The tailoring unit of inmates at Indore Central Jail has started producing re-usable cotton masks under an initiative taken up by the jail authorities to help addressing the shortage of masks
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People’s Health Movement and All India People’s Science Network have issued a call to the government to act proactively to save lives, strengthen public health services, protect livelihoods and safeguard dignity and right to life of the economically poor sections of the society
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Former batsman Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to ask his followers to act responsibly and ensure everyone is safe amidst the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic around the world
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To help contain the outbreak of coronavirus, Indian Railways has taken up multiple measures like thermal screening of passengers inside the trains, disinfecting trains at frequent intervals and withdrawing the facility of providing bed-sheets and blankets in AC coaches
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According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, erroneous use of masks may actually increase the risk of getting an infection
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In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have prepared home quarantine guidelines for those who have come in contact with the infected person or has been to an area where COVID-19 cases have been reported
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Are We Dying Soon? Stirred By Their Child’s Panic Query, A Doctor Couple Created A Comic On COVID-19
In a bid to make children aware about COVID-19 and to keep them from misinformation and panic, Dr.Ravindra Khaiwal of PGIMER, Chandigarh along with his wife Dr.Suman Mor of Panjab University created a comic book which has been adopted and released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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In a bid to reduce carbon emissions caused by burning of wooden logs during ‘holika dahan’ and to save trees from being cut for this, a group of students from IIT-Delhi have distributed cow dung logs in several housing societies across Delhi-NCR
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According to experts, while the distribution of sanitary napkins among young girls is an important start, there is a need to go beyond menstrual products and focus on menstrual health of women from all age groups
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From Parineeti Chopra, Salman Khan, Sania Mirza to P V Sindhu, Bipasha Basu and many other celebrities make an effort to raise awareness about COVID-19 and warned against rumours regarding coronavirus outbreak
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Monalisa Padhee, a 31-year-old medical researcher has made it her life's mission to help women in rural areas live healthy lives by educating them about nutrition
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According to experts, Toor Dal (Pigeon Pea) is a major source of protein along with many other nutrients essential for the human body and is a widely used pulse in Gujarati households
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The Ibnii Spa Resort in Coorg, Karnataka has been charging Rs. 100 for every 10 grams of food wasted by the customers and the proceeds from this initiative are going to a local NGO that feeds children at orphanages
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In a recent study published in the journal ‘Obesity’, researchers have proposed a new classification system for obesity that incorporates various complications associated with it to help the patients get better treatments and therapies
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