The National Human Rights Commission has stated that tribal people in India should not be evicted without the settlement of their land claim. Human rights activists also suggested ensuring rights to crematorium workers, wages to women workers at par with men in the informal sector; and defining trans rights.
Thousands of ambulance drivers assembled at the Eco Park in Lucknow today to protest against their employment conditions, which they allege are unfair. Meanwhile, several district admins have roped in new drivers, but the situation is far from normal.
Fourteen tiger reserves in the country have received Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) accreditation, a global recognition for best tiger conservation practices. This was decided based on the importance and status, tourism, protection, and tiger populations.
While their Tiger Dad does keep an occasional watch over them, the four 10-month-old tiger cubs, who lost their mother in May, are learning the ropes about surviving in the jungles of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The next 75 to 90 days will be crucial to the survival of the cubs, say forest officials.
Spinal muscular atrophy, a life-threatening genetic disorder, affects one in 7,744 live births in India and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality in the country. Evrysdi, the first oral treatment for this disorder, launched today in India.
According to a white paper released by the health experts, the threat posed by the indiscriminate use of antibiotic medications can possibly worsen the health emergencies and impede the efforts aimed at eradicating diseases like tuberculosis. More details here.
The COVID cases in India are rising again. Active cases are over 400,000 now. Lauded for its COVID19 management practices earlier, Kerala is accounting for nearly 37 per cent of the country’s active caseload and a weekend lockdown has been announced from July 31. More details here.
A PIL filed by public health activists points out how a large chunk of the Indian population is dependent on the profit-driven private sector due to lack of healthcare in public hospitals. Among other things, the petition has demanded regulation of the private healthcare sector in the country.
CDC’s u-turn is in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) that has repeatedly emphasised on the need to wear masks, even by those who are vaccinated, in order to impede the spread of the Delta variant.
APEDA and the BEDF launched farmer awareness campaigns throughout seven states — Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir. The first such campaign was conducted in Gautam Buddha Nagar’s Jahangirpur town. Details here.