A new cancer day-care facility in Vidisha tests decentralised oncology care
The DAE-Tata Memorial model is being extended closer to district-level patients, where travel and continuity of care often become major barriers.
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Health & Social Issues
Exam-relevant current affairs and explainers for Health & Social Issues.
India’s packaged-food crackdown is really a governance story
Enforcement against misleading labels, hygiene failures and unsafe products is exposing the gap between food-market growth and regulatory capacity.
India’s ambulance gap is an emergency-care problem, not just a vehicle shortage
The real question is whether India has a coordinated pre-hospital emergency-care network with the right vehicles, staff and response times.
Why the Western Zonal Council matters for India’s federal system
The 28th Western Zonal Council meeting offers a useful window into how Centre-State coordination works beyond Parliament and the courts.
Poshan Maah 2026 shifts attention to community ownership of Anganwadis
The ninth Rashtriya Poshan Maah is scheduled to begin on September 9 with a governance theme that goes beyond nutrition delivery alone.
Border villages are being treated as security infrastructure. The logic behind VVP
VVP-I and VVP-II together carry a ₹11,639 crore outlay, linking connectivity and livelihoods with the strategic goal of sustaining populated border communities.
India’s industrial output growth slows to 6.7% in July
Official data showed manufacturing stayed strong, while mining contracted and overall growth cooled from June’s revised pace.
More than 90,000 affected as Himalayan disaster risks trigger fresh evacuations
Rescue work in Nepal was briefly halted after a landslide-dammed lake began overflowing, adding to fears of cascading floods.
Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000 as rescue enters a harder phase
More than 1,000 people have died and thousands remain missing after the Himalayan disaster. Rescue teams are still trying to reach remote communities and trapped hydropower workers.
‘Toxic’ crosses ₹190 crore worldwide after its second day
The Yash-starrer opened strongly but saw a sharp second-day drop, according to entertainment trade coverage.
Perspective: why RBI communication is becoming a market issue
Recent signals on liquidity and rates have not always pointed in the same direction, increasing the burden on investors to infer policy intent.
Perspective: oil chokepoints and AI optimism are pulling markets in opposite directions
Hormuz disruption keeps inflation risk elevated while Nvidia’s outlook continues to support the technology trade.