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The White House's new executive order halts federal purchases of paper straws and calls for the creation of a national anti–paper straw strategy.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) to organise a 100-day intensified campaign on tuberculosis (TB). Read further on Dynamite News:

House speaker’s comments could help Kamala Harris who outpolls Trump on healthcare in battleground states

At the first NITI Aayog meeting of the NDA government last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the need for combined efforts of all states for a ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’. 

Dengue cases are increasing across the country. Union health minister J P Nadda chaired a high level meeting on Wednesday to review preparedness status of dengue management in the country. He urged officials to primarily focus on high burden states and regions where outbreaks are frequently reported and to proactively…

MHA advises avoiding CCTV suppliers with security breaches, following MeITY guidelines to safeguard data and privacy.

The Central government has released curriculum advisable to be taught to children aged three to six-years-old, thus giving an impetus to pre-school learning in 14 lakh anganwadis across the country

Intersectoral topics such as ‘One Health’ require close engagement of not just different governmental agencies but also non-governmental organisations, academia, the private sector and citizens

Supreme Court warns Union government against contesting with drought-hit Karnataka over relief funds, urging prompt action.

It is now up to the Supreme Court to determine how strict the Centre should be on borrowing limits and giving consent to hold States to their fiscal obligations without violating federal norms.

Debate over financial relations between Union and State governments in India, focusing on borrowing limits and spending priorities. Read more on The Hindu