Cancer Care in India- Making Cancer Drugs Affordable
Recently, a report ‘Cancer Care Plan and Management’ was tabled in the Rajya Sabha. A notable issue highlighted by the report is the spiralling co…
Social Justice
Student Suicides- Trends, Drivers and Measures
In separate incidents, 3 students died by suicide in Kota district, Rajasthan. This is a signal that the 2-year interlude brought on by the pandemic i…
QUBRI Scheme- Proposals & Need
A NITI Aayog member, Ramesh Chand, recently backed the QUBRI scheme ahead of the Union Budget for FY24. This brings the focus back on the concept of q…
Rural Manufacturing- Trends, Reasons & Significance
The rural economy has always played a deciding role in supporting the overall demand and hence, the health of Indian economy. Over the year, India’s…
Pharmaceutical Pollution- Causes, Prevalence and Possible Solutions
A recent paper, published in the Lancet Planetary Health, highlighted pharmaceutical pollution as an urgent issue that is often overlooked. The paper�…
Disbanding Gasht-e-Ershad- Did the Protests Help?
Recently, Iran’s Public Prosecutor announced that the country’s dreaded Gasht-e-Ershad, an entity at the center of the major protests over the Mah…
iNCOVACC- Could this New Tool be the Answer to COVID?
The iNCOVACC has been received emergency use approval as a heterologous booster shot for individuals above 18 years of age. This move comes 3 months a…
Food Labelling- Need, Systems and Draft FSSAI Norms
India is witnessing a major shift in the types of diseases affecting its human resource. India is facing more of non-communicable, life-style related …
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Types, Importance, Issues
With nearly two-thirds of India still living in poverty by today's standards of living and the climate situation deteriorating by the day, the importa…
