South India under the grip of dengue again
Of the five states worst-hit by the mosquito-borne disease, four are in South India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
The declaration was made after case was registered in Goma city, which shares a border with Rwanda
AES in Bihar: Poor anganwadi centres failed to deliver
The state also has the second-highest number of cases of malnourished children (43.9 per cent) in India
India’s progress in health outcomes dismal: UN report
The under-five mortality rate in the country still stands at 43 per 1,000 live births
AES in Bihar: A case of rural healthcare in crisis
More than 70 per cent of Bihar's PHCs function without any medical officer or nurse
AES in Bihar: Lack of awareness plays in loop
The brain fever first struck the state in 1995 and has continued taking lives of hordes of children and claimed lives of more than 170 …
Economic Survey 2018-19: Healthcare still inaccessible in rural India
Most primary health centres have only one doctor; out-of-pocket expense still high
Circular economy's potential remains unrealised
The importance and necessity of a circular economy, which means cheaper products and services and reduced congestion and pollution, cannot be …
AES: Bihar Police lodges complaint against villagers protesting child deaths
Complaint has allegedly been lodged against 20 people from the worst affected Harivanshpur village
‘It’s absurd to blame litchi for AES, malnourishment the real cause’
Arun Shah, a Muzaffarpur-based paediatrician who has researched on the syndrome, says the fruit is only a triggering factor for malnourished children
AES outbreak: This is not the first time Harsh Vardhan promised Muzaffarpur virology lab
He made the same claim five years ago, but nothing has happened
Heatwave kills 36 people, most in Andhra Pradesh
Churu, which saw the temperatures soar beyond 50 degrees Celsius, has not registered even a single death
लू से 36 लोगों की मौत, आंध्रप्रदेश में हो रही हैं सबसे अधिक मौतें
सबसे अधिक गर्म शहर चुरू में लू से कोई मौत नहीं हुई, क्यों…
Ganga clean-up deadline revised again, but is it achievable?
Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat still has a number of challenges ahead if the target is to be achieved within next two years
Kerala treating suspected Nipah case as 'positive', awaits crucial report
The National Institute of Virology’s Alappuzha unit as well as a private lab in Bengaluru have stated that the 23-year-old man quarantined …
Delhi High Court orders J&J to pay 67 hip implant patients Rs 25 lakh each
Activists term compensation as eyewash, say the case is still on
Ban RO systems if dissolved solids are less than 500 mg/l: NGT
The tribunal’s order came in response to a petition that said indiscriminate usage of ROs was leading to a huge wastage of water
कुंभ का गंगाजल जांच में निकला गंदाजल
संगम घाट से लिए गये नमूने में प्रति 100 मिलीलीटर में फीकल क…
India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US
The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries
New government must work to improve health infrastructure
India’s GDP for health is less than 1.5 per cent and is one of the lowest in the world
Faith to filth: Thanks to Kumbh, Prayagraj sinks in solid waste
A city that celebrated the festival of faith months ago, is on the verge of an epidemic
One in every seven babies is born underweight: Study
The research includes data from 148 nations, but it only covers partial data from India
There's an unhealthy alliance between doctors and pharma firms
The government has shown little interest to penalise pharma companies that offer sops to doctors to push their drugs
Namami Gange: 5 reasons why Ganga will not be clean by 2020
Even after 4 years and an allotment of Rs 22,000 crore, Modi’s flagship programme is far from being a success
Dirty Ganga: Funds down the drain in UP
Contrary to government claims, efforts to clean up the drains flowing into the Ganga have not borne results
