Context A married woman 26 weeks pregnant has approached the Supreme Court seeking to terminate her pregnancy citing inability to take care of the child due to post-partum depression and other health issues. What does the MTP Act say? According …
Context ‘Reinforcing Indian Ocean Identity’ was the banner theme at the Indian Ocean Rim Association’s (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) held in Colombo on October 11, that was attended by foreign ministers and senior officials of the 23-nation grouping of …
About Hepatitis Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. Usually caused by a viral infection, but there exists other possible causes of hepatitis which are autoimmune responses, medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol. There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, …
What’s in the news? The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the ‘green credit’ programme, a first-of-a-kind market-based instrument designed to incentivise individuals, industries and local bodies for their voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors. The …