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China enters Aircraft Carrier Manufacturing Arena Courtesy Daily Sabah China possesses an extended air defence coverage and its threat perception lies in the likely commissioning in the year 2023 of a Type 002 carrier outfitted with catapult launch enabling a multi role capability. This effort lends credence to the theory that China is in pursuit
Dilemma of Health Rights of Vulnerable Citizens Universal health coverage (UHC) is an essential tool to ensure that no one is excluded by any means to avail the required health services.However, vulnerable individuals and groups face exclusion from use of health services as well as social services due to a number of factors. Vulnerable population
Non availability & non affordability of Life Saving Medicines Source Biotech Connection The irrationalilty of the Drug Pricing Policy 2018 has lead to non-availability of medicines on account of being under priced at one end as well as non-affordability due to over pricing of numerous essential and life saving medicines in Pakistan . Higher prices
IMF and Foreign Debt Sri Lanka entered into negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it was unable to repay around $ 7 billion in foreign debt due in the year 2022. The country’s total foreign debt exceeds $ 51 billion of which $ 28 billion has to be repaid by the year 2027.
Cannabis Smoking for Tourists The City Council of the metropolitan and port city of Amsterdam has altered its bye laws. Effective from May this year restrictions are being placed on smoking cannabis by tourists in coffee shops which had been following a " policy of toleration " .Smoking marijuana has also been forbidden in public
Adani Group to manufacture fighter aircraft The Indian defense sector had floated a tender for medium multirole fighter aircraft. The Swedish aerospace and defence giant, Saab , which had entered into a partnership with Adani Group of India almost 5 years back to manufacture fighter aircraft recently scrapped the agreement. The Indian Air Force is facing
Med Schools & Cadavers Courtesy National Geographic The pervasive odor of formaldehyde and frozen cadavers is over perhaps and the expenditure incurred by medical schools in embalming and storage is eliminated. Conventional anatomy laboratories still use human cadavers and remain operational for resident surgeons honing their surgical skills. Synthetic tissues have been developed in which
Grain Silos Courtesy Ukraine Business News Ukraine is the worlds 4th exporter of grains. Silos in territory under the control of the Ukrainian government were at 50 % storage after Russia blockaded the sea ports of Ukraine. At one stage almost 30 million tonnes of grain were stored in Ukrainian held territory out of a
Security Paranoia China is restarting flights from China’s Xi'an region to Tashkent in February 2023. These will be regular weekly flights and will connect Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to Xi'an which is at the far end of the fabled Silk Route. Seems commercial expediency has overshadowed security paranoia
Non availability & non affordability of Life Saving Medicines The irrationalilty of the Drug Pricing Policy 2018 has lead to non-availability of medicines on account of being under priced at one end as well as non-affordability due to over pricing of numerous essential and life saving medicines in Pakistan . Higher prices of speciality products
