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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
No gatherings allowed for Christmas and New Year in Delhi?
DDMA has issued an order “banning all cultural events and gatherings for Christmas and New Year celebrations in the national capital” citing “rising cases of Omicron”
Why does the Karnataka government not want children to eat eggs at mid day meals?
The powerful Lingayat community leaders of Karnataka want the state government to serve a “pure vegetarian” school meal
Covid-19: Omicron poses new challenges, spreads to 77 countries
The variant is said to be more infectious, and in many cases, even fully vaccinated people have contracted the virus
Covid-19: Death toll increases amidst new surge
21 people have tested Omicron-positive so far and over 2,000 deaths due to Covid-19 recorded on Sunday, despite GoI assurances that Covid-cases are lowest in 552 days
MP: Four babies killed in fire at government run hospital
According to reports, the Kamla Nehru hospital in Bhopal lacked the necessary fire safety precautions despite repeated notices
10 dead in a fire at Ahmednagar hospital
Fire brigade officials said that a short circuit was the likely cause of the fire
Fire safety PIL: Guj admin blames staff shortages, logistical issues for lacunae
Affidavit before Guj High Court cites lack of competent vendors and Diwali related fire safety duties as reasons for delay in implementing fire safety norms
Uttar Pradesh: State govt will withdraw 3 lakh Covid violation cases
UP had been in the limelight as one of the states worst hit by Covid-19 as its health system failed
Tripura HC takes suo motu cognisance of growing number HIV positive prisoners
The court has directed the central and state governments to conduct HIV tests on all prisoners, and provide treatment to whoever needs it
GOI rejects Global Health Index after India’s worst ranking ever
Instead of trying to address the glaring issue of prevalent hunger which indicates an undernourished population and stunting and wasting among children, the government has deemed Global Health Index (GHI)'s methodology to be “unscientific” while the methodology is clearly explained in the report.
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