People for Ethical Treatment of Animals India has called on the neighbouring country's Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, to take decisive action to halt mass slaughter of animals during the upcoming Gadhimai Festival from December 7 to 9. In letters to Oli and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Peta India highlighted the grave risks posed by the festival to public …
As part of the BBMP’s public health strategy, the civic body is working on setting up a Metropolitan Surveillance Unit on the premises of the Public Health Institute. The unit that will be fully funded by the Centre will help the civic body in putting in place a structured surveillance system and identify potential disease outbreaks, said K.V. Asserting the …
The outbreak of Covid-19 and the associated lockdowns have exacerbated pre-existing vulnerabilities of marginalised groups living in Indian cities/towns, including workers engaged in the informal sector as well urban poor living in congested and overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate housing and limited access to water, sanitation and health facilities – all of which are essential to reduce chances of getting …
