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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

78 percent Maharashtra households suffered food insecurity: Hunger Watch II report

As many as 20 percent of surveyed households suffer severe food insecurity, with most deprivations focused in urban areas

WHO bats for ASHA, calls them India’s ‘Global Health Leaders’

Union leaders argue true respect for ASHAs would entail payment of proper wages and job permanency

“Ineligible” people told to return ration cards in UP

Ration cards are the new methods of inclusion and exclusion into food security, as the UP government issues “guidelines” to declare people“ineligible”

Over half of Karnataka’s children stunted and anaemic: NFHS

While the NFHS-5 report claims improvement over NFHS-4 report, the numbers raise concern in post-pandemic economy

47.4 lakh excess deaths in India: WHO

Overall, the organisation estimates India accounts for a third of the 1.49 crore deaths

Covid numbers rise again: Don’t panic, wear your masks!

India’s effective reproduction number (R-value) for Covid-19, has increased to over 1 for the first time since mid-January

BMC reports only 43 vasectomies in 2021-22

Blaming the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities said they will address the issue with new vigour

India ranks high in cumulative excess Covid-deaths: Lancet report

A global report looking at excess deaths during the pandemic period put India in a harsh light

UP: Insufficient nutrition packages cause rift between anganwadis and community

Union of Anganwadi workers urges the state government to supply adequate nutrition and resolve the conflict

Why does the Hippocratic oath need to be replaced with Charak Shapath?

The Charak Shapath is said to contain several Hindu elements, allegedly including the requirements to "lead the life of a celibate and eat no meat"

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