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May 5, 2021

Less Testing is Not Good for Covid Control

Several newspreports and long threads on Twitter have pointed out that the number of covid tests across the country have fallen over the last few days. The total number of tests peaked at 19.45 lakh on May 1. They have since fallen to 16.64 lakh as on May 4. Other than not identifying people who ...

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Published on May 05, 2021 04:31

May 1, 2021

Dancing in the Dark

Postcard from the edge — locked down in Mumbai.

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Published on May 01, 2021 21:58

Kabhi Capitalism, Kabhi Socialism…

Or why the different isms of economics are not an ideology for me.

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Published on May 01, 2021 21:40

April 30, 2021

India’s Vaccine Demand-Supply Math Shows a Royal Govt Screwup

The demand for vaccines in India is way more than the expected supply.

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Published on April 30, 2021 03:13

April 27, 2021

Of Money Printing and Covid Vaccines

The current strategy of pricing vaccines at multiple price points may lead to black marketing. It might also create an access problem.

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Published on April 27, 2021 01:37

April 26, 2021

कोरोना काल में छोटू बाबू की बड़ी शादी

शाम के पौने सात बजे थे. बिजली कटी हुई थी. पूरी गली में अँधेरा छाया हुआ था.  पर प्रोफेसर पी के श्रीवास्तव का घर दूधिया रोशनी में समझो नहा सा रहा था. उनके बड़े बेटे छोटू की शादी थी.  अमूमन तो छोटे बेटे का नाम छोटू रखा जाता है. पर यहां हुआ ऐसा था कि जब छोटू ...

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Published on April 26, 2021 23:11

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April 19, 2021

Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff Would Have Been Proud of the Ponzi Schemes of 2021

Stocks, unicorns and cryptocurrencies, have all turned into naturally occurring Ponzi schemes, due to excessive money chasing higher returns across the global financial system.

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Published on April 19, 2021 23:50

April 16, 2021

April 15, 2021