
Allergy testing camps under Health dept. scanner
The Hindu
Chennai-based lab gave adverts in dailies, held camps across State till Oct. 3
The Health Department will soon set up a State-level team of technical experts to look into the unauthorised allergy testing camps held by a Chennai-based private lab in various districts after placing full-page advertisements in prominent Malayalam newspapers.
It is learnt that a preliminary inquiry is under way now in Thiruvananthapuram based on complaints by public health activists. The Kerala State Council for Clinical Establishments has also sought a report from the Director, Public Health Lab, and the District Medical Officer, Thiruvananthapuram.

The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected areas and strengthen safeguards against illegal mining. The clarification follows controversy over the “100-metre” criterion used to define hills across states.












