 PM Jezu doyall, ami - I doyall zaum -ya -- Fr Joseph Silva 4:00 PM Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries 4:24 PM Magnificat (Konkani) 4:26 PM Prayer to the Holy Trinity - Prof. Nicholas D'Souza 4:30 PM Senior Citizens Exercises - 14 4:54 PM My Music Video - Mosaic City - Daneca Da Cruz 5:00 PM Praise and Worship - Magno Menezes - SJVRC 5:28 PM Pride - Talk by Dr Silvia Noronha 6:01 PM Angelus - English 6:06 PM Tell me a story - Eps 25 - Jacob Returns Home 6:14 PM Song : Sant Anton Tum Ochoriancho 6:21 PM Intercessions (Konkani) 6:30 PM Novena 4 to St Anthony, Deussua followed by Jivitacho Prokas 7:30 PM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Dukhiche Mister 7:55 PM Psalm 91 - Read by Alfwold Silveira 8:00 PM Way of the Cross -Padre Pio Friary 8:44 PM The Way - Episode 8- DYC 9:00 PM Adoration - Jivitacheo Vankddeo Vatto Nitt Korum-ia - Fr Henry Falcao 9:45 PM Ratchem Magnem 10:00 PM Special Prayer over the Sick - Joseph Vaz 10:03 PM Young Talents - Angel Resort 11:30 PM Health Matters - Cleft Lip - Dr Reuben de Sousa Donations may be made to: Beneficiary name : CCR GOA MEDIA. Name of Bank : ICICI Bank Branch Name: Panaji Branch RTGS/NEFT Code : ICIC015 Savings Bank Account No : 262401000183
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Sunset at the Taj Mahal
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Sunset at the Taj Mahal' On the banks of the Yamuna. I had forgotten about these photographs taken in 2007. With the vastly superior image processing tools available today, it is not a bad idea to revisit old files from the early days of digital. You may view the latest post at https://blog.parrikar.com/2021/06/03/sunset-at-the-taj-mahal/ Warm regards, Rajan Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] COVID June 3, 2021: 17 deaths in Goa, 572 new cases...
GOA COVID TICKER: 03JUN2021 DEATHS 17 * NEW CASES 572 * RECOVERIES 1695 * TESTED 3331 * -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ FN * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 _/ See a different Goa here, via _/ https://youtube.com/c/frederickfnnoronha _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
