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Topic: Preeti Sudan

Former health secretary Preeti Sudan appointed as new UPSC chairperson

Sudan, currently a member of the UPSC, will take charge Thursday. She has served in various capacities, including Union health secretary for three years till July 2020.

Andhra govt says IAS officer Preeti Sudan misused official position in 2005 for ‘personal gain’

The state govt has accused the retired bureaucrat of misusing her position 'in order to derive personal gain, contrary to the rules, regulations and established practices.'

Ex-health secy Preeti Sudan, who led Covid war, now on global panel for pandemic preparedness

The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response will submit its report in May 2021. Members of the panel will work remotely, without remuneration.

India’s Covid future ultimately depends on the people, state response, says top health officer

Health secretary Preeti Sudan, who retires in 4 days, gives her first ever interview since the pandemic struck, and talks about the Covid 'bubble' she's been living in.

Discuss depression, anxiety disorders openly so that people can seek help: Centre tells states

Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan lists nuclear families and social distancing in Covid season as reasons for aggravation of mental health problems.

Private hospitals must not turn away non-Covid patients, says health ministry

Health Secretary Preeti Sudan notes that hospitals have been denying essential services like dialysis, cancer treatment and pregnancy care.

Health secretary Preeti Sudan gets 3-month extension amid big-ticket IAS reshuffle

The extension for Sudan is significant because the health ministry is at the forefront of India's battle against coronavirus.

Govt moves to contain panic after 30 lakh kids get ‘eradicated’ polio strain with vaccine

Central govt is likely to issue advisory saying vaccine in question is 'not harmful to children’.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.