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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.

Companies expected to use CSR funds for Covid-19 relief work: Bombay HC

The court recorded its unhappiness as companies in the Vidarbha region have not adequately utilised funds for Covid-19

Uttarakhand HC pulls up Centre for “callous attitude” on oxygen allocation

The Central Government’s officer failed to appear for hearing on the Covid-19 suo motu matter

MHA relaxes validity of FCRA registration certificates, deadline for opening bank accounts

Measures taken in wake of Covid-19, even as Delhi HC hears plea for exemption for organisations engaged in relief work

Is the right to health a forgotten constitutional mandate?

How Indian governments have systematically violated the constitutional mandate, the right to health and what needs to be urgently done given the harsh lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

Lucknow: Right to Public Health activists called anti-Modi-Yogi, beaten by mob

Cops however detain the activists for hours; the three were pasting posters on right to free masks, sanitisers, talking about shortage of oxygen in UP

Black Fungus kills 90 in Maharashtra; shortage of drug to treat it

State government asks Centre for injections, directions to manufacturers to supply the centrally controlled drug

Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin includes Opposition leaders in Covid-19 advisory committee

Inclusivity, working for the people seems to be motto for CM, like counterparts from Maharashtra, Kerala

UP: 1,621 people on polling duty dead, but gov’t recognises only 3!

Teacher’s union demands compensation, compiles a state-wide list identifying over 1,600 members across 72 regions who died after contracting Covid-19 or due to other ailments while serving at polling stations during the Panchayat elections

Transfer Hany Babu to Breach Candy hospital by tomorrow: Bombay High Court

Court speaks to Hany Babu on phone, asks about treatment, says his family be permitted to communicate with him, doctors

Never exported vaccines at the cost of Indians: SII

Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer sets the record straight about obligations under COVAX, even as domestic manufacturing of vaccines remains impeded by IPR laws and lack of government investment in R&D

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