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On February 7, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report, “Compassion and primary health care”, which recognises compassion as a transformative force in primary health care. The Director-General of WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for an exploration of the role of compassion in global health, with specific attention to its impact … Read more
‘A unified ‘One Nation, One Business’ Identity system could dramatically simplify compliance, reducing bureaucratic friction and the opportunities for corrupt practices’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Despite concerted efforts to combat corruption, red-tapism and bribery remain formidable barriers to business growth in India. A recent “India Business Corruption Survey 2024” presents a troubling picture: 66% … Read more
To announce one’s retirement finally at 42 years of age and especially when you are the best ranked Indian in the world at 42, is something that very few sportspersons could only dream of, let alone achieve. It is fitting it has happened to five-time Olympian Sharath Kamal, who is one of the nicest human beings … Read more
Justice (retired) V. Ramaswami, who died last week in Chennai at the ripe age of 96, was at the centre of a political and legal storm in the early 1990s. He was the first judge against whom impeachment proceedings were initiated. He would have been the first judge of the Supreme Court to be removed … Read more
The Delhi Directorate of Education has announced the results for the Economically Weaker Section (E.W.S) and Disadvantaged Group (D.G) category admissions for the upcoming academic session on March 5, following a computerised draw of lots. Out of more than two lakh applications, approximately 44,000 children were selected for admission to Nursery, Kinder Garten, and Class … Read more
Pasumai Vidhaigal, an NGO, has planted more than 1,000 saplings of fruit trees on the campus of the Ullavoor government school in Kancheepuram district. The students of the Ullavoor government school in Kancheepuram district would have a mini-forest behind their school premises as Pasumai Vidhaigal, a non-governmental organisation, has planted more than 1,000 saplings of … Read more
Daily Quiz | On countries that were part of the Soviet Union A burning gas crater nicknamed ‘door to hell’, which is located in Turkmenistan START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Capital of which modern day country hosted the meeting in 1920 where the Communist Party of India was formed? 2 / 6 | … Read more
Is public health a science, meticulously grounded in evidence, or is it an art, relying on creativity and human connection to inspire change? Medical science provides knowledge about diseases, vaccines, and preventive medicine; engineering science ensures infrastructure such as clean water, sanitation, and pollution control; while social science addresses human behaviour, health policies, and societal … Read more
On the measles epidemic in the United States that has already claimed two lives, the need to invest in women’s health, the continuing struggle of ASHA workers in the country, and more There is no shying away from the fact that without eternal vigilance at the turnstile of the infectious diseases pathway into the community, … Read more
