NEW DELHI: Over 52 lakh people died in India of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetes and cancer in 2008. NCDs accounted for 53% of all deaths.
Among men, 38% of the deaths were under 60 years, while among women it was 32%.
Cardiovascular diseases accounted for 24% of all deaths, cancers (6%), respiratory disease (11%), diabetes (2%) and other NCDs (10%), says the World Health Organization's latest country profile on NCD trends in 193 countries.
Looking at the metabolic risk factors, WHO's estimates can be worrying for Indians.
Around 33% people have high blood pressure, 10% have high blood glucose, 11% are overweight and 27% have high cholesterol. When it comes to behavioral risk factors, 14% smoke tobacco daily and another 14% don't exercise at all.
WHO's latest report was released on the eve of the global leaders meeting at the United Nations on NCDs that starts in New York on September 19. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is heading the Indian delegation.
"This report indicates where each government needs to focus to prevent and treat the four major killers - cancer, heart disease and stroke, lung disease and diabetes," says Dr Ala Alwan, assistant director-general for NCDs and mental health at WHO.
NCDs are the top cause of death worldwide, killing more than 36 million in 2008. Cardiovascular diseases were responsible for 48% of these deaths, cancers (21%), chronic respiratory diseases (12%) and diabetes (3%).
The report says, in 2008 more than nine million of all deaths attributed to NCDs occurred before 60 years. Around 90% of these "premature" deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries.
One of the findings shows that men and women in low-income countries are around three times more likely to die of NCDs before 60 years than in high-income countries.
It is estimated that the proportion of men dying under the age of 60 from NCDs can be as high as 67%. Correspondingly, among women under 60, the figure stood at 58%.
The lowest rate of mortality from NCDs for under-60 men were 8%, and for women in the same age group it was 6%. The country profile also reports on the proportion of people who smoke and are physically inactive.
They also indicate trends for four factors that increase people's risk of developing these diseases, blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index and blood sugar over the past 30 years.
Ann Keeling, chairperson of the NCD Alliance steering group, said, "The most important outcome of the UN High-Level Summit on NCDs will be sustained and strong high-level political support for a framework of specific commitments to tackle the NCD crisis. The aim is to reduce NCD death rates by 2% per year which will avert an estimated 36 million deaths over 10 years."
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
12,000 tax cheats come clean under IRS program
Ramdev has been asking for Indian money to come back with no apparent success.
Perhap, Anna Hazare and Ramdev join hands to get the Indian TAX machineries to work properly.
Following is the news that clearly demonstrated that well-will system can bring the money back provided the ghost is not in the mustard.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — About 12,000 tax cheats have come clean under a program that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday.
Those people have so far paid $500 million in back taxes and interest. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said he expects the cases to yield substantially more money from penalties that have yet to be paid.
The voluntary disclosure program, which ran from February to last week, is part of a larger effort by the IRS to crack down on tax dodgers who hide assets in overseas accounts. The agency stepped up its efforts in 2009, when Swiss banking giant UBS AG agreed to pay a $780 million fine and turn over details on thousands of accounts suspected of holding undeclared assets from American customers.
Since then, the IRS has opened new enforcement offices overseas, beefed up staffing and expanded cooperation with foreign governments. A similar disclosure program in 2009 has so far netted $2.2 billion in back taxes, penalties and fines, from people with accounts in 140 countries, Shulman said.
Between the two disclosure programs, a total of 30,000 tax cheats have come clean.
"The world has clearly changed," Shulman said. "We have pierced international bank secrecy laws, and we're making a serious dent in offshore tax evasion."
The IRS has long had a policy that certain tax evaders who come forward can usually avoid jail time as long as they agree to pay back taxes, interest and hefty penalties. Drug dealers and money launderers need not apply. But if the money was earned legally, tax evaders can usually avoid criminal prosecution.
Fewer than 100 people apply for the program in a typical year, in part because the penalties can far exceed the value of the hidden account, depending on how long the account holder has evaded U.S. taxes.
The latest disclosure program offered reduced penalties, but it was no free walk. Taxpayers were required to pay up to eight years of back taxes and a penalty of up to 25 percent of the highest annual amount in the overseas account from 2003 through 2010.
The disclosure programs have also provided the IRS with information about banks and advisers who have assisted people with offshore tax evasion. Shulman said the agency will use the information to continue its enforcement efforts.
"Unlike a few years ago, it's very clear now that there's a real price to be paid for people who think they can hide offshore and not pay their taxes," he said.
Perhap, Anna Hazare and Ramdev join hands to get the Indian TAX machineries to work properly.
Following is the news that clearly demonstrated that well-will system can bring the money back provided the ghost is not in the mustard.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — About 12,000 tax cheats have come clean under a program that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday.
Those people have so far paid $500 million in back taxes and interest. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said he expects the cases to yield substantially more money from penalties that have yet to be paid.
The voluntary disclosure program, which ran from February to last week, is part of a larger effort by the IRS to crack down on tax dodgers who hide assets in overseas accounts. The agency stepped up its efforts in 2009, when Swiss banking giant UBS AG agreed to pay a $780 million fine and turn over details on thousands of accounts suspected of holding undeclared assets from American customers.
Since then, the IRS has opened new enforcement offices overseas, beefed up staffing and expanded cooperation with foreign governments. A similar disclosure program in 2009 has so far netted $2.2 billion in back taxes, penalties and fines, from people with accounts in 140 countries, Shulman said.
Between the two disclosure programs, a total of 30,000 tax cheats have come clean.
"The world has clearly changed," Shulman said. "We have pierced international bank secrecy laws, and we're making a serious dent in offshore tax evasion."
The IRS has long had a policy that certain tax evaders who come forward can usually avoid jail time as long as they agree to pay back taxes, interest and hefty penalties. Drug dealers and money launderers need not apply. But if the money was earned legally, tax evaders can usually avoid criminal prosecution.
Fewer than 100 people apply for the program in a typical year, in part because the penalties can far exceed the value of the hidden account, depending on how long the account holder has evaded U.S. taxes.
The latest disclosure program offered reduced penalties, but it was no free walk. Taxpayers were required to pay up to eight years of back taxes and a penalty of up to 25 percent of the highest annual amount in the overseas account from 2003 through 2010.
The disclosure programs have also provided the IRS with information about banks and advisers who have assisted people with offshore tax evasion. Shulman said the agency will use the information to continue its enforcement efforts.
"Unlike a few years ago, it's very clear now that there's a real price to be paid for people who think they can hide offshore and not pay their taxes," he said.
Indians for Collective Action invites you to 2011 Annual Banquet Honoring Team Anna: Anna Hazare and Prashant Bhushan and Dr. Paul Polak.
SANTA CLARA, CA, September 12, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Indians for Collective Action invites you to 2011 Annual Banquet Honoring Team Anna: Anna Hazare and Prashant Bhushan and Dr. Paul Polak.
"Imagine a world free of Hunger, Corruption and Hatred. When others think it's a dream, we believe in it and we get to work. Chanakya, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, they all realized their dream. They all did it because common people like you and me heard their voices, understood their wisdom and followed their vision.
Now more than ever, 1.2 billion people have begun to hear the voice of Anna Hazare.
Did You Hear?" --- (Ryan Baidya, PhD, MBA)
Noble Leaders like Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan and Paul Polak inspire people across the globe to join in the course for improvement of people's livelihood and to stand against injustice to humans - global revolution. Civilians, social and human rights activists progress to fight for equality, corruption free, social and economic equity and for a prosperous living.
Anna Hazare, needs no introduction, he has dedicated his life for social service, for humanity, a social activist; initiated the Satyagraha movement and leader of Anti Corruption Movement in India. For more information on Anna Hazare, please visit http://www.annahazare.org
Prashant Bhushan, social activist and senior advocate, helps society through higher judicial system and public interest litigations. He is the prime member of Anna Hazare led anti corruption movement. Advocate Bhushan named Peoples Ombudsman Bill as 'Jan Lokpall Bill', he was a member of the committee constituted by the Govt. of India to draft the Lokpall Bill.
Dr. Paul Polak, is the founder of International Development Enterprise, IDE develops practical solution to combat poverty. He is also the founder of D-Rev. Design Revolution- design and development of ideas and products. For more information on Paul Polak, please visit http://www.paulpolak.com
Indians for Collective Action (ICA) is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit group. Since the inception in 1968, ICA nurtured social activists, spawned numerous initiatives including Asha for Education and Foundation for Excellence, and supported innovative community-led development projects in over 20 states of India and disbursing over $5.0 million . ICA partners with dedicated social workers and activists in India and the U.S. , ICA honored Arvind Kejriwal and in 2010, Kiran Bedi, the other leaders in this movement that is sweeping India.
Venue: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 4:30 - 9:30 p.m. Santa Clara Convention Center, CA
For more info: visit http://www.ICAonline.org. Contact: Unmesh Sheth, email: usheth@gmail.com , (tel) 510-676-9502 ** Abhay Bhushan, email: akbhushan@aol.com, (tel) 650-868-6645 -
ICA is a 501(c) 3 federally tax-exempt organization (Tax ID number - 23-7027461
"Imagine a world free of Hunger, Corruption and Hatred. When others think it's a dream, we believe in it and we get to work. Chanakya, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, they all realized their dream. They all did it because common people like you and me heard their voices, understood their wisdom and followed their vision.
Now more than ever, 1.2 billion people have begun to hear the voice of Anna Hazare.
Did You Hear?" --- (Ryan Baidya, PhD, MBA)
Noble Leaders like Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan and Paul Polak inspire people across the globe to join in the course for improvement of people's livelihood and to stand against injustice to humans - global revolution. Civilians, social and human rights activists progress to fight for equality, corruption free, social and economic equity and for a prosperous living.
Anna Hazare, needs no introduction, he has dedicated his life for social service, for humanity, a social activist; initiated the Satyagraha movement and leader of Anti Corruption Movement in India. For more information on Anna Hazare, please visit http://www.annahazare.org
Prashant Bhushan, social activist and senior advocate, helps society through higher judicial system and public interest litigations. He is the prime member of Anna Hazare led anti corruption movement. Advocate Bhushan named Peoples Ombudsman Bill as 'Jan Lokpall Bill', he was a member of the committee constituted by the Govt. of India to draft the Lokpall Bill.
Dr. Paul Polak, is the founder of International Development Enterprise, IDE develops practical solution to combat poverty. He is also the founder of D-Rev. Design Revolution- design and development of ideas and products. For more information on Paul Polak, please visit http://www.paulpolak.com
Indians for Collective Action (ICA) is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit group. Since the inception in 1968, ICA nurtured social activists, spawned numerous initiatives including Asha for Education and Foundation for Excellence, and supported innovative community-led development projects in over 20 states of India and disbursing over $5.0 million . ICA partners with dedicated social workers and activists in India and the U.S. , ICA honored Arvind Kejriwal and in 2010, Kiran Bedi, the other leaders in this movement that is sweeping India.
Venue: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 4:30 - 9:30 p.m. Santa Clara Convention Center, CA
For more info: visit http://www.ICAonline.org. Contact: Unmesh Sheth, email: usheth@gmail.com , (tel) 510-676-9502 ** Abhay Bhushan, email: akbhushan@aol.com, (tel) 650-868-6645 -
ICA is a 501(c) 3 federally tax-exempt organization (Tax ID number - 23-7027461
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