Interviews

S. K. Sood retired as ADG, Border Security Force (BSF) - a rank most CAPF cadre officers can't even dream of wearing.

India has to take decisions based on its own national interests rather than being swayed by any particular bloc or power.

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash an ordinary lad from Hyderabad is today the World’s Fastest Human Calculator. He was just 17 when he broke the record held by legendary Shakuntala Devi. He was the first Indian and Asian to win the gold medal in Mental Calculation World Championship 2020 at Mind Sports Olympics, London.

Secretary General Indian Medical Association, Dr. RV Asokan has the pulse of the medical profession in his hands. He knows the issues that affect the heart and soul of the medical profession and exactly how and why medical ethics are being compromised. Excerpts from an interview:

The biggest challenge before me, as the Secretary, Ministry of HRD, Government of India, was to enact a law by the Parliament to give a fundamental right to every child of India to receive 8 years of free and compulsory schooling.

The Gen Shekatkar Committee made some 168 recommendations but the Government accepted only 68 and ordered the whole report to be kept confidential. The manner in which the government has selectively accepted some recommendations and swept a large part of the study under the carpet has raised many eyebrows.

Lt Gen Jacob had only one regret while others like Sam Manekshaw were hailed as heroes of 1971 war - he who convinced Gen Niazi to surrender wasn’t even recommended for a war medal.

Are Doctors God? Is it possible for them to save the life of all the people they cure? Doctors too can make mistake and go wrong sometimes, but do two wrongs make one right? Imagine the plight of a doctor working in a one-man nursing home in a remote god-forsaken place. Is it possible for a single or couple of doctors to attend to all patients 24 x 7, like a big hospital with full-fledged multi-disciplinary staff? Even Doctors too have their families and need some time to rest and relax. No doubt there has been an erosion of ethics and morality in the medical profession over the years but does this give people a right to kill Doctors for every patient they fail to revive?

Agility India P. Ltd. created a big splash in the Indian mobility market recently when it unveiled clean, eco-friendly, long-range Type IV Composite CNG Cylinders for the first time in India. These cylinders are not only 70% lighter than the Type - I steel cylinders currently being used in India but also provide more storage capacity on-board to cover approximately 800- 1000 KM per fill. The new technology will not only save costs but also revolutionize long distance travel and reduce the long queues at the CNG filling stations. Agility Fuel Solutions, Regional Director Ravindra Vashisht speaks his mind in an exclusive interview to Taazakhabar News

The actress, who completed 17 years in Bollywood, also wrote about her fellow co-stars in a question and answer session with fans

"The challenges (of our profession) changes with time. So at every given point it's going to change," Salman

With a distinguished career marked by landmark policy formulation and implementation, former Secretary of the Ministry of Human Resources, Arun Kumar Rath, IAS (Retd), has a valuable perspective on bureaucracy, good governance, and interdepartmental coordination.