New analysis shows that the extreme heat event in Uttar Pradesh in June this year was made at least two times more likely by human-caused climate change While northwestern parts of the country were reeling under the effects of Cyclone Biparjoy last week, a heatwave in Uttar Pradesh claimed the lives of many. Beginning from June 14, the rising temperatures in UP and nearby state Bihar has led to hospitalisations of...
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Dengue patient injected with ‘mosambi’ juice | U.P. hospital building to be sealed for ‘demolition’ -Mayank Kumar
-The Hindu Platelets “stored in an improper way” was transfused to the patient, not sweet lime juice, says Prayagraj District Magistrate. Amid allegations of intravenously administering mosambi (sweet lime) juice instead of platelets to a 32-year-old dengue patient, who later died, in Uttar Pradesh, the Prayagraj Development Authority on Wednesday issued a notice to the Global Hospital and Trauma Centre, asking it to vacate the premises by October 28, 11 a.m. so...
More »Uttar Pradesh govt cancels all doctors' leaves as Dengue cases rise -Manjiri Chitre
-Hindustan Times Between January and September this year, the state reported 2,103 dengue cases. The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday cancelled the leaves of all the doctors and paramedical staff in the state in view of the rising cases of dengue. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said that “all measures are being taken to avoid the spread”, reported news agency ANI. “Cases less as compared to last year. Beds are reserved in hospitals...
More »Nandurbar’s nutrition centres are showing dismal results in helping malnourished children -Tabassum Barnagarwala
-Scroll.in Less than half the malnourished children admitted at the district’s nutrition rehabilitation centres since 2021 have gained the targeted weight. Chandni Patle placed Bau Pawara, a feeble-looking 17-month-old baby, on an electronic weighing machine. The child, with bony limbs, was quiet and inactive – unusual for toddlers his age. It was early September, and this was his fourth check-up in two months at the nutrition rehabilitation centre in Dhadgaon, in Maharashtra’s...
More »'Revdi Culture' or Govt's Basic Responsibility? What Prioritising Welfare Is Really About -Deepanshu Mohan
-TheWire.in States like Delhi (despite its unique multi-party governance architecture), West Bengal, Kerala (or even Goa and Sikkim) perform better compared to UP when it comes to being measured for securing access to basic social, economic services. In a veiled attack against BJP’s political opponents, accusing them of promising ‘freebies’ (revdi) in exchange for electoral votes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned people, especially the youth, against this “revdi culture”, saying...
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