Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of Lawyers Association, Guwahati Vs The State of Assam & Others dated 19/05/2021. The matter deals with measures taken by the Assam government to deal with COVID-19 pandemic situation. The counsel, representing the government of Assam informed the HC that as …
Order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in the matter of Sneha Nirav Marjadi Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 12/05/2021. The matter related to the steps taken by the state of Maharashtra to deal with COVID-19 pandemic. The High Court said that facts show that …
Order of the Madras High Court regarding steps taken by the state of Tamil Nadu to address COVID-19. The High Court said that it is the responsibility of the Union of India to ensure that continuous supply of oxygen, vaccines and drugs are made available to the states and Union …
Affidavit filed by the Union of India in the matter of 'In Re: Distribution of essential supplies and services during pandemic' dated 09/05/2021. The affidavit mentioned that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) had issued a guidance document on April 7, 2020 for setting up three tier health …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Union of India Vs Rakesh Malhotra & Others dated 06/05/2021. The matter related to supply of oxygen for treating COVID-19 patients. The court said that there was a need to ensure that the allotments of medical oxygen to the …
Order of the High Court Judicature at Patna in the matter of Shivani Kaushik Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/05/2021. The matter related to addressing COVID-19 situation in Bihar. The High Court noted that in its previous order of April 15, 2021, the court had directed the government …
Order of the Supreme Court of India 'In Re: Distribution essential supplies and services during pandemic' dated 27/04/2021. The SC directed the Chief Secretaries of the State Governments and Union Territories to file their responses clarifying the infrastructural facilities which are available in the States/Union Territories to tackle the COVID-19 …
Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Dhruti Kapadia & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/04/2021. The petitioners (practicing advocates) filed the application appealing for door to door vaccination for elderly and disabled citizens. Affidavit filed on behalf of Union of India stated that …
Order of the Chhattisgarh High Court in the matter of Suo Moto WP (PIL) Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 22/04/2021. The petitioner has requested that as there is paucity of beds in almost all the government and private hospitals, interference is necessary and direction must be given to …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of 'In Re: Distribution of essential supplies and services during pandemic' dated 22/04/2021. The SC noted that drugs, oxygen and vaccination availability and distribution to address the COVID-19 pandemic is being carried out by governments including the central government according …
Order of the Patna High Court in the matter of Shivani Kaushik Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/04/2021. The matter related to management of COVID-19 situation in Bihar. The court had directed inspection of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), Patna by the Director, AIIMS, Patna and the …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Rakesh Malhotra Vs Government of National Capital Territory of India & Others dated 20/04/2021. The matter relates to steps take to tackle COVID-19 in Delhi. The Central government in its affidavit informed the HC that it had asked all …
Order of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 17/04/2021. The matter related to non-availability of CT-Scan machine - a machine to detect the infection in the lungs of a person suffering from COVID-19 …
Order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of In-Re inhuman condition at quarantine centres and for providing better treatment to corona positive Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/04/2021. The matter related to steps taken by the state of Uttar Pradesh to tackle the threat of the second …
Union Health & Family Welfare Minister approved the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021” on 30th March 2021. The Rare Diseases Policy aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases with increased focus on indigenous research with the help of a National Consortium to be set up …
A reason COVID-19 has had such far-reaching impacts is it stems from multiple interconnected risks. The difficulties that policymakers face in managing related risks not only deepen vulnerabilities to COVID-19 but other planetary crises. Explicitly recognizing and acting to achieve the co-benefits of integrated air pollution, climate change, and health …
Namibia launched its National Action Plan on Health Security (NAPS) in 2020. The Plan aim to facilitate multi-sectoral engagement using the One Health approach and to guide implementation of activities for progress towards the attainment of the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 core capacities for the country. This is an …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of R-Cell Diagnostics and Research Centre & Others Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 14/01/2021. Petitioners are National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited diagnostic laboratories and research centres conducting various kinds of Covid 19 tests …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sachin Jain Vs Union of India dated 31/08/2020. The petitioner, an advocate has sought for the following directions: (i) Directing the Union of India to regulate the cost of treatment of patients infected with COVID19, at Private/Corporate hospitals across …
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak expanded rapidly throughout China. Major behavioral, clinical, and state interventions have been undertaken to mitigate the epidemic and prevent the persistence of the virus in human populations in China and worldwide. It remains unclear how these unprecedented interventions, including travel restrictions, affected COVID-19 spread in China. …
