DRAFT BILL ON VIOLENCE AGAINST HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND CLINICAL ESTABLISHMENTS A new law will not remove trust deficit between doctors and patients. National Medical Commission must evolve protocols Union the Ministry of Health released a draft Bill to address incidences …
Cardiovascular Disease Targeting risk factors is key to reducing deaths due to cardiovascular diseases The reinvention of the wheel can be painful. Taking lessons from those who have already run the wheel several revolutions and tweaking those lessons for domestic …
On September 5, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan by honouring all teachers. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India. He …
India’s Economic slowdown Far-reaching reforms may be inevitable to keep the economy from stalling India’s Economic slowdown has now left the economy on the verge of stalling. slowdown has now left the economy on the verge of stalling. The latest …
According to official data released by the government, Growth of eight core industries dropped to 2.1% in July. This is mainly due to a contraction in coal, crude oil, natural gas and refinery products. During April-July, the eight sectors grew …
Diagnosis of drug-resistant TB The kits improve the sensitivity of smear microscopy and transport of sputum samples Diagnosis of drug-resistant TB– TB diagnostic challenges, a multi-institutional team has developed three cost-effective kits that improve the sensitivity of smear microscopy This …
WHO ON HUMAN GENOME EDITING Urges countries to ensure a halt to all germline gene editing until ethical norms are framed World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first phase of a global registry to track research on human genome editing. …
INFLUENZA A (H1N1) IN INDIA 10 years of INFLUENZA A (H1N1) IN INDIA, infection trends in the states In the National Medical Journal of India, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) researchers recently published a study titled ‘Influenza A (H1N1) …
Democracy and its discontents India – must strengthen institutions that lie between the public sphere and formal government institutions Democracy and its discontents – Civilisation progresses with the evolution of institutions designed by humans to govern their affairs. Institutions of …
Cabinet Approves Review of FDI policy The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for Review of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on various sectors. Cabinet Approves Review of FDI policy in various sectors. Foreign Direct Investment is an important driver …










