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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
Covid-19: PM announces relief package for the poor
PM Garib Kalyan Package provides Rs 1,75,000 crore to the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus
Covid-19: PM announces relief package for the poor
PM Garib Kalyan Package provides Rs 1,75,000 crore to the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus
Assam detention camps: Plea in SC to release inmates amidst Covid-19 outbreak
The plea asks the court to consider the condition of detainees under “civil imprisonment”
Covid-19: Ban on fishing, fisherfolk unemployed
The President has also issued a uniform ban on fishing in the East Coast and West Coast for 61 days beginning at different durations for sea safety reasons
Stranded Kashmiri students ask for PM’s help
Hundreds of Kashmiri students are stranded all over India, Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan and are running out of resources essential for survival
Coalition for Environmental Justice issues statement on Covid-19 and India’s response to it
CEJI has put forth a set of demands that ensure wholesome protection for everyone, especially marginalized communities in the wake of Covid-19
SC suggests release of prisoners on parole, states yet to respond
While Delhi has led the way, Haryana has followed, however, other states are yet to follow through
As work from home clogs bandwidth, OTT platforms dial down video quality and remove ads
Expecting a 20% surge in usage, OTTs have been asked to switch video quality from HD to standard definition
Indian churches put anti-Covid measures in place, some move services online
Top clergymen issue directives and guidelines to help prevent infection and transmission, yet maintain compassion for the underprivileged
Tailors in Odisha face unprecedented demand for burqas amid Covid-19
Burqas are now being sold at prices ranging from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,500 in the state
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