The party said it is the prerogative of the Chief Minister to expand the Cabinet and it will be done accordingly. Organ failure has become a health crisis, says Union Health Minister in letter to CMsOrgan failure has become a health crisis in the country with a huge gap between available donors and patients requiring organ transplants, Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has said. Unrestrained poaching plays a role in disappearance of Odisha’s leopardsOdisha has witnessed a sharp decline in its leopard population — approximately one-fourth lost — primarily due to poaching between 2018 and 2022. The ‘Status of Leopards India’ released on Thursday presented a dismal picture of the big cat population in the State. “The leopard population in Odisha is estimated at 568, the population has significantly declined since the last countrywide estimate of 760.

Source: The Hindu March 02, 2024 04:04 UTC