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Court Orders - More Emotions, Low on Logic & Science

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Court Orders : More emotions, Less Logic and Science This cartoon reflects what is happening in other countries and role of NGOs are question. I thought, let me understand what is happening in India.  Morning Newspaper says " Delhi High Court supports NGOs stand and rejects response of Government appointed committee" . This is strange that NGOs with no technical expertise on the subject  and not covered under RTI   is guiding the court proceedings. How courts are ensuring themselves that every thing is fair and honest in NGOs? Can Court give undertaking about the motive of NGOs and results given by NGOs are not manipulated, when they are forcing these NGOs on policy making bodies.  NGOs can be one opinion, but can't be the only view on the subject while taking decisons in court and in policy making body. But it appears courts are ignoring this basic facts when the ignore committees views. They can reconstitute the committee or can ...

Why (Holy) Onion should be more expensive than Chicken, Egg and Milk in India?

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Why (Holy) Onion should be more expensive than Chicken, Egg and Milk in India? By: Vijay Sardana This is a great time to talk about simple insignificant vegetable like Onion when everyone is talking about new launches of iphones, ipads, tablets and new Blackberry messenger. Have you ever seen a newspaper articles on same page talking up rising onion prices and falling prices of mobile and tablets? Pick-up todays newspapers and read them. This is called power of Onion. In last few days, all leading newspapers and TV channels are talking about price rise and food inflation in India. The talk of the town is Onion, because India is the only country where onion prices are political issues and in past government lost elections due to excessive onion prices. The biggest concern is everyone is talking about high onion prices but no one is doing anything about it? Let us understand some fundamental issues about Holy Onions…Why onions are holy because on every important Hindu f...