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Front-of-pack Labelling Important for Reducing Obesity in India, Say Experts
05 May 2022
Twenty-two Indian public health and consumer organisations have come together to oppose the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) plan to label ultra-processed foods with ‘Health…
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Organisations Urge Health Ministry to add Warning Labels for Unhealthy Food Products
02 May 2022
The Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) is developing a Front-of-Pack Labelling on the unhealthy food products and has decided to include ‘Health Star Rating’ in the draft regulation.
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Cost of Non-COVID Healthcare Saw Huge Rise During Pandemic, Says Study
13 Apr 2022
Enrolment under Publicly Funded Health Insurance (PFHI) schemes, including the flagship Ayushman Bharat, was not effective in reducing Out of Pocket Expenditure or catastrophic expenditure.
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Large Number of Vacancies Across Tribunals, Appellate Tribunals: Govt Data
08 Apr 2022
The vacancies raise questions on the justice delivery system as tribunals are institutions that play an important role in discharging judicial or quasi-judicial duties.
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NREGA Wage Rates See Meagre Increase, Activists Raise Concern
01 Apr 2022
The hike ranges from a meagre Rs 4 to a maximum of Rs 21 for various states and Union Territories (UTs), while the workers of three states — Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura — will receive no hike at…
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High Vacancies, Over-Utilised Lines, Pending Projects, But Govt Adamant on Privatising Railways
19 Mar 2022
Despite the government’s intent to withdraw, it has received a cold response from the private sector on offers to operate mail and express trains and received only two bids so far.
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Petition Demands Marketing Code for Pharmaceutical Companies, SC Asks Govt to Respond
14 Mar 2022
The petition has been filed by the Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives’ Association of India (FMRAI) and Amitava Guha, National Coordinator of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), praying for…
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India Had 40 Lakh Excess COVID-19 Deaths, Says Lancet Study
11 Mar 2022
The study highlighted that India had the highest excess COVID-19 deaths across the world, and accounted for 22% of the global deaths.
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Odisha Villagers Continue to Protest Jindal Steel Plant Despite Police ‘Brutality’
01 Mar 2022
The plant violates the Forest Rights Act and will displace the Adivasis of Jagatsinghpur’s Dhinkia village, according to activists.
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Hunger Watch Survey: With Income Loss and Food Insecurity, India’s Poor Struggle to Cope
24 Feb 2022
Two years into the pandemic, 66% of the survey respondents said that their income decreased as compared to the pre-pandemic period.