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India surpasses 50,000 NQAS-certified public health facilities, marking ma
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Launched in 2015 with just 10 certified facilities, the NQAS programme initially focused on District Hospitals. Over the years, it has expanded to cover Sub-District Hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs), and Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, including Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Urban PHC
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"BJP running away from issue of pollution": AAP stages protest in Delhi As
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Atishi drew attention to the severe public health impact of Delhi's worsening air quality. She said young children are now "forced to take steroid inhalers," major hospitals like AIIMS are filled with patients struggling to breathe, and senior citizens are facing li
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AAP holds protest in Delhi Assembly premises over rising air pollution
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded AQI at 260 in the 'Poor' category by 8 am on Monday.
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"149 people are receiving treatment," says DM Shivam Verma on Indore's wat
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"Yesterday, we surveyed more than 5000 homes, and mild symptoms like vomiting were reported in 65 people, of whom 17 were admitted. A total of 149 people are receiving treatment at the hospital...We are ensuring that proper treatment is being provided to them," Shivam Verma said.
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Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel reiterates PM Modi's vision of 'healthcare for
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Chief Minister issued necessary directions during the meeting, following detailed discussions and a thorough review of the progress of key Centrally Sponsored schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the public health-oriented vision of "Healthcare for All."
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Gujarat leads among major states in urban legacy waste disposal; 273.33 la
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Government of Gujarat, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, continues to work towards making cities green, clean, and livable, guided by the mantra that 'urbanisation is not a problem but an opportunity.'
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'Ease of doing business at cost of ease of breathing': Jairam Ramesh slams
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Congress leader accused the Centre of prioritising "ease of doing business" over environmental protection. "I don't understand why the Modi government, in the name of ease of doing business, is destroying the ease of breathing and the ease of living. If you tamper with nature, if you
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Mayawati expresses deep sorrow over deaths from contaminated water in Indo
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
She called the incident extremely tragic and concerning, noting that public outrage across the country over such government negligence and indifference is natural.
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"He kept vomiting": Brother of deceased labourer narrates ordeal amid Indo
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Likhar recalled the final moments before his sibling, Arvind Likhar, lost his life, allegedly after consuming the polluted water, saying that the latter lost his life on the way to the hospital.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Indore water contamination deaths
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least seven people died and more than 40 others fell ill after consuming contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, according to a release by th
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Water contamination incident reflects irresponsible behaviour of Indore Mu
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey on Thursday called the Indore water contamination a "very unfortunate" incident after at least four people died after allegedly consuming contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura area.
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Rampant use of antibiotics losing their effectiveness that don't kill bact
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In his recent 'Mann Ki Baat' address, PM Modi cited an ICMR report to underscore how indiscriminate antibiotic use is driving AMR, making common infections harder to treat. Dr Shetty echoed these concerns, describing AMR as a looming crisis that could revert medicine to a "pre-penicillin
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