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Inquiry into Study on Bats and Bat-Hunters
Why in News The government has ordered an inquiry into a study conducted in Nagaland by researchers from China, US, and India on bats and humans...
03 Feb 2020 Health
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Economic Survey 2019-20: Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development
Employment and Income Largest proportion of Indian population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for employment opportunities as...
01 Feb 2020 Health
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This article is based on “A sneeze, a global cold and testing times for China” which was published in The Hindu on 01/02/2020. It talks...
01 Feb 2020 Health
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Agrochemical Spraying through Drones Illegal
Why in News Recently, the Union Government has clarified that drone-spraying is illegal as per the Insecticides Act, 1968. This clarification has...
01 Feb 2020 Health
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Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia
Why in News World’s first conference on Childhood Pneumonia was held in Barcelona (Spain) to make it part of the global health...
01 Feb 2020 Health
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Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Why in News The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced that the Wuhan coronavirus does not yet constitute a Public Health Emergency...
30 Jan 2020 Health
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Amendments to National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019
Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet has given its approval to the amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019. The draft...
30 Jan 2020 Health
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Draft Bill to Raise Upper Limit for Abortion
Why in News The Union Cabinet has approved changes to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 in order to increase the upper limit for...
29 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News There have been allegations against Johnson & Johnson that its Baby Powder (talcum powder) contains asbestos which can cause...
28 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News Recently, the Lancet published a study titled “Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan,...
28 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News Recently, a screening drive was carried out by the National Health Mission (NHM) under the Centre’s Non-Communicable Disease...
27 Jan 2020 Health
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This article is based on “Guaranteeing healthcare, the Brazilian way” which was published in The Hindu on 21/01/2020. It talks about...
21 Jan 2020 Health
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Why in News The government is planning for the nationwide rollout of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunisation Programme...
20 Jan 2020 Health
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The Big Picture: Tackling Infant Mortality
Recent death toll of infants at the JK Lon Hospital in Rajasthan’s Kota district (reaching 110 deaths in the past month) has brought to the...
17 Jan 2020 Health
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Why in News Avian influenza A(H9N2) virus infection has been reported in a 17-month-old boy in Maharashtra. This is the country’s first...
13 Jan 2020 Health
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Under-5 Girls Face High Mortality in India: UNICEF
Why in News Recently, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released the ‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report....
13 Jan 2020 Health
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10 Jan 2020 Health
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Annual Crimes in India Report 2018: NCRB
Why in News The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) published the annual Crime in India Report 2018. It shows the crime statistics in the country...
10 Jan 2020 Health
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First National Conference on Intersex Human Rights
Why in News Recently, the first national conference on intersex human rights was organised by Srishti Madurai in partnership with Intersex Asia in...
03 Jan 2020 Health
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WHO Report on Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019
Why in News Recently, the World Health Organization has released a report which projected a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic. The shift...
02 Jan 2020 Health
