How India Saved More Than 100,000 Lives

The vaccination drive was only one important part of India's globally recognised pandemic management and response strategy, observes Dr Vinod K Paul, member (health), NITI Aayog. IMAGE: A......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

Centre issues norms for administering measles, rubella vaccines to kids

Amid an increase in the number of measles cases, the Centre has asked states to consider administering one additional dose of measles and rubella vaccines to all children, aged 9 months to 5 years,......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

How COVID-19 could change India's political economy

'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore. IMAGE: Indians walk......

Modi govt puts brakes on India's universal health plan

The National Health Assurance Mission aims to provide free drugs, diagnostic services and insurance for serious ailments for India's 1.2 billion people. Image: A drastic cutback of an ambitious......

Save lives, fight air pollution

The alarming level of air pollution in Indian cities, highlighted in reports from academia across the world and global agencies, has at last woken up people who matter in India. What has struck......

It's safety first for corporate India

The government is hardly in a position to provide stimulus to industry.That's a given. But can industry help itself and in turn contribute to economic growth? Corporate India's answer to that is an......