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Topic: NICU fire

What made Jhansi hospital blaze worse? Higher oxygen levels, overcapacity & ‘ignored’ advisory

Fire at SNCU at state-run Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in UP’s Jhansi claimed lives of 10 newborns on 15 Nov. 4-member panel probing incident has submitted report to UP govt.

As Jhansi fire toll climbs to 18, hospital says 5 babies were already sick, parents link deaths to smoke

Possibility that health of some of rescued babies deteriorated due to inhaling of smoke cannot be ruled out, a senior official of the Jhansi health department says.

Jhansi hospital where blaze killed 10 newborns was denied fire NOC in February

After denial of fire No Objection Certificate (NOC), Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi sought funds from UP govt to buy firefighting equipment and carry out repairs.

No fire safety equipment, underqualified doctors, more beds than permitted — Delhi NICU fire chargesheet

Delhi Police's chargesheet, filed in Karkardooma court, also accused Vivek Vihar NICU's management of not alerting police, which delayed response to 26 May fire in which 8 newborns died.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.