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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.
Covid-19: Which Indian states tackled it effectively and how?
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We analyse how some states have fared better than other in managing the Covid crisis in the past year, and what sets them apart. In this deep dive into healthcare systems, we find out whether higher spending on healthcare by government has enabled some states to be more prepared in tackling this on-going crisis
Covid-19 Vaccine: Where are the crores of doses manufactured, but not administered?
Bharat Biotech claims to have six crore shots ready, only two crore given so far; where are the rest?
Covid patients die in Jaipur hospital, family moves Delhi HC for SIT probe
Nine people had died in April due to an alleged shortage of oxygen at the Jaipur Golden Hospital
GoI claims 577 Covid-orphans, but numbers may far exceed official data: Outreach workers
Considering the number of Covid-death underreporting and rising number of children losing one parent, the situation may be worse than what the figure suggests, says NGO Save The Children.
Indian Medical Association seeks FIR against Ramdev
IMA files police complaint against Ramdev, wants investigation to reveal others involved in “making scurrilous and malicious statements in public”
UP blunder: 20 jabbed with Covaxin after getting Covishield as first dose
While this is being reported as an “apparent oversight” by officials, experts warned against such mix ups since the vaccines first rolled out
Covid-19 has spawned more quacks than a duck pond
A group of doctors and alternative healing therapy practitioners have now written to the PM, asking him to ‘stop Covid-19 vaccination’, while peddling unscientific ‘cures’; thankfully authorities are ignoring them
Covid-19: IMA slaps Rs 1,000 crore notice on Patanjali boss Ramdev
Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) Uttarakhand branch slaps defamation notice of Rs 1,000 crore on Patanjali boss Ramdev, for derogatory remarks against allopathy
Guj HC slams state gov’t for lax attitude to fire safety
Seeks compliance report from state gov’t and municipal corporations on directives issued previously
Covid-19 management and scientific temper
Why we can't let people without a background in science or medicine take charge of the battle against the Coronavirus
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