Reportage

July 30, 2021

No tribal should be evicted without settlement of land rights: National Human Rights Commission

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.

Gaon Connection
July 29, 2021

UP ambulance strike Day 4: District admins arrange new drivers, thousands of former drivers continue to protest; patients suffer

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.

Gaon Connection
July 29, 2021

14 tiger reserves in India get global recognition for tiger conservation

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.

englishteam
July 29, 2021

Their mother dead and father courting another tigress, the four cubs in Panna are on self-learning mode

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.

Arun Singh
July 29, 2021

Oral treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic neurological disorder, now available in India

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.

Gaon Connection
July 29, 2021

Antimicrobial resistance could possibly become next public health crisis: Experts

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.

Gaon Connection
July 29, 2021

Kerala reports over 50% of India’s daily COVID19 cases; state announces complete weekend lockdown

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.

Gaon Connection
July 28, 2021

SC notice to Centre and state govts on plea seeking affordable healthcare for all

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.

Shivani Gupta
July 28, 2021

Should fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors or not? Here’s what top American public health agency has to say

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.

Gaon Connection
July 28, 2021

Export boost in sight, basmati rice farmers being trained about judicious use of pesticides

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.

Divendra Singh