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Why in News Recently, the inaugural Global Drug Policy Index was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium. It is a data-driven global analysis...
09 Nov 2021 Health
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Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court has said the judiciary should not treat the mental health of a person with a one-size-fits-all approach,...
09 Nov 2021 Health
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Impact of Stubble Burning on Respiratory Health
Why in News A study was conducted in Punjab that showed pollution from stubble burning significantly reduced lung function and was particularly...
08 Nov 2021 Health
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Molnupiravir: A Drug for Covid-19
Why in News Recently, it is claimed that Molnupiravir, an oral drug, can cut the risk of hospitalisation in Covid-19 patients by half, in phase 3...
05 Nov 2021 Health
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HPV Vaccine Reducing Cervical Cancer
Why in News Recently, new research has found that the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Cervarix) reduces the risk of Cervical Cancer...
05 Nov 2021 Health
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Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle
Why in News Recently, NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive report titled Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle. The report brings...
01 Nov 2021 Health
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Policy Action Against Drug Abuse
This editorial is based on the article Should the NDPS Act be amended? which was published in The Hindu on 29/10/2021. It talks about the issues...
30 Oct 2021 Health
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Nationwide Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Drive
Why in News Recently, the Union Health Minister has launched a nationwide expansion of Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) with an aim to...
30 Oct 2021 Health
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Registration of Births and Deaths Act (RBD), 1969
Why in News Recently, the Centre has proposed amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (RBD), 1969. It will enable it to...
29 Oct 2021 Health
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New Medicine for Bovine Mastitis
Why in News Recently, the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) has developed a poly-herbal medicine called Mastirak Gel to treat Mastitis in Dairy...
27 Oct 2021 Health
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Why in News Recently, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse should be used to...
26 Oct 2021 Health
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This article is based on “Alarming hunger or statistical artefact?” which was published in The Hindu on 18/10/2021. It talks about...
20 Oct 2021 Health
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Global Food Security Index 2021
Why in News India is ranked at 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 of 113 countries. Earlier, India was ranked 101st...
20 Oct 2021 Health
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Why in News World Food Day is celebrated every year on October 16th to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations (UN) Food and...
19 Oct 2021 Health
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Why in News Recently, the Department of Biotechnology has launched the country’s first One Health consortium. The Department of Biotechnology...
18 Oct 2021 Health
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Why in News India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th. Key...
16 Oct 2021 Health
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Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health: Rajasthan
Why in News Recently, findings of a study titled “Returns on Investment in Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in...
16 Oct 2021 Health
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Why in News Protestors at Periya Plantation Corporation godown in Kasaragod, Kerala have called for returning endosulfan (an organochlorine...
16 Oct 2021 Health
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Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules
Why in News Recently, the Government has notified new rules under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021. The 2021 Act was...
16 Oct 2021 Health
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Why in News In India, countless workers engaged in mines, construction and factories are silently dying of exposure to dust. This is better referred...
14 Oct 2021 Health
