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Indian gynaecologists conduct ultrasound examinations on pregnant women at a government-run hospital in the northeastern Indian city of Agartala

Mandatory Sex Determination in Maharashtra Will Endanger Pregnant Women, Say Activists

Varsha Torgalkar 12/04/2017

The recommendation of compulsory prenatal sex determination is aimed...

A doctor explaining a pellet injury by looking at a CT scan. Credit: Shome Basu

Use of Pellet Guns Has Caused a Public Health Crisis in Kashmir

Sarojini Nadimpally 29/03/2017

In addition to being a violation of human rights,...

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Disability Activists Slam Regressive Clause in New Act That Allows Discrimination

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 24/03/2017

The contentious clause allows establishments to discriminate against persons...

An Indian police officer or unit may have helped British police gain illegal access to various email accounts. Credit: Reuters

Indian Police Helped Scotland Yard Hack Into Emails of Greenpeace and Other Activists, Says Report

The Wire Staff 22/03/2017

A British police intelligence unit allegedly relied on an...

Government hospitals Reuters

Why Public-Private Collaboration is Bad News For Healthcare in India

Bijoya Roy 20/03/2017

Public-private partnerships offer little assurance in providing integrated and...

A Rohingya man walks through the jhuggi camp in Shaheen Bagh as a woman looks on from inside her home. More than 40 families pay rent to live on the land, a 10-minute walk from the main road. Many earn income by rag-picking plastic, paper and glass recyclables from the road and sorting it for resale at the camp. Credit: Meagan Clark

Photo Feature: Rohingya Refugees in Delhi Denied Healthcare, Education

Meagan Clark 17/03/2017

Although the Rohingya community in Delhi worries about their...

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National Health Policy Drops Proposal to Make Health a Fundamental Right

Anoo Bhuyan 17/03/2017

The new policy unveiled in parliament also envisages an...