An Inconvenient Truth : Moving Towards Next Ice Age

Yesterday, I was watching "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore. The movie clearly depicts consequences of Global Warming, and if this thing not curtailed, it will certainly make life unlivable. With the industrialization of economies, the rate of Global Warming is increasing. The constant release of Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is increasing the temperature of earth, which in recent past was responsible tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and even drought at many places on the earth. He mentioned that somehow, America political system is responsible for not taking this issue seriously and if they they did not act, the situation may become so profound that it may be difficult to control it.

Besides, in recent news every media be it print, online, are pointing at emerging economies like India and China for rapid increase of Greenhouse gases in atmosphere, but the reality is somewhat different. According, to Al Gore the US is the major releaser of Greenhouse gases in atmosphere, with India and China nowhere it. Al Gore also mentioned that, this is not a nation problem, but it is a global problem affecting every living being on earth, a problem which can be curable, with zero emission of Greenhouse gases.

So lets take Global warming seriously and take some strict actions, before we move towards never ending Ice Age, with no u-turn.

Thanks&Regards,
Mohit kumar

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Medical Tourism

In laymen terms Medical Tourism is like outsourcing of Medical facilities , so that these facilities are available at cheap rates to its consumers.

Need for Medical Tourism :
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The cost of Medical facilities are quite exorbitant in US and European territories, while the same facilities can be obtained at 1/3rd the rate, with the same level of quality in countries like, Thailand, India, China etc.

Potential of Medical Tourism Business :
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Though in India concept of Medical Tourism is still in its nascent state, but as biggies like Apollo Hospitals started looking into viability of this business concept, Medical Tourism gained momentum. More and more foreign patients are turning their faces towards India to get better and cheap quality of Medical facilities in India. Some analyst says that the pace at which this industry is growing, it may surpass IT outsourcing in coming years.

Current hassles of Medical Tourism:
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1. No standard defined legal format : Govt. still has to define a standard legal framework for Medical Tourism, and it has to come up with favorable policies both for the producers and consumers of Medical Tourism.

2. Infrastructure: Leave govt. hospital, even the private hospitals in India doesn't match with hospitals in any of the International standards. Condition of International airports are below International standards, hassles in Custom clearance, Visa processing, etc. such kind of infrastructure problems create delays in providing Medical facilities to the tourists. So in order to tap multi-billion dollar opportunity and to compete against other emerging markets, Indian Govt. has to tie up with private players and lay a plan to built a world class medical and transport infrastructure and also streamline its bureaucratic processes.

Thanks&Regards,
Mohit Kumar