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TopicHarsh Vardhan

Topic: Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan wants states to bring in law to protect medical professionals from violence

The Union Health Minister has written to all chief ministers saying that it's the duty of State to ensure safety and security of all doctors. 

Harsh Vardhan, the good doctor returns with Modi’s renewed trust to roll out Ayushman Bharat

In his last short stint as health minister, he had courted trouble for his harsh steps against tobacco firms.

Health ministry gets Dr Harsh Vardhan as boss, now he needs to find doctors for rural India

Among the challenges awaiting Dr Harsh Vardhan are filling posts of doctors in rural areas and delivering on the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

RSS-linked animal welfare board head resigns over misconduct, conflict of interest charges

Sources say Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan was not in favour of S.P. Gupta’s ouster, but allegations against him had become 'untenable'.

Environment minister Harsh Vardhan wants forest officers inducted into tribal affairs ministry

Vardhan rules out rechristening name of forest service since doing so would be ‘a complex process’.

Cabinet cleared new CRZ notification despite reservations from top ministers

The new notification was piloted by environment minister Harsh Vardhan, but was strongly opposed by some senior members of the cabinet.

Rahul Gandhi bonds with Jyotiraditya over Chinese meal, after picking Kamal Nath for MP CM

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Animal welfare body wants Modi govt to tell Maneka Gandhi to stay away from its affairs

Union minister Maneka Gandhi has reportedly courted several allegations of impropriety and interference with regard to animal welfare.

TalkPoint: Do far-fetched scientific claims by leaders like Biplab Deb make for good politics?

Experts weigh in on the 'psuedoscientific' claims made by senior leaders like Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb and their political impact.

Meet the man who got Harsh Vardhan to believe Stephen Hawking endorsed the Vedas

Harsh Vardhan is wrong since Hawking’s journey from someone ambivalent about religion to completely establishing himself as an atheist is well documented.

On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.