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Jyotsna Singh
Jyotsna Singh is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Government doctors are being trained to help women in India get safe and legal abortions
The Comprehensive Abortion Care programme is training doctors in abortion laws, medical and surgical abortion procedures, and how to counsel women.
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In photos: The devastation of Agent Orange four decades after the Vietnam War
Millions of Vietnamese exposed to the chemical fell ill or developed deformities. The effects have been passed down genetically even to today’s children.
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Competition Commission of India pulls up Roche for anti-competitive practices
In a landmark order, the commission has initiated an investigation into the multinational pharmaceutical company’s activities.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Proposed trade pact clause on intellectual property could endanger India's TB programme
A draft of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement reveals three clauses that could potentially hurt production of important generic drugs.
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Switzerland wants stricter intellectual property rules in India that could harm generic drug makers
Switzerland is pushing for tighter patent protection, data exclusivity and dropping compulsory licencing under a new free trade agreement.
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Numbers can lie and that is why it is too early to celebrate Haryana’s improving child sex ratio
A closer look at Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s claim that sex ratio has crossed 900 shows that the improvement, if any, is not uniform.
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Video
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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India's new AIDS bill has a worrying clause that could weaken free treatment for all HIV patients
The says that the government will provide medical coverage only 'as far as possible'.
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Indians may have to pay more for medicines as drug pricing policy is set for overhaul
Pharmaceutical industry will guide changes, says head of government committee.
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Better child care in Haryana must be cheered – but the improvement is unevenly distributed
Top performer Kurukshetra has a 71% health coverage whereas the figure for Mewat is 12%.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Why aren't more TB patients getting the new life-saving drug? Geography is one reason
Only 30 patients in India have been given the new drug Bedaquiline in the last three months.
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Heavy metals in the Hindon river may be causing bent legs and spines in western Uttar Pradesh
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the state government for failing to provide safe drinking water to people in six districts.
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New government regulations water down clinical trial safety norms
Two circulars empower ethics panels to remove requirements on the size of trials facilities and the number of trials principal investigators can work on.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament
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ISL 2024: Vikram Partap Singh bounced back from tragedy to reach great heights in breakthrough year