Category: Health and Wellness

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday slammed Narendra Modi government for not complying with its order to supply enough Oxygen to Delhi for treating serious patients suffering from COVID-19. The Hon’ble court spared no words in castigating the government. It made statements like “Are you living in ivory towers?” and also said that you can put your head in the sand like an Ostrich, we will not. India has an independent judiciary and it has powers to order government and to take action against the erring officials. It also asked the government to show cause why contempt should not be ... Read more

A Mumbai-based NGO, Youth Dance Festival, has come to aid COVID-Positive house helpers and drivers at a time when the city is grappled with the much-severe second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Under this initiative, the NGO is providing all the free basic amenities needed by the Covid-infected patient.   YDF announced to help the house helpers, drivers and workers with free clinical benefits and meals. After the last successful campaign #BeSafeButBeKind ,this year with the assistance of the medical team they approached to offer free medical services including tests, oxygen cylinders and other things which are required during the treatment ... Read more

The ruling party in India, led by Prime Minister Modi was a strong force at one time. It was one of the few parties in recent that had an absolute majority for the two terms. The charisma of national leaders like Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Adityanath and others seemed like a strong recipe for success. However, all is not well for BJP now.  There is a difference between state and national elections. The state elections in India are fought primarily on local issues. It becomes very tough for political parties to continue performing in a state. It is far easier ... Read more

 The current wave of Covid 19 has shaken up not just the nation but the entire globe. Viral variant being more powerful is an airborne mutant for which single cloth masks and ordinary masks give insufficient protection. Most masks do not fit around the nose causing people to either wear it below their nose or to keep adjusting them.  To combat this mind boggling situation, World University of Design has come up with a new design that provides utmost safety along with the ease of functionality. Seeing the rise in Covid cases, fashion faculty Prof. Umair Khan of World University of Design along with his students and some ... Read more

Popular TV Anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away today. He was suffering from COVID-19 and also had cardiac issues. The exact cause of death is not yet clear but it looks more like a combination of the two. Till yesterday, he was tweeting and retweeting messages of people to help them get assistance from the authorities during this terrible pandemic.  Rajdeep Sardesai said, “Rohit and I had differing political views but always enjoyed debating without any rancour. We did a show one night that finished at 3 am (think it was SC verdict on Karnataka) after which he said, ‘boss ... Read more

The Supreme Court today literally warned State governments and police against clamping down on the spread of information or desperate calls for help through social media from citizens affected by COVID-19. A Special Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, D.Y. Chandrachud and S. Ravindra Bhat said any such move will attract the contempt of court.  “We don’t want any clampdown of information. We will treat it as a contempt of court if such grievances is considered for action. Let a strong message go to all the States and DGPs of States. Clampdown of information is contrary to basic precepts,” Justice Chandrachud ... Read more