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Topic: Doctors

West Bengal doctors call off strike after talks with Mamata Banerjee

PTI -
Doctors agree to end the stir after Banerjee announced a number of steps, including asking police to appoint officers for security of doctors at all govt hospitals.

Karnataka tried new law to protect doctors and failed. Only protecting patients will help now

Nitin Pai -
We need to protect patients to protect our doctors and that starts with Patient Protection Services in each hospital.

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking safety of doctors at govt hospitals

PTI -
The plea said an IMA study concluded that 50% violent incidents took place in intensive care units of hospitals.

Now there’s an LED bulb to fight bacteria. Question is, do we really need it

Himani Chandna -
With Crompton pushing its anti-bacterial LED bulb, ThePrint takes a look at the appeal of such products and the impact of a germ-free environment.

India’s overworked doctors are trashed by all —patients, corporates & even PM Modi

Amir Ullah Khan -
The human resource shortage and lack of regulation in India's hospitals is mind-boggling, leaving doctors to face the ire.

There is a law to protect doctors from assault but this is why it doesn’t work

Simrin Sirur -
At least 19 states, including West Bengal, have passed the Medical Protection Act that shields doctors, but it’s the implementation that’s a problem.

15-hour shifts, no sleep or water: India’s resident doctors cry ‘I Am Overworked’

Nandita Singh -
The doctors, from medical college hospitals, insist they won't launch a strike but want SC order on reduced working hours and weekly offs implemented.

Medical college is hell in America. Sexual harassment makes it worse for women

Margaret Cronin Fisk -
A study said an apprenticeship model of PG medical education creates discrepancy. It manifests in rates of sexual harassment that far outpace other disciplines.

Months after Modicare launch, 74% of specialist doctor posts found vacant in rural India

Himani Chandna -
Health ministry data says 74% of specialist doctor positions in rural areas lying vacant, doctors blame poor infrastructure and pay.

2-hour window to burst crackers a welcome step, will help change people’s mindset, say doctors

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Top court has allowed bursting of crackers between 8 pm and 10 pm on Diwali in view of rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
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The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah -
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

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Economy

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Udit Bubna -
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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