2021 Cabinet reshuffle: In ministers sacked, there is a message
Amid an ongoing pandemic, a raging conflict over rights activists being targeted by the government and a collapse of the labour market, the exit …
COVID-19: Naveen calls for centralised vaccine procurement, decentralised vaccination
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik writes to all state chief ministers a day after his health minister wrote to the Centre for vaccine procurement
No response to global COVID-19 vaccine tender; Odisha too knocks at Centre’s door
Many manufacturers seemed to be willing to deal with federal-level central procurement, said state health minister
Vaccine Scarcity: Government projection of vaccine demand goes haywire
Not expecting second surge, Centre exported more than 60 million doses
Kumbh, farmer movement, weddings, polls may have led to spurt in COVID-19 cases: Vardhan
Centre turns down Maharashtra government request of vaccinating individuals above 25 years
COVID-19 vaccine deaths: New report by Centre causes more confusion
A new government report acknowledges that three of eight casually assessed cases may have had ‘consistent’ links to vaccination while …
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
Union govt to consider Rs 65,560 crore corpus to handle future epidemics
India moved from managing travel-related cases to containing clusters and large outbreaks, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said
COVID-19: Tedros accepts proposal to ‘evaluate’ WHO's response
US Secretary of Health rebukes WHO, China at World Health Assembly
28 people tested positive in India for COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan
16 out of them Italian nationals, says Union health minister
Coronavirus: Enough drug ingredients, says govt, refuses to go into detail
Union Health minister says India will not repatriate citizens stuck on ship in Japan
Javadekar says no link between air pollution and health, dumps ICMR study
However, MPs across party lines say there are pan-India ramifications
IISF 2019: Festival concludes, with organisers claiming success
It narrowed the gap between scientists and commoners ever more, they say
IISF 2019: Science should be inventive and innovative, says PM Modi
The four-day event began in Kolkata on November 5
Guidelines released for evaluation of nano drugs
Nano-pharmaceuticals are expected to be of great use particularly in cancer treatment
FSSAI plans to train food safety workers
Govt claims Food Safety Mitras will help reduce hassles for businesses
Technology summit focuses on India-Netherlands cooperation
India has nurtured 40,000 start-ups in the last few years and 31 of them have achieved the ‘unicorn’ status, said Minister for …
Satellite-based advisory service launched for deep sea fishermen
The gap in communication was severely felt during Cyclone Ockhi in November-December 2017
India to be trans-fat free by 2022: FSSAI
Trans-fats are the worst form of fats that create high health risks
Inspection of medical colleges to become history soon
No final decision on NEXT, fee yet; NMC to take final call
Revised rates of Ayushman Bharat insufficient for private sector: IMA
A day ahead of a mega event to celebrate one year of Ayushman Bharat, IMA says it is a failure
PM Modi's Independence Day speech: Call against single-use plastic can be a start
To weed out single-use plastic, India must first define it
National Medical Commission Bill: Govt ignored key advices
There was no mention of community health providers in the version of the Bill the parliamentary standing committee studied and their opposition …
‘National Medical Commission Bill will encourage corruption, centralise power’
The Indian Medical Association and experts list a bunch of problems the Bill may introduce in the health sector if passed by the Rajya Sabha
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
