Envisioned as the first step towards Universal Health Coverage, National Digital Health Mission aims to provide every Indian with a personal health ID and identifiers to doctors.
In an interview, the National Health Authority CEO says Ayushman Bharat hasn't yet had a major role in Covid crisis, but this could change if there's a surge.
For availing benefits under the Modicare scheme, Aadhaar card will be mandatory from the second visit onwards. Other IDs to work for the first such visit.
A young workforce entering a changing labour market needs rules that recognise mobility, skill transitions, and new forms of work. Laws rooted in past industrial models cannot serve this future.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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