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After First Playing Hardball, Mamata Invites Striking Doctors to Meet

The doctors, who struck work for the fourth day...

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Watch | Understanding the Doctors’ Strike in Bengal and Its Political Context

The Wire Staff 15/06/2019

The doctor’s strike in the state has spread to...

Ruchi, a new mother undergoing treatment at the Madwara community health centre is afraid that she will contract an infection from her stay. Photo: Khabar Lahariya

No Medicines or Sanitary Pads, Rats Eat Patients’ Food in UP Health Centre

Khabar Lahariya 14/06/2019

While surgical deliveries can be provided only at care...

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The Ancient Alliance Between Asian Elephants and Their Human Neighbours

Rachel Love Nuwer 14/06/2019

In 'Giants of the Monsoon Forest', Jacob Shell shows...

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Bengal Strike: More Than 100 Doctors Resign From State-Run Hospitals

The Wire Staff 14/06/2019

Relatives of Trinamool Congress members have also criticised the...

The programme sets an overall cap on the permitted PM emissions in Surat’s textile industry. Representational image. Source: United Nations Photos/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Gujarat’s Emission Trading Scheme is India’s First Real Battle in War Against Air Pollution

Siddharth Goel 14/06/2019

The scheme is a marked departure from the traditional...

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Bihar Govt is Blaming Low Blood Sugar for Children’s Deaths From Suspected Encephalitis

The Wire Staff 14/06/2019

The death toll has climbed to 43.