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Is India Overusing Antibiotics?

A study published by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) on Antibiotic prescription rates in India brought some interesting information to light. India is not only the...

June 10, 2023

Issues Around Regulation of Medical Devices Industry in India

India’s semi-regulated medical devices industry needs a robust regulatory mechanism as soon as possible. At a time when internationally healthcare experts are expecting that a separate regulatory framework...

June 8, 2023

Highlight the need for regulation and the significance of drugs sold by online pharmacies.

Following the December 2018 order of the Delhi High Court, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked all states and Union Territories to prohibit the sale...

June 6, 2023

Time and again demands have been made for a law to combat lynching. Discuss why the law alone will not be a panacea.

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all states to frame stringent laws against lynching. The state of Manipur passed an anti-lynching law last November, Rajasthan and...

June 5, 2023

Despite its transformative potential the mid-day meal is perceived as charity and not a civic responsibility. Comment.

Ever since being made compulsory by the Supreme Court, the mid-day meal scheme has received considerable appreciation not only from India but from all quarters of the world....

June 5, 2023

Effective control over arms and ammunitions is very important for safety and security in the country. In this context discuss the provisions of the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

The Parliament has recently approved the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 providing for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment for manufacturing and carrying illegal arms. The Bill seeks to...

June 1, 2023

How the Science and Technology Councils could be reformed as scientific institutions of national importance?

The State Science and Technology Councils (SSTCs) constituted to spearhead the use of science and technologies (S&T) for regional problems and to foster scientific temper have been completely neglected...

May 31, 2023

Why there are fears that state revenue will fall behind the estimates?

It has been feared that the tax revenues for state governments are likely to fall well short of their budget estimates for 2019-20. State Revenue Sources Own tax...

May 29, 2023

The State of the World’s Children report of UNICEF portrays a dismal picture of India. Elaborate

UNICEF has released its State of the World’s Children report for 2019. This is the first UNICEF report on child nutrition in the last 20 years. The report...

May 28, 2023

Endowment Funds can be a tool to secure the financial autonomy of the Higher Educational Institutions. How IIT Delhi is surging ahead in this direction.

IIT Delhi which is looking forward for its golden jubilee celebrations has started efforts to garner $1 billion dollars over the next six years as endowments from industry...

May 26, 2023

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