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Finance Minister Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget 2025 speech that gig workers will receive ID cards and healthcare access via a social security scheme. The government will invest in street vendors and online workers, providing identity cards and e-Shram portal registration. The PM SVANidhi scheme will be revamped with enhanced bank...
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Opinion | Refurbished Devices: A Gateway to Healthcare Accessibility in India
This is not just an economic opportunity but a moral imperativeensuring that quality healthcare is accessible to every Indian, regardless of their location or income.
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The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
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Medical Body's New Rules Ban Doctors From Getting Gifts From Pharma Firms
Doctors and their families must not receive any gifts, travel facilities, hospitality, cash or access to recreation from pharma companies or their representatives, commercial healthcare establishments and medical device firms under any pretext.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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Country's Health Service Undergoing "Rapid Transformation," Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country's health service is undergoing a "rapid transformation", asserting that in the last nine years the poor have realized that medical facilities are easily accessible to them.
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States Responsible For Enforcing Menstrual Health Related Schemes: Centre
The Centre has told Supreme Court that it is dedicated to improve access to menstrual hygiene for young girls but the responsibility of providing healthcare services lies with the respective state governments as public health is a state subject.
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India Centers Equitable Healthcare Access In G20 Presidency
In its ongoing G20 Presidency, India strives for equitable access to healthcare for all. India is also giving a lot of importance to a value-based healthcare system.
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First Deaf Lawyer, Saudamini Pethe, Enrolls With Delhi Bar Council
Saudamini Pethe -- the first deaf advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi -- wants to work for the rights of the hearing impaired and help them gain access to education, healthcare and justice.
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AIIMS Delhi Cyberattack Highlights Security Risks, Online Operations Resume After Two Weeks
AIIMS Delhi was hit by a cyberattack two weeks ago, crippling the online services of Delhi's leading hospital, which resumed online registrations on Wednesday. The November 23 attack on AIIMS Delhi was followed by a series of failed attempts to hack the country's top medical research organisation, the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Free Education, Healthcare Not Freebies: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted that free education and healthcare are not freebies and said if people are given access to them, India can become the top country in the world.
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Bharti Airtel Partners with Apollo Hospitals, Cisco on 5G Connected Ambulance
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has partnered with Apollo Hospitals and Cisco to create a 5G connected ambulance that transforms access to healthcare and saves lives in emergency situations.
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Flipkart Big Saving Days 2021 Sale Goes Live: Deals on Smartphones, Smart TVs, More
Flipkart Big Saving Days 2021's December edition has been announced and will go live from December 16 to 21 for all users. The sale will have deals on smartphones, tablets, speakers, healthcare appliances, grooming appliances, smart TVs, and other electronics items. Flipkart Plus members have got early access to the sale today.
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1 in 4 Indians Faced Caste, Religion Bias In Health Services: Oxfam India
A third of Muslims, over 20 per cent Dalits and Adivasis, and 30 per cent of the overall respondents reported are being discriminated against on grounds of religion, caste or because of illness or health conditions in hospitals or by healthcare profe
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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission To Ensure Equitable Healthcare Delivery: Bill Gates
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, and said this will help ensure equitable, accessible healthcare delivery and accelerate progress on India'
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Finance Minister Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget 2025 speech that gig workers will receive ID cards and healthcare access via a social security scheme. The government will invest in street vendors and online workers, providing identity cards and e-Shram portal registration. The PM SVANidhi scheme will be revamped with enhanced bank...
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Opinion | Refurbished Devices: A Gateway to Healthcare Accessibility in India
This is not just an economic opportunity but a moral imperativeensuring that quality healthcare is accessible to every Indian, regardless of their location or income.
-
The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
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Medical Body's New Rules Ban Doctors From Getting Gifts From Pharma Firms
Doctors and their families must not receive any gifts, travel facilities, hospitality, cash or access to recreation from pharma companies or their representatives, commercial healthcare establishments and medical device firms under any pretext.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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Country's Health Service Undergoing "Rapid Transformation," Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country's health service is undergoing a "rapid transformation", asserting that in the last nine years the poor have realized that medical facilities are easily accessible to them.
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States Responsible For Enforcing Menstrual Health Related Schemes: Centre
The Centre has told Supreme Court that it is dedicated to improve access to menstrual hygiene for young girls but the responsibility of providing healthcare services lies with the respective state governments as public health is a state subject.
-
India Centers Equitable Healthcare Access In G20 Presidency
In its ongoing G20 Presidency, India strives for equitable access to healthcare for all. India is also giving a lot of importance to a value-based healthcare system.
-
First Deaf Lawyer, Saudamini Pethe, Enrolls With Delhi Bar Council
Saudamini Pethe -- the first deaf advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi -- wants to work for the rights of the hearing impaired and help them gain access to education, healthcare and justice.
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AIIMS Delhi Cyberattack Highlights Security Risks, Online Operations Resume After Two Weeks
AIIMS Delhi was hit by a cyberattack two weeks ago, crippling the online services of Delhi's leading hospital, which resumed online registrations on Wednesday. The November 23 attack on AIIMS Delhi was followed by a series of failed attempts to hack the country's top medical research organisation, the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Free Education, Healthcare Not Freebies: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted that free education and healthcare are not freebies and said if people are given access to them, India can become the top country in the world.
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Bharti Airtel Partners with Apollo Hospitals, Cisco on 5G Connected Ambulance
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has partnered with Apollo Hospitals and Cisco to create a 5G connected ambulance that transforms access to healthcare and saves lives in emergency situations.
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Flipkart Big Saving Days 2021 Sale Goes Live: Deals on Smartphones, Smart TVs, More
Flipkart Big Saving Days 2021's December edition has been announced and will go live from December 16 to 21 for all users. The sale will have deals on smartphones, tablets, speakers, healthcare appliances, grooming appliances, smart TVs, and other electronics items. Flipkart Plus members have got early access to the sale today.
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1 in 4 Indians Faced Caste, Religion Bias In Health Services: Oxfam India
A third of Muslims, over 20 per cent Dalits and Adivasis, and 30 per cent of the overall respondents reported are being discriminated against on grounds of religion, caste or because of illness or health conditions in hospitals or by healthcare profe
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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission To Ensure Equitable Healthcare Delivery: Bill Gates
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the launch of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, and said this will help ensure equitable, accessible healthcare delivery and accelerate progress on India'
