-Hindustan Times HT learns that the meeting, attended by several secretaries of the Government, saw the minister emphasising the need to focus on positive news. Around 300 top officials of the central Government participated in a workshop titled Effective Communications, conducted by Abhishek Singh, the CEO of MyGov, a Government platform for citizen engagement, aimed at helping them “create a positive image of the Government”, manage “perception through effectively highlighting positive stories...
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It's time for the Govt. to ensure social security of returnee migrants & provide them free vaccination, asks civil society group
-Press release by Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN) dated 5th May, 2021 Soon after the lockdown was imposed in 2020, a group of around 100 volunteers formed Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN). Last year, SWAN responded to distress calls from over 30,000 migrant workers from across India. It connected these workers to local organisations and Government officials providing rations, assisted them with their travel arrangements, and distributed over Rs.63 lakhs in...
More »Biden undecided on COVID-related TRIPS waiver, as Republican lawmakers oppose India's proposal at WTO -Sriram Lakshman
-The Hindu 12 Republican lawmakers write a seven-page letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on the issue U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he had not made a decision on whether the U.S. would support an Indian and South African initiative at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to waive Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to facilitate the production of COVID-19 related vaccines and therapeutics around the world. “Well, we’re...
More »Nandurbar model: How a Maharashtra district is beating Covid-19 with its 'oxygen nurses' -Vidya
-IndiaToday.com Nandurbar, a tribal district in Maharashtra, has evolved a model that ensures optimum use of medical oxygen. The district had started planning for its oxygen needs in September last year and has installed three plants since then. Today, it's self-sufficient in oxygen and is supplying the excess to other districts. The term 'oxygen nurse' was coined in Nandurbar, a tribal district in Maharashtra, for its optimum utilisation of oxygen cylinders. Following...
More »A paradigm shift in Supreme Court after Justice NV Ramana takes over as CJI -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu The decisions regarding journalist Siddique Kappan, the second COVID-19 wave and sedition law show a rejuvenation is happening within the court. A series of decisions within a week since Justice N.V. Ramana took over as the 48th Chief Justice of India shows a rejuvenation happening within the Supreme Court in its role as the guardian of rights of ordinary people. The court has not flinched while ordering a reluctant Uttar Pradesh...
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