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Coronavirus outbreak continues as Indian cases rise

The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to affect India, as cases in the country rise.  At the time of writing, there are forty active cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in India. The other three cases are of individuals who have since recovered. All three were students who had returned to India from the Chinese city …

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Road traffic accidents take a toll

Research published at the end of last year spotlighted the leading cause of premature mortality among young men in India: road traffic accidents.  In 2017, 2.2 lakh Indians lost their lives due to injuries sustained on the country’s roads. Males accounted for the overwhelming majority of such fatalities, with 77 percent of road traffic accident …

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Rabies vaccine shortage in Punjab

The Punjab government has been criticised by a BJP official over rabies vaccine shortages in the state.  Parveen Bansal, general secretary of the Punjab BJP chapter, took the state government to task after he reported sending someone who had been bitten by a dog to the Ludhiana Civil Hospital. According to a report published in …

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Ayurvedic biology course at JNU

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will offer a course in Ayurvedic biology, supported by the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH). The course will span five years, integrating Ayurvedic principles of traditional medicine with allopathic medical science. In the words of the Union Ministry of Science and Technology’s Engineering Research Board, …

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First AYUSH hospital to open its doors in Punjab

Punjab will become home to its first AYUSH hospital, which will open its doors in the state’s Mohali district.  AYUSH refers an umbrella of alternative and traditional systems of medicine including Ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homoeopathy. The inauguration of the AYUSH hospital took place in Zirakpur on November 14th, the foundational stone being …

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Drug laws need a rethink: Minister

India should rethink its drug laws according to Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Thawar Chand Gehlot, arguing that addiction ought to be approached as a disease.  Inaugurating the 21st Society of Addiction Medicine in New Delhi, Gehlot said that those affected substance abuse issues “should be given appropriate medicine and counselling” and added …

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Crop burning: Will it continue?

The practice of crop burning is among the drivers of the pollution crisis which has enveloped the National Capital Region (NCR) in India. However, even as the Supreme Court has taken a stringent line against it, will it continue?  The practice of burning crop residue leads to between seven and eight million metric tonnes of …

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Delhi pollution: Supreme Court fumes as the city chokes

Delhi pollution has reached “unbearable” levels in the words of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, amidst plummeting air quality and the worst smog the National Capital Region has witnessed in almost three years.  According to the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi pollution – based on a 24-hour average – stood at 494 on the Air Quality …

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Supreme Court to hear on pollution Monday

As pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) reaches emergency proportions, the Supreme Court will hear a report on the issue prepared by the Environment (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA).  The Supreme Court constituted the EPCA to monitor air quality and effect improvements in the NCR. As the Air Quality Index (AQI) score for Delhi …

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Air quality plummets to emergency levels in Delhi

Air quality in the national capital has plummeted to emergency levels, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once again likening the city to a ‘gas chamber’.  In declaring the emergency, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) ordered that schools be shuttered in the National Capital Region (NCR), imposed a moratorium on construction activities, and …

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