Shortage of nurses in India, their emigration for jobs abroad cause of worry: Experts
New Delhi: India already faces a poor nurse-population ratio and the situation is set to worsen with nurses emigrating to other countries in large numbers, doctors and medical experts have observed, noting this creates a big gap in addressing the country’s healthcare needs. The experts issued a joint statement here, expressing concerns over the shortage […]
India on cusp of long-awaited economic take-off: RBI Bulletin
Mumbai: India is on the cusp of long-awaited take-off on the back of rising aggregate demand, and non-food spending in rural economy, according to the Reserve Bank of India May Bulletin released on Tuesday. The outlook for the global economy is turning fragile as the descent of inflation is stalling, re-igniting risks to global financial […]
No attempt be made to reduce area of open air prisons: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed that there shall be no attempt to reduce the area of open air prisons functioning in the country. Semi-open or open prisons allow convicts to work outside the premises during the day to earn a livelihood and return in the evening. The concept was introduced to assimilate the […]
More than 50 lakh large farmland trees vanished between 2018 and 2022 in India: Study
New Delhi: More than 50 lakh large farmland trees vanished between 2018 and 2022 in India, partly due to altered cultivation practices, revealing a “concerning trajectory,” new research published in the journal Nature Sustainability has found. Researchers said that “an observable trend was emerging” wherein agroforestry systems are being replaced with paddy rice fields, even […]
Overuse of pesticides: SC notice to Centre on plea alleging overdo on crops and food items
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea claiming overuse of pesticides and other chemicals on crops and food items is resulting in deaths across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notices to […]
Healthcare privatisation linked with worse outcomes, higher profits: Lancet Study
New Delhi: Privatisation of healthcare was found to almost never have a positive effect on the quality of care, and was associated with higher profits, a research that reviewed previous studies of high-income countries (HICs) such as the US, Germany, Canada, and South Korea has claimed. Researchers said the findings, published in The Lancet Public […]
Heatwave impact: Over a fifth of excess deaths over past 30 years occurred in India: Study
New Delhi: More than 1.53 lakh deaths a year were associated with heatwaves around the world, with over a fifth of these deaths – the greatest share – coming from India, according to new research looking at data over 30 years since 1990. India was followed by China and Russia, with each experiencing roughly 14 […]
Over 9,600 children jailed in adult prisons between Jan 2016 and Dec 2021: Study
New Delhi: More than 9,600 children were wrongly incarcerated in adult prisons across India between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2021, a new study has found. The data for the study — “Incarceration of Children in Prisons in India” — was obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The study by legal rights […]
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: DM Srinagar issues prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC
Declares all Polling Stations in District as ‘No-Smoking Zones’ SRINAGAR: In order to facilitate smooth conduct of electoral process in Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency, and denote the end of campaigning period and start of silence period of campaigning, the District Magistrate (Deputy Commissioner) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Saturday issued Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC […]
NCDC publishes guideline to identify, categorize heat-related deaths
New Delhi: The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the cause of death should be certified as heat stroke or hyperthermia where the measured antemortem body temperature at the time of collapse was more than or equal to 40.6 degrees Celsius. The ‘Autopsy Findings in Heat Related Deaths’, a set of guidelines […]