COVID-19: Is govt’s Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus a relief or more stress

The details of the stimulus seem to be more loan offerings, rather than a comprehensive relief package

COVID-19: Where are those pushing for privatised healthcare?

NITI Aayog, which has always advocated privatisation of public health infrastructure, has been silent recently  

Why the debate over India’s population explosion is on the wrong track

According to government data, India’s Total Fertility Rate has already reached replacement levels

Concern for increasing population in India just a political rhetoric

India’s population will soon stabilise, but the government is just not noticing the facts

Air pollution does kill people Mr Harsh Vardhan

Instead of simply rejecting the report, the minister could have given a scientific reason for his claim

In mocking the dyslexic Modi just aped the insensitive Indian

As PM, Narendra Modi could have given a new dimension to the struggle of those suffering. he chose not to

Advocates of private healthcare seek 'public' support

The claims that Ayushman Bharat will be the one-stop solution for all the concerns of India’s low income population does not seem to be …

Ayushman Bharat: Govt appeasing private interests

At an industry organised event, government representatives were seen appeasing concerns of private healthcare providers regarding the …

#FitnessChallenge: A life cycle of challenges I throw at PM Modi

Being conceived is like being punished to a slow death owing to environmental pollution that needs a reality check

When politicians endorse child marriage, you have to shout 'Beti bachao'

In a recent event, BJP MLA Gopal Parmar said that child marriage is the solution to many problems like ‘love jihad’, elopement and divorce

Funding crime but claiming immune to judicial process

The IFC-funded power project is destroying livelihood of fishermen in Gujarat, but the funding agency is hiding behind an immunity law

Where are the doctors’ bodies when common man suffers due to poor treatment?

Notwithstanding lack of government support, the medical associations are strangely absent whenever the needy suffers due to unethical practices, …

Why are boys more malnourished than girls in India?

Going by a recent study on malnutrition in children in 10 Indian cities, parental bias for boys could be pushing them closer to junk food

Restrictions on airing condom ads is absurd at best

The least that the government could have done is issue guidelines for such advertisements

Will Modi keep his power promise?

The NDA government is more than 2,000 days behind schedule for providing electricity to all households in India

Insurance not a good way to improve health infrastructure

On Monday the Prime Minister once again reiterated the provision of healthcare insurance up to Rs 1 lakh per year to citizens living below …

Modi Sarkar’s big budgetary miss: Malnutrition

Having the highest number of malnourished children in the world, India cannot afford to overlook this fact

Guardian sisters of Aruna Shanbaug

At a time when questions are being raised about ethics in medical practice, the nurses and staff members of KEM hospital who took care of their …

Science and the Indian politician

If India conducted its first nuclear test many centuries ago, why did we wait till 1974 AD to conduct our second test in Pokhran? Where did all …

Long wait for justice for pregnancy test drug victims

Victims of hormonal drug, Primodos, in UK have been seeking justice for over 40 years now

Small is not beautiful for Indians

Whether it is the Tata Nano or the Ujjwala Scheme, we like it big

When tribals are forced to change food habit

Conservation laws restricting access to forests have impacted food habits of tribals