Federation of Resident Doctors Association is the second body after Medico-Legal Society of India to oppose first-ever ICU guidelines issued by health ministry in December 2023.
Terminally ill patients with a medical judgment of futility should not be offered ICU interventions, guidelines state. However, they are advisory in nature & not binding on hospitals.
4,88,861 Covid patients have so far required ICU beds, while ventilator support has been administered to 1,70,841, Harsh Vardhan says at Group of Ministers meeting.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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