Despite collecting a cess specifically for health, the Centre’s spending on health is now lower than it was before the cess was imposed, both as a share of the total budget and as a proportion of the GDP.Before the health cess was introduced in 2018, the allocation for health was 2.4% of total govt expenditure…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the right to menstrual hygiene is an integral part of the right to life and the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution.The top court has issued a series of binding directions to states, Union Territories and schools to ensure dignity, health and equality…
A coalition of multisectoral experts from a range of global institutions has lent its weight to petitioners in the stray dog case being heard in Supreme Court. The coalition warned that authorities’ proposals to remove and mass-shelter India’s free-living community dogs could undermine public health, go beyond the law, destabilise urban ecosystems and impose enormous…
Health authorities in Greater Noida have confirmed the presence of E. coli bacteria in a drinking water sample collected from the Delta Sector, raising serious concerns over water safety after several residents reported falling ill. The confirmation came after multiple cases of vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain, and fever were reported in the area, prompting the…
Damien Martyn (Image credit: Instagram) Former Australia cricketer Damien Martyn, who was recently diagnosed with meningitis and admitted to a hospital on the Gold Coast, is on the path to recovery, according to a report quoting his family. The 54-year-old former right-handed batter, who played 67 Tests, was earlier reported to have been placed in…
Meditation is far from a modern fad. Archaeologists trace its origins back to around 5,000 BCE, with ties to ancient civilizations in Egypt and China, as well as religious traditions including Judaism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Today, an estimated 200 to 500 million people worldwide practice meditation regularly In a significant move…
It’s finally that time of the year! Winters in North India come with a distinct mood altogether. The atmosphere is cold, the quilt is all the more cozy, and the food table transforms into a procession of all sorts of delicacies: gajar ka halwa, butter chicken, sizzling pakode, revdi, and gajak. The catch is that…
NEW DELHI: As air quality deteriorated to ‘severe plus’ across Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday directed Delhi and NCR state governments to ensure the immediate suspension of all outdoor physical sports activities, warning that their continuation poses a “serious health risk to children.“In a letter to the chief secretaries of…
A recent video by Delhi-based Surgical Gastroenterology Specialist Dr Anshuman Kaushal, known on Instagram as theangry_doc, has sparked renewed discussion about the rapidly growing market of zero-sugar and diet-labelled products. In the video, Dr Kaushal warns that foods marketed as sugar-free can mislead consumers into believing they are harmless. In reality, these products may promote…
The TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday at the growing scrutiny of his health, asserting that he is in great shape and media reports to the contrary are “purposely negative” hit jobs.The trigger for a blistering presidential reprimand was a NYT story headlined “Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities…