Centre suggests night patrol, access control for medics' safety

Night patrolling on hospital premises and regulating access for people to key areas are among the measures the Centre has asked states to implement to ensure the safety of medics at workplaces,......

SC forms task force to devise safety protocol for medics

Observing that the safety and well-being of doctors is a matter of national interest, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for......

Medic murder: Delhi health services hit as doctors' strike enters Day 7

The doctors' strike is on in the national capital with Sunday marking a week of the indefinite protest over the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, causing disruption of services and affecting......

Now, Karnataka Wants To Scrap NEET

Karnataka has the highest number of medical seats in the country at 11,745, of which 3,750 seats were in government institutions and 7,995 seats were in private colleges. IMAGE: Karnataka Chief......

Life is tough for India's gig workers

India's gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the......

Will 2022 see some daunting labour reforms?

Ushering in a big wave of reforms by implementing the four labour codes, setting up the national social security fund to cover over 38 crore informal sector workers and improving the ease of doing......

Ministry bats for coronavirus vaccines for aviation staff

Railway employees including station masters, engine drivers, ticket checkers, etc too have been selected for vaccination and their list is being compiled for the exercise. IMAGE: A healthcare......

Budget making exercise starts, health outlay may get 50% boost

Outlay for infra is also expected to see a significant increase in view of the government’s Rs 111-trillion investment plan under the national infrastructure pipeline to develop social and......