As told to Parliament (February 12, 2021): CSE expose on honey adulteration taken note of by Centre

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Government launches new health programme for adolescents

Earlier schemes were confined only to sexual and reproductive health, say health officials

Don't ignore the deadly sign

Government buckles under pressure from tobacco industry and halts order on large pictorial warnings on tobacco products. Will profit prevail over …

Clinical trials: compensation may be given only if injury directly relates to trials

Health authority says final decision on the matter may take time

CAG finds lapses in dental education

Slams health ministry for granting permission to dental colleges with inadequate infrastructure and faculty

Curing the ills of pharma FDI

Foreign investment in existing pharma companies will be allowed with riders

Pharma companies determine what patients buy

Degree without honours

Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health

Impatient to sterilise

In a hurry to bring down fertility rate, health officials are blatantly flouting government’s guidelines

Don’t doubt India’s drug regulator on COVID-19 vaccines: Government

Weekly press meeting also releases details of COVID-19 vaccination; healthcare and frontline workers, seniors to be immunised on priority basis

Indo-US deal undermines food safety

Licence revived, production halted

Government-run vaccine units fail to resume supply for immunisation programme

Out of control

Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth

Science & Technology - Briefs

Fat of the matter

What does 'healthy oil' really mean? It is difficult to tell. The Centre for Science and Environment studied branded edible oils to understand …

Big promises to curb hypertension, but no funds

India does not have sufficient funds or plan to eradicate non-communicable diseases

Government for raising awareness on tobacco’s role in TB

A section on tobacco consumption added to the national programme for TB control

Decision on emergency authorisation for SII, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines deferred

Both manufacturers have been asked for more data before a final decision can be reached  

Polio vaccine compulsory for those travelling to select countries

India is in no mood to risk the polio free status it achieved earlier this year

Zero maternal death in two former war-torn districts of Sri Lanka

Efforts on to reduce nation's MMR to 24 per 100,000 live births by 2015

Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality

Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better

Choking access to drugs

Drug prices are likely to increase as rich countries and their pharma companies squeeze Indian generics out of the market. How can India’s …

Uttarakhand safest for newborns: first annual health survey

Survey will help measure progress of development goals and formulate district-level plans better, says health ministry

Australia pulls out Indian gutka ad

Kamla Pasand had boundary line advertisements in India-Australia matches

Cap on trans fats