Healthcare system in India needs a major push especially during the time of a pandemic when there is a shortage of nurses and other health professionals. Jaipur: On the day the United States celebrates nurses, India is acutely feeling the need for more nurses. India is set to face the biggest shortage of nurses in the […]
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Prisons in Uttar Pradesh housed almost a quarter of India’s total inmate population in 2019. Delhi: The fear of COVID-19 spread in prisons is forcing Indian prisons to take necessary steps to avoid the formation of potential clusters, given that India’s occupancy rate is about 170 percent. This means that in a space earmarked for […]
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Several groups of farmers are sitting at toll plazas supporting the farmers’ protest in Delhi amidst the lockdown in the state of Haryana. Haryana: Groups of farmers continue to protest on highway toll plazas in Haryana despite the state-wide curfew. Since late 2020, farmers from wheat bowl states have been protesting at the borders of […]
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As most internships go online, students worry they won’t acquire any skills due to lack of practical experience. Bengaluru: Students pursuing their Bachelor’s in Engineering got no hands-on experience in their internships, as they were conducted online due to the pandemic. Pranav K Bhat, a final year engineering student feels the lack of hands-on experience […]
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The number of people who come forward to take children for foster care from child care institutions in Kerala has decreased because of the pandemic. Kerala: On National Foster Care Day, the state is struggling to promote foster care.Fewer people are opting for taking in foster children during the pandemic so Kerala’s Child Care Institutions […]
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People in home isolation, especially in remote areas find it difficult to get oximeters due to very high prices or unavailability amidst a devastating second wave of Covid-19. DELHI: Neha Chaudhary, currently studying in the United Kingdom (UK), was trying to order an oximeter the morning her parents’ health started deteriorating. Her parents live in […]
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People running tiffin services are helping Covid patients by providing nutritious food. Jaipur: Tiffin services have seen a boom during this time, as COVID-19 patients are home quarantined and are not able to cook for themselves. Arpit Garg from Amrit Dham tiffin services delivers tiffins to Covid-19 patients isolated at home. , He said, […]
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After more than a year of online classes, fashion design students still struggle to get hands-on experience. Indore: Back in the olden days of 2019, Piya, then a freshman fashion design student, was excited to get some hands-on experience at her college’s design lab. She eagerly awaited the year’s end to experience her true passion […]
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Months have passed but Anganwadi workers/helpers-turned covid-warriors have not received their salaries in Haryana. Haryana: Aasha Nain, an Anganwadi helper for 25 years, has taken up domestic work during the pandemic. She works for six households, while she waits for her salary to get credited to her account. She was receiving her salary on the […]
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Cancer patients are finding it difficult to receive medication and treatment during the pandemic which is affecting their mental health too. Kolkata: It was in 2019 when Sunetra started having breathing problems. Not knowing the cause, she consulted several doctors and many blood tests later, she was diagnosed with leukaemia. After a bone marrow […]
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