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22 Jul, 2020
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Consumer Protection Act, 2019
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Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM)
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More than a crisis, a chance to rebuild health care By, Dr. Bobby John is an advocate for global health and the Editor of the Journal of Development Policy & Practice Context - The spread in COVID cases in urban agglomerations like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bengal
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Anti-defection GS-Paper-2 Governance (PT-MAINS) The Tenth Schedule, technicalities and also the Anti-Defection Law would be cited during the crisis. Ultimately the matter could also end up in the Supreme Court. What is the anti-defection law? The Tenth Schedule
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