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Three months on, the CorroHealth file is closed. Some 800 employees in Kochi and Kozhikode were relieved overnight on 3 July; by 20 July the company had settled for seven months’ gross salary. The employees had asked for reinstatement; they […] The post The Workers Kerala Does Not See appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).

The UK announces US$1.32 billion in commercial deals with India across AI, healthcare, aviation and engineering, following the India-UK CETA implementation.

1 "Log hamesha 'Mann ki Baat' sunte rahenge to 'Mann ki Baat' bolenge kab?" — Overheard in a flower shop by protesters pretending to be tourists. 2 “Of course we support people's right to protest peacefully. But we reserve the right to decide if they can do it in public.” — Overheard on a Broadcast news channel.  3 "Pehle ghar mein cardio karta tha. Ab protest mein karta hoon.” — Overheard in the Decathlon running section. 4 “CM Rekha Gupta finally addressed the public...at a Dandiya Raas.”

Women account for 43% of India’s Ayush services workforce, with representation exceeding 50% across wellness, education and healthcare segments.

“The biggest change after I moved into the new role was that I no longer spent my time in the field and with communities the way I used to. There were meetings, planning, review calls, reporting, and the responsibility of taking the team along. At that time, I had no idea how to manage all of this at once. Sometimes it felt like the whole day had gone by, but I had not actually done anything.” This is how Biraj Krishna Upadhyay, Senior Manager at Network for Youth Development and Healthy Environ

Kumar,* a 68-year-old man with stomach cancer, began treatment at a tertiary-care centre in Bengaluru in December 2025. Over the next few months, the disease progressed despite treatment, and the risks of further cancer-directed treatment came to outweigh its likely benefits. More side effects meant worse quality of life and an inability for him to do things he enjoyed. He then spent three weeks in intensive care due to sepsis, leading to several complications. Kumar survived, but left the hospi

What does it take to design an AI tool that people use? For nonprofits, the answer may have less to do with the sophistication of the underlying technology and more to do with how well it understands the intended user. ARMMAN and SNEHA, both working in maternal and child health, serve as useful examples. ARMMAN has built a WhatsApp-based AI assistant to help Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) access clinical guidance at the point of care. Meanwhile, SNEHA’s chatbot is designed to help pregnant wome

India’s AYUSH sector is estimated at US$36.92 billion, reflecting its growing role in services, traditional medicine, exports, investment and employment.

Sun Pharma has entered an exclusive agreement with LIB Therapeutics to commercialise Lerodalcibep across markets outside the US and China, gaining access to a US$ 3.7 billion PCSK9 market.

PLI Schemes are strengthening India’s pharmaceutical, bulk drugs and medical devices manufacturing ecosystem by supporting investment, domestic production, employment, exports and technology adoption.

https://youtu.be/QEwmd4nLGJc?si=Tt912sSsse-5zzDM Almaas Masood and Swati Thapa are independent journalists reporting from India's coastlines and hill states on labour, gender, migration, and the environment. Their work comes with a cost that rarely gets talked about, one that most newsrooms in India aren’t set up for: financial precarity, field risk, online harassment, and little to no institutional support. Watch this video where they talk about the toll that reporting takes on their mental hea

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA), which came into force in 2018, marked a significant shift in India's approach to mental healthcare. The MHCA seeks to protect the rights of persons with mental illness by recognising their autonomy, legal capacity, and right to access mental healthcare and treatment without discrimination.  The importance of this legislation can be understood amidst the long history of abuse, stigma, discrimination, and coercion experienced by people with mental healt

Global leaders praised India's hosting of the 18th BRICS Summit and the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration 2026. The declaration addressed global trade concerns, health cooperation and the priorities of the Global South.

Professional journeys in the social sector begin with a laundry list of WhatsApp group invitations. Here’s what that looks like, from the perspective of someone who routinely wakes up to 25+ group notifications every morning. While access to a majority of these groups is granted instantly, there is always one unofficial group without the project head where you must earn inclusion by demonstrating the ability to crack cryptic e-mails, provide emotional support, and share unofficial updates.

Biocon has secured a 10-year supply contract for Pertuzumab in Brazil, gaining access to the country’s public healthcare market through a partnership with Bahiafarma and Bionovis.

Mr. Piyush Goyal called for India to become a global medical and healthcare destination, citing FTA access worth US$ 60 trillion in combined GDP.

**Kanishk Goyal and Ayushi Kumari  “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” – Louis D. Brandeis Brandeis’s observation matters most when State power itself becomes the subject of public scrutiny. In September 2025, the Supreme […] The post The Constitutional Paradox of Why the State Can Surveil but the Citizen Cannot Record appeared fi

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Mr. Piyush Goyal called for resilient, globally integrated healthcare supply chains and greater R&D investment at Bharat Health Global Expo 2026.

Health researchers argue that factors such as where we are, who we are with, and how we feel play a crucial role in our experience of pain, which therefore has a direct impact on our well-being. While clinical medicine often ignores these factors, palliative care recognises that pain perception is directly connected to the psychological and social conditions of a person. As a specialised care model, it brings together doctors, psychologists, nurses, physiotherapists, allied health professionals,

Across Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj (Allahabad) district, there are eight food packaging and processing plants responsible for meeting the nutritional needs of pregnant women, lactating mothers, and young children.  These plants are part of the Take Home Ration (THR) programme, which is an extension of the Integrated Child Development Services scheme (ICDS) (subsumed under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in 2021). Launched in 1975, the ICDS has since evolved into one of the largest community-