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The compressor in AC and Fridge can Cool You Down

When it is hot and humid outside, one finds relief only by drinking water out of a fridge or sitting in an air-conditioned place. Ever wondered, how both of these types of equipment give such good cooling? Well, it is because of the compressor. Producers of refrigerators and air conditioners have started production in full swing and capacity from 60-70% amid an increase in demand prompted by the heatwave in quite a few parts of India and repressed demand of the previous two summers, impacted by the lockdowns imposed by during the pandemic.

It is not that the compressors are only used in the cooling equipment like air conditions and refrigerators, they are used in a number of industries. There is a booming growth in the industrial sector of India, and with the number of industries growing, the demand for compressors is also on the rise. Almost all motor vehicles have a compressor, which compresses the gas and converts it into liquid. Owing to environmental protocols in the country, minimal gas emissions, less noisy, and those which are energy efficient have a considerably high demand in the automotive industry.

India’s annual automobile production was 22.65 million in 2021. There were more two-wheelers because of an increasing middle class, and moreover, most of the folks in the country come from the young population. Furthermore, the interest of the companies to explore the rural markets further made a difference. Moreover, numerous initiatives by the Indian government and major companies will make the country among the leaders in the two-wheeler and four-wheelers in the near future.

The states which fall under the northern region of India like UP, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh will have the highest demand for compressors by the end of this decade. Industrial and automotive manufacturing are among the major areas of use for compressors in North India. Additionally, the support of the government in the development of industrial corridors like Amritsar–Delhi–Kolkata industrial corridor and the Delhi–Mumbai industrial corridor, along with the development of SMEs, will push the requirement for compressors in the whole of North India.

Energy-efficient compressors are ruling the roost in the Indian compressor market. The market will reach a value of $ 2,891.9 million in the year 2030.  Because of the emphasis on efficiency of production and saving energy, the requirement for compressors that are energy-efficient will increase in the coming years. It would reduce energy costs and also protect the environment from the emission of GHG. Consequently, major companies have announced compressors, are more efficient when equated to conventional compressors. For example, Atlas Copco introduced novel versions of its XATS 288 and XAVS 238 portable compressors, having 27% lesser carbon emissions. They are 20% light and 10% further energy-efficient than the traditional compressors.

The demand for compressors is on the rise in India because of the increasing requirement for cooling equipment like AC and fridges, and also the increasing number of industries and vehicles bursting onto the scene.

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Liquidated Damages Clause in Lease Deed Invalidated by Delhi High Court

A summary of the judgment of the Delhi High Court on the interpretation and application of liquidated damages and breach of contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 Introduction of Liquidated damages Liquidated damages are a fixed amount of money that the parties agree to pay in case of a breach of contract. They are meant to be a reasonable estimate of the actual loss that the party would suffer due to the breach. They are used in contracts to avoid disputes over the quantum of damages, and to provide certainty and security to both parties. In this case, the landlord had leased out his premises to the tenant for a period of five years, with a lock-in period of three years, under a lease deed dated 01.04.2019. The lease deed contained an arbitration clause for resolution of disputes arising out of the agreement. The tenant terminated the lease deed on 31.03.2020, before the expiry of the lock-in period, on the ground that the premises were not suitable for its business and that it had suffered losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed by the government. The landlord invoked the arbitration clause and claimed liquidated damages from the tenant for the remaining period of the lock-in period, as per Clause 3.3 of the lease deed, which stated that “the Tenant shall be liable to pay to the Landlord, the rent for the unexpired period of the lock-in period and/or the Lease Period, as the case may be, as liquidated damages, whether or not actual loss is proved”. The tenant filed a counter-claim for refund of security deposit and other amounts paid by it to the landlord. The arbitrator appointed by the court partly allowed the tenant’s counter-claim and dismissed the landlord’s claim for liquidated damages. The arbitrator held that there was no breach of contract by the tenant, as it had terminated the lease deed on valid grounds, such as unsuitability of premises, losses due to COVID-19 pandemic, force majeure event, frustration of contract, and waiver and acquiescence by the landlord. The arbitrator also held that Clause 3.3 of the lease deed was not a valid liquidated damages clause, as it did not stipulate any pre-estimate of loss or damage, but was a penalty for breach of contract. The arbitrator also held that the landlord had failed to prove any actual loss or damage suffered by him due to the termination of the lease deed by the tenant. The arbitrator also applied the principle of mitigation of loss to the landlord, and found that he did not make any genuine efforts to find a new tenant for the premises, and had instead demanded an exorbitant rent from prospective tenants. The landlord challenged the arbitral award in the high court under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act), on the grounds that it was in violation of public policy of India and patently illegal. The landlord contended that the arbitrator had erred in law and jurisdiction by holding that there was no breach of contract by the tenant, by interpreting Clause 3.3 of the lease deed wrongly, by ignoring the settled law on liquidated damages, by applying the principle of mitigation of loss wrongly, and by allowing the tenant’s counter-claim contrary to the terms of the lease deed. The high court dismissed the landlord’s petition and upheld the arbitral award in favour of the tenant. The high court held that there was no violation of public policy or patent illegality in the arbitral award, as it was based on sound principles of law relating to liquidated damages and breach of contract under Sections 73 and 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (the Contract Act). The high court also held that the arbitrator had considered the evidence and circumstances of the case, and had not committed any error of law or jurisdiction. The high court also held that the arbitral award was based on sound reasoning and logic, and did not suffer from any infirmity or perversity. Legal Issues Involved The main legal issues involved in this case were: -  Whether the arbitral award was in violation of public policy of India under Section 34(2)(b)(ii) of the Act? - Whether the arbitral award was patently illegal under Section 34(2A) of the Act? - Whether the arbitrator had correctly applied the principles of law relating to liquidated damages and breach of contract under Sections 73 and 74 of the Contract Act? - Whether the clause for payment of rent for the unexpired period of the lock-in period and/or the lease period was a valid liquidated damages clause under the Contract Act? - Whether the landlord had proved any actual loss or damage due to the termination of the lease deed by the tenant? - Whether the principle of mitigation of loss was applicable to the landlord? Analysis of the Judgment The high court analysed the legal issues involved in this case as follows: - The high court reiterated that interference with an arbitral award is permissible only on limited grounds under Section 34 of the Act. However, if an award is found to be contrary to public policy or patently illegal, then interference is warranted. The high court also referred to the judgments of the Supreme Court and various High Courts, which had defined and explained the meaning and scope of public policy and patent illegality under the Act. - The high court found that there was no conflict between the arbitral award and the public policy of India, as it was not against the fundamental policy of Indian law, the interest of India, justice or morality. The high court also found that there was no patent illegality in the arbitral award, as it was not contrary to the substantive law of India, and did not affect the rights of the parties. - The high court interpreted and applied Section 74 of the Contract Act, which deals with the compensation for breach of contract where penalty is stipulated for. The high court held that this section does not mean that proof of loss is dispensed with altogether, but only that proof of exact amount of loss is not required, if there is a pre-estimate of loss in the contract. However, if there is no pre-estimate of loss in the contract, then proof of existence of loss is still required, even if the exact amount of loss is not required. The high court also held that this section does not validate any clause for payment of a fixed sum in case of breach of contract, but only limits the compensation to a reasonable amount not exceeding the sum named or the penalty stipulated. - The high court found that Clause 3.3 of the lease deed was not a valid liquidated damages clause, as it did not stipulate any pre-estimate of loss or damage that would be caused to the landlord in case of breach of contract by the tenant. The high court found that this clause was in the nature of a penalty, and not liquidated damages. The high court also found that this clause was unreasonable and unconscionable, as it required the tenant to pay rent for the unexpired period of the lock-in period and/or the lease period, irrespective of whether the landlord suffered any actual loss or damage or not. - The high court considered the evidence and circumstances of the case, and found that the landlord had failed to prove any actual loss or damage suffered by him due to the termination of the lease deed by the tenant. The high court found that the landlord had received rent from the tenant till March 2020, and had also retained the security deposit and other amounts paid by the tenant. The high court also found that the landlord had not suffered any loss of income or profit, as he had not shown any evidence of having a new tenant for the premises, or having any prospective tenants who were willing to pay the same or higher rent as the tenant. - The high court applied the principle of mitigation of loss to the landlord, and found that he did not make any genuine efforts to find a new tenant for the premises, and had instead demanded an exorbitant rent from prospective tenants. The high court held that this principle requires the party who suffers a breach of contract to take reasonable steps to minimize its loss. The high court also held that this principle is applicable to liquidated damages, as well as direct and consequential damages. Conclusion The high court concluded that the petition filed by the landlord for setting aside the arbitral award was devoid of merit, and dismissed the same with costs. The high court also upheld the arbitral award in favour of the tenant, and directed the landlord to comply with the same within four weeks. The high court also imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the landlord for filing a frivolous petition. The high court’s judgment has implications and consequences for future cases involving liquidated damages clauses in contracts. It clarifies and reaffirms the principles and conditions for granting liquidated damages under Section 74 of the Contract Act. It also emphasizes the need for proof of actual loss or damage, and the application of mitigation of loss principle, in cases where liquidated damages are claimed. It also invalidates any clause for payment of a fixed sum in case of breach of contract, which is unreasonable and unconscionable, and amounts to a penalty. It also cautions against filing petitions for setting aside arbitral awards on frivolous grounds, and imposes costs on such petitioners.     Read the full article

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Side View Camera System Market size is projected to reach USD 11.4 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 25.7%

Side View Camera System Market by Camera Type (Single Camera & Multi-Camera), Component (Camera, ECU, and Display), Vehicle (Passenger Car & Commercial Vehicle), and Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa and South America)

The global Side View Camera System Market size is projected to reach USD 11.4 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 25.7% from USD 7.1 billion in 2021.

Side view camera is a type of camera which is usually installed in vehicles for safety purposes. It tends to provide a better driving experience by enhancing the view of the driver. It gives the driver a 360-degree view of the surrounding to ensure safe, easy, and comfortable driving experience.

Increased passenger car and commercial vehicle production, focus on improving fuel efficiency by adopting lightweight technology, increased use of electrical and electronic components in vehicles are some of the factors that have supported long-term expansion for Side View Camera System Market.

The COVID-19 pandemic, the side view camera system market witnessed a downfall due to the stringent lockdown imposed by the government of major countries.

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Asia Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing market by 2027. The market growth in the Asia Pacific region is driven by a significant demand for increasing innovations and production volume in China, Japan, South Korea.

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Continental AG

Valeo

Magna International

Robert Bosch GmbH

Denso Corporation

Stoneridge

Denso Corporation

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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Now, No Non-Vegetarian Food In This Delhi University College Canteen

Now, No Non-Vegetarian Food In This Delhi University College Canteen

The move is however welcomed by some students. (Representational) New Delhi: Delhi University’s Hansraj College has stopped serving non-vegetarian food to students in the canteen or hostel after the offline mode of study resumed after the Covid pandemic. Delhi University first shut down and switched to online classes in March 2020 when the national lockdown was imposed at the onset of the…

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Delhi Lockdown: What's allowed and what's not - Full List

Delhi Lockdown: What’s allowed and what’s not – Full List

Image Source : PTI (FILE) Delhi lockdown: Here are what’s allowed, what’s not  Delhi Covid-19 lockdown: Amidst worsening Covid-19 situation in Delhi, the Kejriwal government has imposed a complete lockdown in the national capital from Monday night. The restrictions will remain in place till next Monday morning (April 26). The decision was taken during a meeting attended by Kejriwal, L-G Anil…

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Second Covid-19 wave in Delhi likely to peak within a week: Experts

Second Covid-19 wave in Delhi likely to peak within a week: Experts

Image Source : PTI Second Covid-19 wave in Delhi likely to peak within a week: Experts The second wave of coronavirus in Delhi is likely to peak within a week after possibly hitting a positivity rate of 50 per cent before the numbers start to go down, senior medical experts said on Monday. Dr Jugal Kishore, the head of community medicine at Safdarjung Hospital, said, “The virus spreads from…

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India - Maharashtra may impose lockdown in certain cities

India – Maharashtra may impose lockdown in certain cities

India – Maharashtra may impose lockdown in certain cities “If the number of daily cases in the state remains in the range of 25,000 to 30,000 for the next some days, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government may impose lockdown-like restrictions in some cities, including Mumbai”, said state Health Minister Rajesh Tope, asking people to follow COVID-19 safety protocols religiously if they…

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Wedding in Bandhan in Delhi: No lockdown will be imposed, but only 50 guests will be allowed to attend the wedding; The ban on chat continues Hindi news National Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi Delhi lockdown again latest news | Arvind Kejriwal Minister Satyender Jain on local sanctions…

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CAIT opposes proposal to impose lockdown in market areas in national capital Image Source : PTI CAIT opposes proposal to impose lockdown in market areas in national capital…

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Will lockdown be imposed in Delhi again? PIL in HC seeks imposition Image Source : PTI Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal/FILE A Public Interest Litigation (PIL), filed in the Delhi High Court, has sought imposition of a "strict lockdown" in the national capital in view of the rising coronavirus cases.

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दिल्ली के सबसे बड़े अस्पताल में एक ही दिन में COVID-19 के 34 संदिग्ध हुए भर्ती

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दिल्ली के सबसे बड़े अस्पताल में एक ही दिन में COVID-19 के 34 संदिग्ध हुए भर्ती

दिल्ली में कोरोना वायरस को लेकर यह दूसर�� सबसे बड़ा मामला है.

भर्ती किए गए इन 34 लोगों के संपर्क में लगभग 300 लोग आए हैं. संपर्क में आए सभी लोगों को कोरांटीन के लिए बोला गया है. दिल्ली में कोरोना वायरस को लेकर यह दूसरा सबसे बड़ा मामला है.

नई दिल्ली. दिल्ली के एलएनजेपी अस्पताल (LNJP Hospital) में रविवार को कोरोना वायरस (Coronavirus) के 34 और संदिग्धों को आइसोलेशन वार्ड में भर्ती कराया गया है. अस्पताल में भर्ती मरीजों की संख्या अब 56 हो गई है. कहा ये जा रहा है कि इन 34 लोगों के संपर्क में लगभग 300 लोग आए हैं. संपर्क में आए सभी लोगों को कोरांटीन के लिए बोला गया है. दिल्ली में कोरोना वायरस को लेकर यह दूसरा सबसे बड़ा मामला है. इससे पहले मौजपुर में एक डॉक्टर के संपर्क में आने से लगभग 800 लोगों को कोरांटीन के लिए कहा गया था. एलएनजेपी अस्पताल में इतने बड़े पैमाने पर संदिग्धों की भर्ती कराने का यह पहला मामला है. अस्पताल के मुताबिक 20 संदिग्धों को अस्पताल के छठी मंजिल पर स्थित कोरोना वार्ड में और 14 संदिग्धों को तीसरी मंजिल पर स्थित कोरोना वार्ड में भर्ती कराया गया है. सभी संदिग्ध मरीजों के बारे में कहा जा रहा है कि एक धार्मिक स्थल में बीते कई दिनों से रह रहे थे.

संदिग्धों को आइसोलेशन में रखा जाएगा एलएनजेपी ���स्पताल के मेडिकल सुपरिंटेंडेंट और डायरेक्टर डॉक्टर जे सी पासी (Dr. JC Passey) न्यूज 18 हिंदी के साथ बातचीत में बताया कि रविवार को शाम तक 25 संदिग्धों को एलएनजेपी में भर्ती किया जा चुका है. कुछ देर में 9 और संदिग्‍धों को भर्ती करवाया गया है. डॉ. पासी ने कहा कि एलएनजेपी में पहले से ही कोरोना के 46 मरीजों का इलाज चल रहा है इसलिए कुछ लोगों को जीबी पंत में भी शिफ्ट किया जाएगा.

बता दें कि सभी संदिग्धों के बारे में कहा जा रहा है कि वे एक धार्मिक स्थल में चोरी-छिपे रह रहे थे. बीती रात ही उन संदिग्धों के बारे में सूचना मिली थी. ऐसा कहा जा रहा है कि उनमें से कई हाल ही में विदेश यात्रा से लौटे हैं. प्रशासन ने फिलहाल सभी को निगरानी में रखने का फैसला किया है. अस्पताल प्रबंधन का कहना है कि फिलहाल सभी संदिग्धों के ब्लड सैंपल लेकर जांच के लिए भेजा जाएगा. जब तक सैंपल की रिपोर्ट नहीं आ जाती सभी संदिग्धों को आईसोलेशन वार्ड में ही रखा जाएगा. यदि रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव पाई जाती है तो सभी का इलाज किया जाएगा.एलएनजेपी में फिलहाल 46 कोरोना के संदिग्ध मरीज हैं कोरोना वायरस के प्रति गंभीरता दिखाते हुए एलएनजेपी अस्पताल की पुरानी बिल्डिंग के आपातकालीन विभाग को दोनों तरफ से बंद कर किसी अन्य मरीज की एंट्री को वहां बैन कर दिया गया है. इस विभाग में केवल फ्लू के मरीजों को ही जाने की इजाजत है. लोगों को जागरूक करने के लिए अस्पताल परिसर में कई जगह वायरस से बचने की हिदायतें लिखी गई हैं. अस्पताल प्रशासन ने मरीजों के लिए एक सहायता केंद्र भी स्थापित किया है.

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Lockdown to return amid massive Covid wave? What Nirmala Sitharaman said

Lockdown to return amid massive Covid wave? What Nirmala Sitharaman said

Image Source : PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Amid surging coronavirus cases in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made it clear that the government would not go for lockdowns in a big way and only resort to local containment. In a virtual meeting with World Bank Group President David Malpass, Sitharaman appreciated the initiatives of the international…

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Lockdown to return amid massive Covid wave? What Nirmala Sitharaman said

Lockdown to return amid massive Covid wave? What Nirmala Sitharaman said

Image Source : PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Amid surging coronavirus cases in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made it clear that the government would not go for lockdowns in a big way and only resort to local containment. In a virtual meeting with World Bank Group President David Malpass, Sitharaman appreciated the initiatives of the international…

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How And What India Has Been Coping With During The Deadly Covid Second Wave

Last rites being performed by a family, like many, at the Seemapuri Crematorium Center in Delhi

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has been nothing less than that of one wreaking havoc and chaos for India - social media full of SOS messages asking for hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, medicines; crematorium centers had never witnessed such large amount of deceased being cremated, crematorium centers even had to be expanded with increased number of pyre-platforms at various parts of the country, and now the abandoned lifeless being found in rivers - simply nothing less than a catastrophe.

Heartbreaking visuals of people gasping for breath, lined outside hospitals unable to find beds, heavy shortage of important medicines like Remedesivir, lifeless bodies waiting for multiple hours at the crematorium centers for their turn to be cremated - this surely has been one of the worst health crisis India has ever seen. Exhausted frontline workers and workers at crematorium centers say they have never seen such huge crisis before. Woods have come to be short in numbers to cremate the dead. How have the authorities dealt with this?

There’s possibly not a single person in India who has not lost at least one of their relative, friend or a known one in last two months.

The centre alone did not fall well short and caught ill-prepared, states are equal culprits in their jurisdiction.

India has been under criticism by global media continuously for under-reporting of numbers of the deceased, and its lack of testing, with many reports from journalists on ground suggesting that the actual numbers of those deceased is actually at least 10-15 times more than the official numbers. A report showed that as the official data shows that in the capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, had seen only around 1,000 deaths due to covid since the pandemic began last year, whereas the data kept at crematorium centers shows that around 3,700 funerals have been done according to covid protocols in the city in the month of April alone in 2021. Such is the scale of under reporting of numbers in the official data, be it Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and a majority of the Indian states.

From VIP treatments to the well-off even during these hard times, a classic case of Delhi government’s attempt to book Ashoka Hotel for safety measures for Delhi HC Judges with no inputs from the latter raising many eyebrows recently, states too have had their own bit of criticisms of handling of things during the pandemic.

When urban parts, despite having all the infrastructure and facilities, have seen such destruction, things in rural India have slowly started to catch headlines. With lack of information amongst the people about the virus and vaccines, multiple people in villages have been dying everyday lately complaining of fever, fatigue and shortness of breath, with no oxygen and testing facilities in most of the rural parts of the country despite being 15 months into the pandemic. How cruel things could unleash in the rural areas is a dangerous thought having seen the recent peak in urban ones.

Almost all of the country have been either in a lockdown or strict curfew with almost all states imposing the same, and this has shown some positive results in the last week with positivity rate coming down in various urban areas. The issue of oxygen crisis, after weeks long deliberation by the Supreme Court and various High Courts, have been dealt with to an extent in some manner only after the apex court made a separate National Oxygen Monitoring body.

The true figures lay not in the official data, but the crematorium centers of this country.

People waiting in queues at vaccination centers to get their jabs

Vaccination drive in many states have come to a halt owing to shortage of vaccines, with even those who are due for their second doses having difficulties finding a slot in many parts of the country. When the second wave started to wreak havoc, the widely demanded move by the opposition to open the vaccination drive for not only 45+ but for all adults was being considered by the government and given a nod, only to open big loopholes in the world’s largest vaccination drive, with one being heavy shortage of jabs.

The gap between the two doses of Covishield vaccine has been increased to 12-16 weeks on the basis of scientific data to show for it, surely there must be data now to show for it, but if this is so, then why the same expert’s panel earlier in February 2021 had advised states that the second dose of covishield should not be administered after 8 weeks in any case as it may not work then, and why Union I&B Minister also tweeted this very advisory on the same day? We cannot possibly answer this question just like we cannot estimate that actually how many people have died due to covid in this country. But for the record, The Lancet and WHO have themselves clarified way before that the gap between two doses for AstraZeneca vaccine, or Covishield should be 12-16 weeks; The UK follows 12 weeks gap and Canada follows 16 weeks gap, and India will follow the same to tackle the heavy shortage of jabs. The gap between two doses of Covaxin, on the other hand, stands the same as before.

When The USA and the European Union gave vaccination orders of millions of dollars last year, India did not order a single jab. Should not have we placed such orders last year itself? Did or did not the experts gave this input at that time? Have we even been doing it till as late as earlier this month? If not, then this itself is a much larger issue, but there's no transparency. State governments have been left with no other alternative than to issue global tenders to buy vaccines, which actually the centre should do in the global market, and as a result, not India, but its states are competing each other in the global market to purchase vaccines. Starting with Uttar Pradesh, then Maharashtra, followed by Orissa, Delhi and Karnataka have issued global tenders already to purchase vaccines.

Not a single Indian media outlet is now projecting Atmanirbhar slogans anymore, which was literally served by the same media to its viewers for months, confining them in a whole different world altogether. And it's only a matter of time that a new slogan arrives, and literally the same channels project it again for months, confining its viewers to another new world altogether, yet again.

Surely, superpower India of 2021 would not have wanted itself to be projected in such a manner in the foreign media. The majority of domestic mainstream media would not show you this, and would continuously keep you distracted with bogus narratives and side of things, killing your ability to question the status quo and to sustain a healthy democratic India.

Indian media back in January widely publicised about the ‘World’s Largest Vaccination Drive’, which holds true given our population, but no questions were asked about procurement of vaccines. Frontline covid workers were the first priority to be vaccinated, rightfully, and plan was to vaccinate 30 crore frontline workers inside 3-4 months in first phase of vaccination drive; and 5 months into the drive not even all of the frontline workers could be vaccinated. By numbers, India is amongst fastest vaccinating countries, but when it comes to ratio of its population, it fares poorly with not even 3% people been fully vaccinated yet. It is important to look into the matter and understand how much India has spent on research and production of vaccines.

A report from The Guardian, issued on 2nd April, 2021, claimed that as the US and European Union nations have been spending billions of dollars as aids for companies for research, development and production of vaccines, there is no concrete evidence of India spending on research and production of vaccines. Before the coronavirus pandemic struck, India was the largest vaccine producer in the world, but when the pandemic struck, soon the US and China surpassed India as largest vaccine manufacturers. Indian media had to go from taking pride in largest vaccination drive to reporting of mass shutting down of vaccinating centers owing to lack of jabs, such has been the vast hallucination we have been served for some years now. Owing to this very pride of Indian media, which not only confuses its people between Indian companies and the Indian government, it also reminds its people everyday that their very ability to question to sustain the world’s largest democracy is being massacred everyday.

After this report from The Guardian on 2nd April, 2021, the Indian government submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court on 11th May, 2021 in which the government has clearly and specifically stated that the Indian government has not issued any grant or aid to the Serum Institute of India or Bharat Biotech, which implies no funds on research or development even for domestically developed Covaxin. Only 46 crores were funded to Bharat Biotech for clinical trials of Covaxin, that too by ICMR. Which means Indian media has been taking pride in vaccines made by AstraZeneca and a domestic company Bharat Biotech, and did not question for even once that why we have not been helping at least domestic companies for vaccine research.

If the affidavit submitted in Supreme Court by the government stands firm on authentic data and information, then what about the announcement made on 13th May, 2020 about 100 crores being allotted as aids for domestic candidates developing vaccines? Around same time last year, the US was investing 15 million dollars in various vaccine developing candidates, and was advancing vaccine orders worth 300 million dollars even before vaccines were developed. On 12th December, 2020, Union Finance Minister announced 900 crores aid for vaccine production, but the affidavit submitted by the government itself in SC claims no such grants were ever made. 20th April, 2021, news came in that Finance Ministry is advancing loans worth 3,000 crores to SII and 1,500 crores to Bharat Biotech for vaccine production, the affidavit holds advancement of these loans valid, though the money is yet to reach the companies. Adar Poonawalla of SII said last month while talking to a media outlet that he has been expecting these loans on the basis of media reports, thus he too believes in the Indian media, and on the same expectations his company has taken heavy loans from banks to continue vaccine production of Covishield. By the way Adar Poonawalla has field away from the country citing pressure from "influential" people and has been shying away from answering to what might have led to such huge covid surge in India during its second wave.

Thus, there was no Indian penny involved thus far in the production of vaccines by both these companies according to the Indian government.

With how we have been coping with the pandemic, various experts have been giving their ideas and views to deal with issues, and “revolutions” in Indian healthcare system are urgently required in post covid-era.

When the UK and many members of the European Union were witnessing devastating second wave earlier this year, Union Ministers in India were claiming that India has defeated covid and that India is in the ‘endgame’ of the pandemic, in fact the numbers were actually very low during the same period, and India was starting to return to normal just when the second wave started to unleash around mid-March, exposing lack of plans to tackle a potential second wave. Lack of preparedness on health infrastructure was visibly evident, when every political party was busy campaigning in states assembly elections and large crowd gatherings were seen at Kumbh. Could not these two super spreader events have been avoided temporarily to control covid surge, just like Nizamuddin Markaz could have been avoided last year, which again acted like a spreader event in the last wave, and was presented as such a heated topic by the Indian media for months last year?

In order to cope with heavy shortage of jabs, many health experts have been demanding government intervention in expanding vaccine production by involving other vaccine manufacturers as well by providing them vaccine formula and advancing tenders for vaccine production, for which steps are being taken only in this last week. The pace of the vaccination process also has been under heavy criticism as to why door to door vaccination proposals by several states has been turned down by the centre citing the latter has no such policy, given that polio vaccination process was a great success with minimum volunteers.

If both, SII and Bharat Biotech, are providing vaccines to the centre, states and private hospitals at different prices, with lowest price being for the centre and highest for private hospitals, could not the centre itself buy vaccines and provide them to state itself given that if states buy them on their own then they will have to pay double the price compared to the centre. 

The money of 22,000 crore rupees Central Vista project, if used to buy covid jabs, would buy a whopping 146.66 crore jabs, potentially enough to fully vaccinate around 70-72 crore Indian citizens, which again is potentially enough to create herd immunity throughout the country, just a mere statistic based on facts.

It is important to keep current feedbacks in mind in order for the work to be done. No person in this country would have ever thought that private hospitals one day would run out of their capabilities to treat them, and potentially exposing that bulk of them are mere money making firms. It is high time India start to spend more on its healthcare and education, and the possibility of government taking complete control of healthcare and education, like successful western countries, should not be ruled out even after it being a slow process to come true.

Recent lockdowns and curfews by states have shown a dip in covid numbers and positivity rate, oxygen crisis seem to be in some control in the recent week, and vaccine production is being increased after government stepped in. Surely next few weeks are very critical to control the new surge of B.1.617 Indian mutant strain, with people hoping that they will overcome this health crisis soon.

But history will remember that India’s numbers ascribed not in the official data, but at the crematorium centers.

[saltstudying]

happy new year!! (+ life updates) 🧚🏾‍♂️

happy 2021!! i have so much pessimism about this year but i’ll spare you guys. i’ve been feeling pretty good (touchwood) even though academically (cough CS IA cough) my life seems to be falling apart. i miss a person but they don’t seem to miss me - so i’ve been learning to let go! 

also i applied to canada ab half an hour ago and holy! crap! the application is so quick and easy compared to the us and uk process, i am truly going !!!?!?!

more updates: i got rejected from columbia early decision - which was my absolute dream. it’s a-ok though! shit happens, we dust ourselves off and we move on!! i’ve been reflecting a lot on the true extent of my privilege and the sense of entitlement i often feel when it comes to higher ed. i’ve also been reading ninth house by leigh bardugo (feels so fun to finally take a break from econ books and get back into YA and fantasy!!) and there was a line in there describing one of the side characters: 

“he had the ease of someone who had always been and would always be just fine, a boy of a thousand second chances”

and i realised that i had also always felt that i would always be ‘just fine’ - financially, academically, in life. i had felt a sense of unwavering confidence in my ability to make something of myself, in a way that i know a lot of my friends have too. but i’m realising that this confidence doesn’t come from being hardworking or particularly brilliant, but instead from my privilege, from the thousand second chances i am afforded.

speaking of, 2020 was terrible not just on an individual level but also in that it was a year of injustice. globally, but especially in india. from the jailing of activists and scholars under UAPA, to the delhi riots, ram mandir, the migrant crisis and the lockdown, the farmer acts, the love jihad laws, the banning of muslim schools in assam, to countless other draconian terrors imposed by the government. 

but 2020 was also a year of revolution. let 2021 be a year of revolution and democracy and justice. let’s stop being complacent. 

but yes, happy new year. i love you and i hope you have a brilliant year! <3 

[iccpl]

Media Mapping Survey by Top PR Agencies in India for Q1-FY21-22

This survey report provides information obtained through media analysis, regarding the news trends across major publications in the country. This survey report will pay particular attention to the news trends in the first quarter of FY2021-22 when the country was reeling under heavy pandemics. These observations do have limitations that will be noted and are based on a total number of stories categorised by different sectors. Not only India, but the entire world is experiencing a devastating wave of COVID-19. The spread of COVID-19 in India was initially characterized by fewer cases and lower case fatality rates compared with numbers in many developed countries, primarily due to a stringent lockdown and a demographic dividend. However, economic constraints forced a staggered lockdown exit strategy, resulting in a spike in COVID-19 cases. This factor, coupled with low spending on health as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), created mayhem because of inadequate numbers of hospital beds and ventilators and a lack of medical personnel, especially in the public health sector. Nevertheless, technological advances, supported by a strong research base, helped contain the damage resulting from the pandemic. In the first ten days of May, India’s reported count of COVID-19 deaths was nearly 40,000, roughly accounting for a third of deaths worldwide during this period. The media ecosystem continues to be challenging this year – and that was before the pandemic. To inform the citizens during these uncertain times, newsrooms and media houses across the country have made pandemic coverage a priority. While there is an abundance of news to be reported on the global pandemic, the esteemed media houses of the country pointed out several other news trends to keep people educated and aware.

THE INDIAN MEDIA

“FREE PRESS IS ESSENTIAL TO FREE SOCIETY”

The Indian Media Industry is one of the world’s most diverse and vibrant in addition to being largely free and fair. The Indian media landscape has changed significantly over the last one decade. With the advancement in technology, the Indian media industry has been burgeoning like never before and expanded its reach, in terms of the number of outlets, whether in television, radio, print or digital.

At this hour of the global pandemic, media has successfully played the role of a watchdog of the government functionaries and has also aided in participatory communication in raising major issues faced by the citizens of the country. Several media platforms across the country kept providing credible news and information to the citizens of the country when they most needed it without letting fear affect them amid COVID-19. The onset of the global pandemic and ensuing lockdown has dealt a severe blow to the Indian economy. It is being reported that the Indian Media & Entertainment sector, which saw a contraction of around 24 per cent at Rs 1.38 lakh crore in the pandemic-struck 2020, is expected to log growth this year and double its revenue to Rs 2.68 lakh crore by 2025.

Print newspapers in India have been seeing a significant surge in revenue, making it the largest global market for the industry. The most popular daily in the country is “The Times of India” that had the highest average readership in 2017. India’s print industry is to be able to retain their audiences through digital platforms, while still maintaining enough advertising and subscription revenue to continue different editions.

TREND ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN INDIA

More than 15 countries including the US, Russia, France and the United Kingdom rushed critical emergency use equipment to enable India counter the COVID-19’s deadly second wave. Ministry of External Affairs announced that several countries are sending hundreds of oxygen concentrators, respirators and large quantities of liquid oxygen to help India at this hour of the pandemic. The Delhi High Court announced that it will take up court proceedings through virtual mode from April 9 to April 23. India became the first country in the world to report over 4 lakh new cases on April 30, 2021. It was being speculated that the COVID-19 wave that plunged India into the world’s biggest health crisis has the potential to worsen in the coming weeks, with some research models projecting that the death toll could more than double from current levels. Several states of the country introduced lockdowns, although Prime Minister Narendra Modi resisted a national effort after one imposed by the Central government last year fueled a humanitarian crisis with migrant workers fleeing the cities on foot and in some cases bringing the virus with them. A devastating second wave of coronavirus in India has seen hospitals and crematoriums overwhelmed and widespread shortages of oxygen and medicines. Hospitals across India are also experiencing oxygen shortages, with some forced to put up signs warning of a lack of supplies. War of words erupted between the Central government and several state governments such as Delhi & Maharashtra government over oxygen supply.

Fitch group company (India Ratings) said “the second wave of COVID-19 infections will be less disruptive than the first wave for the business environment as corporates are better prepared”. But it was being reported that smaller businesses including micro, small and medium enterprises are laying off more employees as demand and sales have plummeted due to localised lockdowns implemented by the state governments. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, recently said that “the unemployment rate in the country has touched a four-month high as over 70 lakh jobs have been impacted.” Amid the concerns regarding shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in the national capital, the Delhi government recently stated that “the vaccination of the 18-44 age group remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day” and further informed that there is no COVAXIN stock available for any age group.

AAP MLA Atishi said “Delhi has already shut 235 of the 368 inoculation centres for this category due to a shortage of vaccines.” Few other states including Maharashtra suspended vaccination for 18-44 age group, citing shortage of doses. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, cases of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) have emerged in patients who were in the recovery phase of the disease. Hundreds of corpses were also found floating in the Ganga river or buried in the sand of its banks in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, fearing they were COVID-19 infected.

Prime Minister during his latest address to the nation said "The Centre is taking back total control of vaccination now, will be implemented in next two weeks. The Centre will give free vaccines to states for all above 18. From 21 June, the Centre will provide free vaccines to states." Prime Minister also announced free ration for the poor under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana till Diwali.

As the second wave of coronavirus in the country continues to slow down, several states have started easing the strict restrictions which were imposed to check the spread of the deadly virus. Delhi resumed the Metro train services with 50 per cent seating capacity.

Malls, markets and market complexes were allowed to open between 10 am to 8 pm on odd-even basis in accordance with their shop numbers. Private offices also opened up with 50 per cent manpower. In Uttar Pradesh, the curfew continues to remain in districts that have more than 600 actives cases. With states unlocking across the country and the Delta variant still around, health experts are continuously stressing on the need to re-open with a robust vaccination strategy and COVID appropriate behaviour.

The Drugs Controller General of India (DGCA) has granted its nod to Indian pharmaceutical giant Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) extended the restrictions on scheduled international passenger flights to and from India extended till July 31st, 2021. DGCA also stated “However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis.”

US President Joe Biden and house unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to urgently facilitate assistance. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently stated that India crossed the milestone of conducting 400 million tests for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with the last 50 million tests being conducted over the last 24 days. The United States’ National Institutes of Health reported that India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin is able to effectively neutralise the Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2. Read more on: https://www.iccpl.in