Today marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of Ayushman Bharat, with reports indicating the scope of the initiative’s success – and plans for its future. Officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Ayushman Bharat offers health insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year to economically vulnerable families – …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has again appealed for India to end the use of single-use plastic for the good of the environment. Attending an event in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Modi joined a group of trash collectors and sorted through waste with them, separating plastic from other refuse. The day saw the launch of a ‘Swachata …
India is taking a big leap to promote alternative medicine and opening 12,500 centres is a significant step in this direction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Promoting alternative medicine practices has been a major tenet of the Central government’s vision for healthcare since the BJP came to power in 2014, with the Union Ministry …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Fit India’ movement yesterday in a bid to improve the country’s health and wellbeing. “Fitness has always been an integral part of our culture. But there is indifference towards fitness issues now,” he said at the event. “With technology, physical activity has reduced. We walk less now and the …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the opportunity of his most recent Mann Ki Baat radio address to announce a campaign for a fit India, beginning August 29th. “It will be an interesting campaign for all alike, women, children, young and old,” he said. The announcement of the campaign could serve as a boon to the …
The Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium will be renamed in honour of leading BJP politician Arun Jaitley, who died on Saturday at the age of 66. The former Union Finance Minister was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) earlier this month, complaining of ‘breathlessness and restlessness’. A statement issued by AIIMS affirmed …
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High-value claims made by Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries are increasing, reports say. The scheme – officially the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) – offers insurance coverage to economically vulnerable families of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year. Estimates project that, by the end of the year, high-value claims (those over Rs 30,000) will …
One of India’s leading youth politicians has called for a plastic ban to be enacted. “The need of the hour is to ban production, usage and sale of plastic,” proclaimed Aditya Thackeray, who leads the youth wing of the Shiv Sena political party. In an earlier tweet, Thackeray said “banning production, use and sale of …
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Is the government planning to bring in a law on population regulation? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements cautioning India over what he called its ‘reckless population explosion’ may be a hint. Does India need such a law when it is staring at a slowdown? “Population explosion has been occuring at an unrestrained pace. This population …
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The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has offered praise for the controversial National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, in a marked departure from the criticism it has faced from much of India’s medical fraternity. “We are of the opinion that the NMC Act is good for society,” stated president of the DMA Dr Girish Tyagi. “It will …
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