Government hospitals on sale!
India is eagerly handing over its public health facilities in towns and villages to private players. Is this the end of public healthcare?
Rajya Sabha passes HIV Bill amid protests over crucial clause
As per the Bill, treatment will be provided "as far as possible" removing legal obligation to tend to patients
Aadhaar Bill finally becomes law
Opposition moves amendments to the Bill and questions government on its 'hurry' to pass the Bill; the latter however, overrides the objections to …
COVID-19 exposes India’s dependence on China for active pharma ingredients
India imports around 90 per cent of APIs used to make antibiotics, says an expert
Chemists in Delhi to go on strike on March 15
Proposed drug pricing policy lowers their commission
Why solar rooftop project failed to take off
Experts say consumer-centric approach is crucial to boost growth among residential consumers
First malaria vaccine raises hope for millions living in high burden countries
The European Medicines Agency recognised the first ever malaria vaccine last week
जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून: क्यों हो रही है राजनीति
हर बार ही यह एक विशेष आबादी होती है, जिसे कम करने की आवश्यकता होती है
India not to be part of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Concerns not addressed: India; 15 other countries to sign agreement in 2020;
Zika threat reaches Bihar
A 22-year-old man tests positive of the virus, but he could have got it in Rajasthan
When tribals are forced to change food habit
Conservation laws restricting access to forests have impacted food habits of tribals
Research shows yoga improves overall brain activity
Researchers show that yoga has positive benefits on pregnant women
सरकार असफल या नसबंदी?
नसबंदी के बाद गर्भ ठहरने की शिकायतें देशभर से आ रही हैं, वहीं इसके एवज में मुआवजा लेने के लिए लोगों को अदालत जाना ...
Gorakhpur child deaths not the only case of mismanagement in government hospitals
There is no scientific consensus on the cause of encephalitis that has been claiming lives every year in the Gorakhpur region since 1978. But an …
India leads the world’s failure story in eradicating open defecation, malnutrition
New WHO-UNICEF report warns that lack of progress on sanitation would undermine gains from access to safe drinking water
‘Many seismic gaps in Himalayas capable of producing powerful earthquakes’
In an interview to Kundan Pandey, Supriyo Mitra, associate professor with the Department of Earth Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science …
कोख की चोरी: महिलाओं का गर्भाशय निकालने से डॉक्टरों को क्या फायदा होता है?
सर्जरी के माध्यम से अपना गर्भाशय हटाने वाली महिलाओं ने डाउन टू अर्थ को बताया कि डॉक्टरों ने उन्हें बताया कि ऑपरेशन सबसे बेहतर ...
जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून: क्या आबादी वाकई विस्फोट के कगार पर है?
केंद्र सरकार देश में जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून लागू करनी चाहती है। डाउन टू अर्थ ने इस मुद्दे का व्यापक विश्लेषण किया। प्रस्तुत है दूसरी ...
BJP lost Jharkhand due to tribal anger: Experts
The Raghubar Das government's efforts to grab tribal land to give to industry alienated the community, they said
LPG connections not only success metric: CAG on Ujjwala
Scheme can't be a success without transition to clean fuel through sustained LPG use, auditor says
‘Growth of affluent Indian kids on par with developed countries’
Nita Bhandari, an internationally recognised public health researcher, spoke to Down To Earth on how India was selected for the WHO study and its …
Commercialisation of GM rice turns out to be a dud: report
Countries across the world continue to promote golden rice even though there is evidence to show vitamin A deficiency can be reduced without …
Power generation stresses an already water-starved India
A report says that power generation will account for nearly 9 per cent of the water consumed in India by 2050
Just 32% tribal children consume healthy diet: expert committee
A report by an expert committee constituted by health ministry shows that malnutrition among tribals is more than among non-tribals
Mental health insurance likely to reduce stigma
Many suffering from mental disorders avoid treatment due to the stigma attached but IRDA's directive asking insurance companies to provide …