According to the latest survey, the share of urban women who do unpaid household work has increased. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL While an increasing number of urban women are entering paid employment, the share of them who do unpaid household work, such as cooking, shopping, and caring for children and the elderly, has also … Read more
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy with Governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Hyderabad Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy called on Governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Accompanied by Minister P. Srinivasa Reddy, MPs Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Balaram Naik, and government advisers Vem Narender Reddy, Shabbir Ali … Read more
Reuters Two more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London, in household contacts of the first patient, health officials say. The two individuals are now under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. All three patients were infected with the Clade 1b variant of the … Read more
The 2024 general elections might have substantially changed the composition of the Lok Sabha in terms of party strengths, leading to a coalition government. However, candidates who thrived – even in the 2019 elections – were inevitably rich across most parties with assets equivalent to that of the top 10% of the urban households of … Read more
SOURCES: Carolyn Rochester, MD, Yale Medicine; medical director, Yale COPD Program; medical director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, VA Connecticut Healthcare System. Benjamin J. Seides, MD, director, interventional pulmonology, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Merck Manual: “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),” “Treatment of Acute COPD Exacerbation.” American Lung Association: “Cleaning Supplies and Household Chemicals,” “What You Need … Read more
Gavin Terry, head of policy at the Alzheimer’s Society, said thousands of relatives would be in “complete despair” at government guidance which says only care home residents over 65 should be allowed to leave their care homes to visit family, due to the increased risk of exposure to the virus. Source link
By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Wednesday, November 04, 2020 (Kaiser News) — As COVID-19 cases surge in the U.S., one Texas veterinarian has been quietly tracking the spread of the disease — not in people, but in their pets. Since June, Dr. Sarah Hamer and her team at Texas A&M University have … Read more
Women who have been thrown out of their in-laws’ house due to a domestic dispute can now claim the right of residence in the “shared household” even if the house is owned by the in-laws. In a judgment that would bring relief to many victims of domestic violence, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court … Read more
New Delhi: Income per household under the scheme of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) has nearly doubled to Rs 1400 per month in the current year compared to Rs 733 per month in 2019-20. The number of individuals benefiting from the scheme in the first five months surpassed the total number of beneficiaries … Read more