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Sanghamitra Patra runs a dhaba in Delhi’s Munirka. With no LPG, she’s shifted to wood stoves. “The dhaba gets filled with smoke, so many customers turn back. My income’s decreased by half.” How #LPG crisis is affecting health, incomes of the most vulnerable indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Reena Kumari cooks on a chulha in the afternoon sun. She does not have a gas connection; used a 5-kg cylinder that needs less documentation. Now, her children get distressed by the smoke from the chulha. How women, children bear the brunt of the #LPG crisis: indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Each time a woman cooks over a chulha in this heat, her body is fighting 2 battles at once—trying to cool down while also breathing in harmful smoke, explains Dr Vidhya Vengopal, country director at @nihr_ghrc_ncdec and faculty at @SRIHER_Official. Read on: indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

1.65 million Indians died from indoor air pollution in 2022. Wood-fire smoke combined with extreme heat is more dangerous than either alone, studies show. The #LPG crisis is forcing the most vulnerable back to dangerous cooking, @ShivamHuman1 reports indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

India's #LPG consumption fell 16% in April compared to 2025. Commercial cylinder prices rose 74% since March 1; selling at steep prices on the black market. For the most vulnerable women, the only option left is to return to the chulha, in intensifying heat indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Parveena Khatun, who runs a tea stall in Delhi’s Munirka, has burn marks on her hands. She'd never used a chulha before. When cooking gas ran out, she had no choice. The smoke and the heat leave her feeling dizzy, restless. @ShivamHuman1 reports: indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Sanghamitra Patra runs a dhaba in Delhi’s Munirka. With no LPG, she’s shifted to wood stoves. “The dhaba gets filled with smoke, so many customers turn back. My income’s decreased by half.” How #LPG crisis is affecting health, incomes of the most vulnerable indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Reena Kumari cooks on a chulha in the afternoon sun. She does not have a gas connection; used a 5-kg cylinder that needs less documentation. Now, her children get distressed by the smoke from the chulha. How women, children bear the brunt of the #LPG crisis: indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Each time a woman cooks over a chulha in this heat, her body is fighting 2 battles at once—trying to cool down while also breathing in harmful smoke, explains Dr Vidhya Vengopal, country director at @nihr_ghrc_ncdec and faculty at @SRIHER_Official. Read on: indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

1.65 million Indians died from indoor air pollution in 2022. Wood-fire smoke combined with extreme heat is more dangerous than either alone, studies show. The #LPG crisis is forcing the most vulnerable back to dangerous cooking, @ShivamHuman1 reports indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

India's #LPG consumption fell 16% in April compared to 2025. Commercial cylinder prices rose 74% since March 1; selling at steep prices on the black market. For the most vulnerable women, the only option left is to return to the chulha, in intensifying heat indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Parveena Khatun, who runs a tea stall in Delhi’s Munirka, has burn marks on her hands. She'd never used a chulha before. When cooking gas ran out, she had no choice. The smoke and the heat leave her feeling dizzy, restless. @ShivamHuman1 reports: indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

A 2025 @C_HELP_ILS report studied 1,114 cases in Supreme Court and high courts & found that of cases where permission was denied, 82% were based on medical board recommendations. @riotsjain explains how this makes doctors arbiters of constitutional rights indiaspend.com/health/how-med…

Supreme Court allowed a 15yr-old in 3rd trimester to abort her pregnancy, but medical boards pushed back. Creation of medical boards adds a “layer of paternalism” turning doctors into legal gatekeepers, Dr Nikhil Datar says. Read on: indiaspend.com/health/how-med…

On Apr 24, Supreme Court allowed a 15-year-old in her 3rd trimester to abort pregnancy. A medical board sought to reverse this, but the SC stood firm. Yet, the minor gave birth on May 2. @riotsjain reports on the delay & extrajudicial denial of rights indiaspend.com/health/how-med…

A 2025 @C_HELP_ILS report, which studied 1,114 cases in Supreme Court & high courts during 2019-24, found that permission was denied in 11% cases. Of these, 82% were based on medical board recommendations. @riotsjain reports on India’s #abortion jurisprudence indiaspend.com/health/how-med…

In India, personhood begins at birth, yet medical boards are increasingly arguing for the “rights of the unborn child” to deny abortions. Experts say this shifts the law from a right to a “permission”. @riotsjain reports: indiaspend.com/health/how-med…

A 2025 @C_HELP_ILS report studied 1,114 cases in Supreme Court and high courts and found that of cases where permission was denied, 82% were based on medical board recommendations. @riotsjain explains how this makes doctors arbiters of constitutional rights indiaspend.com/health/how-med…

Supreme Court allowed a 15yr-old in 3rd trimester to abort her #pregnancy, but medical boards pushed back. Creation of medical boards adds a “layer of paternalism” turning doctors into legal gatekeepers, Dr Nikhil Datar says. Read on: indiaspend.com/health/how-med…

On Apr 24, #SupremeCourt allowed a 15-year-old in her 3rd trimester to abort pregnancy. A medical board sought to reverse this, but the SC stood firm. Yet, the minor gave birth on May 2. @riotsjain reports on the delay & extrajudicial denial of rights indiaspend.com/health/how-med…