India has a framework of policies and programmes aimed at supporting older persons, but these are under-utilised and under-resourced relative to the scale of need.
Lancet report points out that India's healthcare is organised around facilities and schemes rather than patients. Accountability is weak, governance fragmented and coordination poor.
From mashal marches to daily dharnas to letters written in blood to PM Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand’s hill districts are fighting for the right to healthcare.
Fewer than 50 specialised dementia care centres exist nationwide, most in big cities and run by private hospitals or nonprofits. Millions of families and elders in rural and semi-urban India continue to struggle alone.
ASHA workers in Kerala are demanding a raise in their honorarium from current Rs 7,000 to Rs 21,000, a one-time retirement benefit of Rs 5 lakh, and clearing of their pending dues.
Small & Medium Enterprise hospitals deliver 60% of healthcare services & are growing at 12.9% CAGR. But infra gaps, financial constraints & competition from premium chains are top challenges.
Global media also takes note of how decades of caste discrimination has resulted in higher levels of child stunting rates in India & SC’s outlaw of ‘bulldozer justice’.
The Gen Z movement was a serious wave that RSP and Balen together managed to capture—the first milestone reflecting the relevance of issues-based politics.
As Iran war enters 11th day, government prioritises household gas supply, boosts LPG output and invokes Essential Commodities Act amid concerns over potential shortages.
SMPP Limited gets order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for BSF, CISF & SSB. This is over & above the existing order for 40,000 jackets, taking the total to 50,000.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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