Indians 4 Social Change

The Indian Government has introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017. Hailed as the biggest tax reform of the independent India, GST was introduced on the midnight of July 1 in a special session convened at the central hall of parliament. GST is an indirect tax …

Introduction Imagine a hospital where a heart surgery would set you back only about US$1,600. The healthcare dreams of many people are being fulfilled at Narayana Health, a chain of hospitals offering complex surgeries like valve replacement at low lying costs. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, they provide advanced levels of …

Children die a painful death at Gorakhpur due to lack of oxygen and officials negligence. The Gorakhpur’s Tragedy In a shocking incident, 23 infants died in a span of 24 hours last week at the  Baba Raghav Das Medical College hospital after its liquid oxygen supply was cut since they …

In January last year, Rohith Vemula, a research scholar in Hyderabad University sparked a furious controversy when he committed suicide for some ambiguous reasons. The last note of his life that he left, reads “I am not hurt at this moment. I am not sad. I am just empty. Unconcerned about myself. That’s …

After a wait of 8 years, a couple in Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on August 2nd. Their family members waited outside the hospital with the box of sweets to celebrate new life. Little did they know that they will be losing both the kids to one of the …

Introduction There have been 105 deaths in the last 11 days in the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh has left the nation in a huge despair, making us all question the integrity of the hospital authorities. So many innocent children were left at the mercy …

Monsoon is here, and with the rise in greenery and levels of ground and surface water, it also brings a rise in the spread of communicable diseases, most notably, vector borne diseases. Every year, our cities witness numerous small and large outbreaks of malaria, dengue, and chikungunya. In recent years, …

A  report from UNAIDS released on July 20, 2017 says that for the first time in history more than 50% of patients with AIDS have access to treatment. “We met the 2015 target of 15 million people on treatment, and we are on track to double that number to 30 …

Introduction The state of Kerala has the highest alcohol consumption per capita in India, at more than 8 litres per person annually (against the national average of 5.7 litres per person). The state decided to ban the sale and consumption of liquor in bars, an order which has recently been upheld …

With less than 2 weeks to go for everyone to start out with their New Year Resolutions, the Delhi Government that has aimed for perhaps the most challenging of resolutions for 2016. The recent declaration of the “odd-even rule” by the CM of Delhi, has been greeted with mixed responses. …