20 January 2022
Issues that matter
Underreporting of Covid deaths: Gujarat's official covid death tally is just over 10,000; However, the state has received around 90,000 claim forms regarding Covid deaths; Of these, they have sanctioned 68,370 claims of covid death compensation already
India’s national debt highest in 30 years: India’s national debt as a share of the GDP has touched 90%, which is the highest in well over 30 years; the debt has been spiraling out of control since 2015
High natural gas prices: High imported LNG (liquified natural gas) prices may impact India's climate goals, gas distribution targets; gas can potentially replace coal in industries, and replace LPG cylinders for home use
Data centres in Telangana: The state government has inked a deal for a Microsoft data centre based near Hyderabad; Earlier, Amazon and Flipkart were among the companies that had announced data centres in the state
Antimicrobial resistance: More than 1.2 million people died in 2019 around the world from infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, higher than HIV/AIDS or malaria; In India, people regularly use antibiotics, often unprescribed by doctors; such irresponsible antibiotics use has led to antimicrobial resistance that renders these drugs ineffective