India Observers

  Misa Bharti, a leader from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party, has made unfounded claims. She stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture was removed from Covid-19 vaccine certificates due to "defamation" fears and alleged "doubtful results" from the vaccines. These assertions are misleading and disseminate incorrect information about India’s successful vaccination program. The removal of the Prime Minister’s photograph from vaccine certificates is a standard practice during election periods to adhere to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). This temporary measure ensures a fair playing field for all political parties and prevents the misuse of government resources for electoral gains. The Prime Minister’s image was also removed from vaccine certificates during the state elections held in early 2022 across five states – Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. This practice has been consistently followed by successive governments to uphold th...

  A study published in The Lancet has revealed a significant increase in life expectancy over the past three decades, with people living an average of 6.2 years longer in 2021 compared to 1990. This progress can be attributed to significant reductions in deaths from leading causes such as diarrheal diseases, lower respiratory infections, stroke, and ischemic heart disease. However, these gains would have been even more substantial had not been for the devastating impact of the  COVID-19  pandemic in 2020. South Asia, including India, has experienced one of the most significant improvements in life expectancy, with India’s  life expectancy  increasing by nearly eight years over the past three decades. Bhutan leads the pack with an astonishing 13.6-year gain, followed by Bangladesh (13.3 years), Nepal (10.4 years), and Pakistan (2.5 years). The super region of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania has achieved the largest net gain in life expectancy between 1990 ...