Delhi’s BJP-led government outlines its strategy to tackle heatstroke, dengue and climate-linked illnesses through disaster-management protocols, Ayushman Bharat reimbursements, newborn screening under the ANMOL scheme, expanded MRI and CT access via PPP, stricter EWS compliance in private hospitals, and an upcoming EV policy aimed at cleaner, more accessible public health and governance.
CSE report finds shrinking green cover, rising heat stress and weakening night-time cooling are making the capital increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 2 June 2026
With Ebola cases reported in Africa, India has activated surveillance, screening and hospital preparedness measures as experts emphasise that the risk for now remains low and manageable through early detection
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 1 June 2026
NFHS-6 data reveal a sharp rise in obesity and diabetes across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana, highlighting a major shift from undernutrition to chronic lifestyle diseases.
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 30 May 2026
The latest National Family Health Survey shows significant gains against child undernutrition, even as obesity and diabetes emerge as major public health challenges across several states
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 30 May 2026
More than 41 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, survivors are battling not only chronic illness but also collapsing health-care systems, delayed approvals, missing specialists and an exhausting bureaucracy that turns the fight for treatment into a daily struggle for dignity
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 21 May 2026
An examination of vote swings, deletion patterns and electoral margins reveals a layered story behind the BJP’s landmark victory in West Bengal. Even if the Trinamool Congress had retained all its previous voters, the BJP would still have won enough seats to comfortably form the government.
BY Kartikeya Batra 12 May 2026
Assam’s youngest candidate Kunki Chowdhury loses to BJP veteran Vijay Kumar Gupta in the newly carved urban seat
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 4 May 2026
Veteran leader Kipgen is the Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 3 May 2026
In Kairana, Iqra Choudhary is crafting a low-key but deliberate politics, focused on grievance redressal, local infrastructure, and intersectional representation rather than headline-grabbing schemes.
BY Mrinalini Dhyani 2 May 2026
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