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Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?
The Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali (Karnataka People’s Health Movement/Struggle) has written a strong critique of the draft Karnataka Right to Health and Emergency Medical Services Bill 2025, questioning its rationale and orientation; the critique points how this draft has been mostly borrowed from the Rajasthan Right to Health Act (2022). Besides, says KJC, while some activists in Karnataka have been clamoring for a replication of the Rajasthan Right to Health Act, this demand has been made without investing too much thought into whether this is what Karnataka requires
Kota infant death case becomes NHRC’s first case of the year
The infant death toll reached 107 after NHRC took suo moto cognizance of the case and asked for a detailed report.
282 ‘sewer deaths’ in last 4 years reported
A question was put forth by BJP MP, Sushil Kumar Singh, on December 3 in the Lok Sabha regarding rehabilitation of Manual scavengers. He asked about deaths due to manual scavenging and details of identified manual scavengers and their rehabilitation.
ILO bats for making the future of work inclusive of persons with disabilities
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has just released a report that highlights how challenges to participation in the workforce make persons with disabilities vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion.
Poverty forces Kerala children to eat mud to survive
An alcoholic husband has pushed Sridevi and her six kids to this situation
Human rights activists implore Shiv Sena to take up the cause of Mahul residents
The residents of Mahul have been breathing carcinogenic air and have been riddled with multiple health problems
28.5 per cent food samples not conforming to safety standards: FSSAI
On November 26, the primary body governing food safety regulations in India - the FSSAI - released their 2018-19 report concerning state-wise enforcement of food safety standards. The data contains information on the number of samples analysed in every state/union territory, non-conforming samples, cases launched, convictions ruled, and penalties granted.
Sonbhadra: 1L of milk given to 81 students as part of their mid-day meal!
A primary school was allegedly caught giving adulterated milk to its students as part of their mid-day meal in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. A video demonstrating the cook adding one litre of milk to a bucket of water went viral on social media this Tuesday, on November 26.
Maternal mortality down to 122 per 1 lakh, still highest in the world
In response to an unstarred question asked in the Lok Sabha as to incidence of maternal death occurring in the country, Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare Mr. Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), i.e., death of mothers at the time of giving birth, has come down to 122 deaths per 1,00,000 live births.
Children living in extreme poverty are most vulnerable to effects of climate change
Suburban rains, Chennai Text of the note prepared by...
Swachh Bharat: Who Will Clean & Empty Out 9.8 Crore Septic Tanks/Pits?
Ideally, there should be machines but there is no such plan. That means govt. wants people to continue with manual scavenging.
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