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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Google honours Indian ophthalmologist Venkataswamy with a doodle

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Venkataswamy is the founder and chairman of Aravind Eye Hospitals, the largest provider of eye care in the world. The eye hospital has treated over 55 million patients and performed over 6.8 million surgeries. Venkataswamy could perform over 100 surgeries a day, addressing the problem of blindness in a holistic fashion.

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Not diabetes or heart disease, it’s skin ailments worrying Indians most

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​Dermatology is showing the fastest sales growth of 17.5% over a with a CAGR of five years in the domestic pharma retail market. Increasing incidence of fungal infections, greater awareness of skin-related issues and skin care and a growing desire to look presentable are factors driving the growth, say experts

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CJI Dipak Misra, a judicial warrior who stood against gender injustice

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History will credit CJI Misra for passing a series of judgments striving to protect women’s dignity, their right to equality and freedom of choice be it in any profession (dance bars) or termination of unwanted pregnancies, even if it had crossed the 20-week deadline under Medical Termination of Pregnancy law.

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Contaminated vaccines put India’s ‘polio free’ status at risk

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At least three batches of polio vaccines containing 1.5 lakh vials have been found contaminated with type 2 polio virus. The health ministry and the WHO have stepped up surveillance, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana where the contaminated vaccines were administered to children.

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PM Modi warns Pakistan of ‘befitting’ reply to ceasefire violations

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that the Indian Army will respond firmly to any ceasefire violation by Pakistan. The Modi government has followed a policy of heavy retaliatory firing on the LoC and the IB in J&K. In recent comments, Army chief General Bipin Rawat had said Pakistan’s actions needed to be met with strong deterrence.

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MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan wants to make a ministry for cow protection

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The chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that even though there is a cow protection board but the state should have a cow protection ministry. He said that the board receives limited funds but an independent ministry ensure better inflow of finances. The CM was speaking at an event in Khajuraho.

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