The medical rights would become meaningful only when built on a strong information mechanism about patients, doctors as well as healthcare establishments. In 2018, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with the National Human Rights Commission released a draft of ‘Charter of Patient Rights’ – an assembly of provisions in laws and judgments […]
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Heavy Rush At ‘Wine Shops’ Makes Commuters To Crawl At Hyderabad Roads
Traffic jams a regular affair mainly during peak hours and now the crowded wine shops are despised not only for selling liquor that often leads to road accidents, but also for adding to motorists’ woes by bringing traffic to a halt on quite a few stretches in Hyderabad. As dusk nears, the stretches where wine […]
Why Several ‘Non-Cadre Officers’ Promoted Against ‘AIS Cadre Officers’ In Telangana Govt Key Posts?
The trend on the rise across States, and Telangana is no exception in this unbeuracratic behavour towards government employees on top positioms. A strange situation is prevailing in Telangana. When several IAS and IPS cadre officers are waiting for postings or those in ‘loop line’ posts are looking for ‘better’ assignments, they are being filled […]
TRS Supremo KCR To Offer Cash-For-Vote In MLC Elections In Telangana?
Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has been targeting his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu in the cash-for-vote case of 2015, in which the latter allegedly tried to buy the vote of a nominated MLC to secure victory for the TDP candidate in the MLC elections. But, going by the […]
The ‘Dwindling Farmlands’ Of Anantapur District In Andhra Pradesh
Few districts can demonstrate how droughts can break farmers’ backs as Anantapur. The Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh anyway throws up a challenging landscape to agriculturists. Even among those four southern districts Anantapur has historically been the worst off.The district has been drought-prone for more than a century, rainfall data shows. The situation has only […]
A Story Of A ‘Locksmith’ In Old City Of Hyderabad
In his early 50s, Mohammed Saber Ahmed is a relaxed man, which is quite unusual for other craftsmen and artisans, who are anxious about their future and dwindling earnings. Ahmed, on the other hand, says he has no worries. “I am confident that my vocation will continue for another 15 years. People in the older […]
Drastic Dip In Indian Biodiversity Has Now Become A Big Risk
Environmental and FAO experts warns about the proportion of livestock breeds at risk of extinction is increasing and plant diversity in farmers’ fields is decreasing at a drastic low. India’s biodiversity — the variety of life at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels — is under severe threat, says The State of the World’s Biodiversity […]
Deadly Consequenses Ahead As India’s 2-Million-Tonne ‘E-Waste Recycling’ Works
India generates more than two million tonnes of e-waste annually, and also imports undisclosed amounts of e-waste from other countries from around the world – including Australia. The world produces 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) per year, according to a recent UN report, but only 20% is formally recycled. Much of […]
‘Child Labour’ Rescued From ‘Brick Kiln’ In Hyderabad Despite Stringent Laws
As many as 13 children were rescued from brick kilns in the outskirts of Hyderabad on Tuesday, many of these children were adolescents above the age of 14. Labour Department officials say, there could be cases of bonded labour at the brick kiln but require the Revenue Department to assess if the workers are paid […]