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Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive may derail its mother-child immunisation programme
As sytems are diverted for Covid-19, they may get too strained to handle the routine immunisation programmes, warn experts.
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Eight years on, India’s law to prevent workplace sexual harassment is marred by poor data collection
While many women in formal employment can take advantage of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, many who work in informal jobs have no such access.
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Despite being undercounted, India has the most snakebite deaths in the world
Registries only count snakebites if victims go to a hospital.
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Trending
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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In Kashmir, a woman is on a mission to rescue wildlife – and break stereotypes
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All your questions about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine answered
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How I restored Bapu’s bicycle with the help of local repairmen and ingenuity
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A month into India’s Covid-19 vaccine drive, here’s how the country has fared
A total of 84 lakh people were inoculated till February 15.
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Budget 2021: Fine print shows little real increase in health allocation despite Covid-19
The government has combined many existing heads such as water and sanitation under the 2021-’22 health budget.
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In Bhopal, Covid-19 vaccine trial participants say they were misled
Volunteers from the city’s poor areas – many of them survivors of the 1984 gas tragedy – were allegedly lured with Rs 750 payment.
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Video
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Watch: Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat pulls autorickshaw with rope to protest against fuel prices
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Watch: Hit government officials with sticks if they don’t listen, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
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Caught on Nandan Nilekani’s camera: Black panther and leopard on the verge of an encounter
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Watch: Mumbai woman celebrates 100th birthday after being vaccinated against Covid-19
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Watch: Big dog interrupts woman every time she wants to practise yoga
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After 10 years, a policy targets tobacco industry interference in India’s health ministry
But what about the commerce and finance ministries and the Tobacco Board, ask experts.
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India has officially crossed 1 crore Covid-19 cases. How did we get here?
As the year draws to a close, promising vaccines have kindled hopes of a better 2021.
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In Bihar, four in five women have never used the internet
Data from the National Family Health Survey reveals the extent of the digital divide in India.
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The Reel
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‘Thunder Force’ trailer: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play unlikely superheroes
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Jean-Luc Godard: ‘Today’s cinema only thinks action and not silence’
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Sahir Ludhianvi at 100: Why the poet and film lyricist was the original ‘Angry Young Man’
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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The sudden focus on Covid-19 has derailed tuberculosis response worldwide
TB continues to be seen as the ‘poorer cousin’ among infectious diseases as it only affects the developing world, says Grania Brigden from The Union.
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Rich nations may use patents to cut off easy access to Covid-19 vaccines in developing countries
In an interview, the executive director of South Centre explains the benefits and harms of India’s fight to get patent exemptions on coronavirus treatments.
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AYUSH ministry’s ‘remedies’ have added to the confusion and chaos of Covid-19
Its recommendations have lent legitimacy to home treatment, making the jobs of frontline health workers more difficult.
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The Field
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Football: Steven Gerrard guides Rangers to first Scottish League title in ten years
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Watch: Ravi Shastri on ICC’s WTC qualification criteria, trolls and importance of man-management
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PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin, Swiss Open Super 300 final as it happened: Marin races to the title
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India vs South Africa: Will need some time to recreate rhythm, says Harmanpreet after first ODI loss
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Very few can extract the real potential of Indian players like Khalid Jamil: NEUFC’s Ashutosh Mehta