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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.
Gujarat: A Painful Period in Salt Pans of Little Rann of Kutch
Women workers go through a cycle of agony in the eight months they toil in salt pans, where poor water availability and lack of medical help make monthly bleeding scary.
Women in remote villages mobilise to check fast spread of alcoholism
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Catch people’s attention on pollution narrative: “Switching to public transport can lower your heart attack risk by 10%.”
Messaging and communication are key and the Indian people’s lukewarm response to spiralling air pollution is because of this: Will campaigns such as “Wearing an N95 mask reduces your PM2.5 exposure by 95%” or “Switching to public transport can lower your heart attack risk by 10%” change this making people speak out?
Why health and sex education for young is crucial: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a recent case, — Just Rights for Children Alliance & Anr. v. S. Harish & Ors. Has recommended the establishment and creation of an expert committee for the comprehensive health, sex education, and POCSO awareness among children
The MVA promise to uphold right to healthcare in Maharashtra: A visionary approach to equitable and comprehensive health access
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Inclusive, accessible, and sustainable healthcare for every citizen, with a focus on universal access to quality care, strengthening infrastructure, empowering healthcare workers, and addressing health disparities across urban and rural communities for a healthier, more resilient state.
ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and sanitation workers overlooked in India’s healthcare protection reforms
As the Supreme Court formulated a National Task Force to address the issue of violence against medical professionals, the concerns of ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and health sanitation workers remain outside its purview, exposing a glaring gap in the nation's commitment to equitable healthcare safety for all.
Parliamentary response reveals severe infra crunch affecting rural healthcare
As per the Rural Health Statistics 2022, the country lacks 48060 Sub-Centres and 9742 Primary Health Centres
Distressed, people rushing back to villages failing to get EKYC approved, stoppage of ration
The civil rights network Right to Food Campaign has demanded that the Government of India (GoI) "must immediately halt the E-KYC process of ration cardholders".
‘There will be a complete ban…’: Supreme Court rebukes Patanjali in ‘false’ advertisement case
A bench of justices Hima Kohli and A Amanullah issued a notice to Patanjali Ayurved and its managing director, Acharya Balakrishnan remarking that the "entire country was being taken for a ride" through such misleading advertisements. In three weeks they will have to respond to the contempt notice in a petition filed by the Indian medical Association (IMA).
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Rule of Law
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