Following 2 narratives are prevalent- 1. The states like Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra and Tamilnadu are all warning of power cuts 2. Coal ministry has refuted fears and charges of blackout and power disruption due to coal shortage!
Oct 11, 2021 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
You might have read about coal shortage causing major problem for China and their economy; soon thereafter people started speculating about India facing similar problems with Delhi CM @ArvindKejriwal resorting to what he knows best- lying through his teeth!
So what is reality?
If much touted coal shortage this year is a one off event or an annual phenomena?
Well, coal production falls during rainy season; this year it was more pronounced due to prolong monsoons!
Aug 10, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
It is raining jobs in this monsoon season.
Hiring in India is around 42% above pre-Covid levels, according to the latest Labour Market survey by LinkedIn. hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/trends/hi…
Large professional service firms including Big Four,Deloitte,PwC,EY & KPMG, have seen a 15-20% increase in hiring compared with pre-pandemic times. The Big Four along with other firms such as Grant Thornton, BDO, BCG & McKinsey have hired around 20,000 pros in last 6-8 months.
Apr 30, 2021 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
So what is #vaccinehesitancy and how Indian media especially some renowned media platforms cannot escape their culpability in aiding it! Let us examine this issue is our easy to understand #Pulspective series!
Amongst established media platforms, @shekhargupta run @ThePrintIndia takes the cake with these two spectacularly “unscientific” and “baseless” stories bordering diatribe against India’s homegrown Covaxin.
Apr 26, 2021 • 5 tweets • 6 min read
Today’s #Pulspective is an attempt to see how Global media, as represented by @nytimes@Reuters@TheEconomist@guardian or for that matter @WaPo reported deaths in US and UK; do compare it to their reporting of Indian deaths.
Check how US media reported burial of NY victims of Covid19. Do notice how media talked about orderly & efficient burial process; it even tried to reason how burial footage wasn’t extraordinary! Some samples from @nytimes & @Reuters but @WaPo was no different either #Pulspective