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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
Protect people’s health and life: JSA to gov’ts
Public health campaigner demands healthcare, vaccination for all
92 percent of India’s workforce faces historic and unprecedented crisis: SWAN report
The report relays the struggles of workers in their own words, the limited action taken by the central and state governments to arrest the continuing and alarming level of distress
650 doctors dead due to Covid-19 in around 2 months
As per latest state-wise break-up, Delhi still has the highest number of deaths; Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu report a sizable increase in doctors’ death within a span of eight days.
Covid-19: Finally, PM steers a U-turn on vaccine policy after SC seeks plan
Free vaccines for all has been a demand raised by many states, Opposition leaders including four CMs consistently asked the Centre to start free mass vaccination
Maharashtra eases Covid restrictions using five-level unlock plan
While government officials divided districts into five levels as early as June 3, the categorisation will change weekly based on improving statistics
Great Number Game of Vaccine Funding: Zero Allotment = Rs. 35000 Crores !!!
Image Courtesy:moneycontrol.comFor more than over a month since last...
Rajasthan HC asks why Pak minority migrants not given Covid vaccine despite court orders
It has been alleged that the migrants are not getting inoculated for lack of Aadhaar cards, and some are also not receiving ration kits
Covid-19 vaccines: How did 9 pvt hospitals corner 50% doses?
According to government data the “cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 22.78 Cr” by Saturday
Delhi HC grants bail to Tihar inmate who tested Covid positive, lost eye due to complications
Her MRI report did not mention black fungus but was suggestive of “right frontal bone Osteoma and diffuse frontal and parietal predominant cerebral atrophy”
Delta variant, a. k.a B.1.617.2, is 50 percent more contagious: UK study
Even as positivity rate dipped below 10 per cent now, experts have warned that India cannot take it easy yet
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