Migration for work is making matters worse for poor tribals
As people leave their villages, they also leave behind the support system of government programmes
Vaccine-derived polio virus found 50 times in India in six years
The vaccine-derived polio virus is a rare strain of polio virus that has genetically mutated from the strain contained in the oral polio vaccine
Gilead granted patent for hepatitis C drug Solvadi
The move is being seen as a possible impact of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the US next month
Centre looks forward to fortified food to fight malnutrition
The Indian Council of Medical Research has come up with a micronutrient that will likely to be opted for by the government for its flagship programme
Maneka Gandhi pushes for packaged micronutrients to tackle malnourishment
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi was seen advocating for the system during a talk on nutrition
Indian kids under the grip of type-1 diabetes
World Diabetes Atlas 2015 highlighted that more than 70,000 children are affected by type-1 diabetes in India
12 million people have no cooking arrangements in India, says study
According to the report, the situation has worsened over the years
DoT-led committee’s net Neutrality is not what people expect
The committee says the new legal framework must incorporate principles of Net neutrality
Right diagnosis, wrong pills
While the Centre has rightfully recognised medical devices as a separate category for policy making, its decision to allow 100 per cent foreign …
‘India’s renewable energy plan lacks vision’
The target of achieving 175 GW green power capacity by 2022 is ambitious; but what’s the logic behind choosing those numbers?
Drugs advisory board says no to direct blood transfusion
It says controlling infections more important than allowing unbanked direct blood transfusion
Bad policy decisions in 2018 impacted renewable energy growth: Report
In India too the new investment in the sector decreased by 16 per cent compared to 2017
Kudankulam Away from Reactor storage: Locals want MPs, MLAs at public hearing
DMK has agreed to send elected representatives
Finally, both BJP and Congress manifestos talk climate change
A long way to go, but at least a start for India and its people
Jaitley's 'poor' health schemes
Government increases allocations for all existing schemes
Lack of funding for top health research body
The Indian Council of Medical Research has only half the funds it needs
Neither odd nor even
BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal is popular for being the MP who cycles to Parliament
In Rajasthan, many newborns have not been vaccinated for eight days now
Health services are hit since 12,000 health workers are on strike to demand better salaries and timely promotion
COVID-19: World scrambles to procure dwindling medical supplies
India will need at least 27 million N95 masks, 1.6 million diagnostic kits in coming months, according to GlobalData
जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून: महत्वपूर्ण सवालों पर नहीं हो रही बहस
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जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून: क्या सच में जरूरी है?
केंद्र सरकार देश में जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून लागू करनी चाहती है। डाउन टू अर्थ ने इस मुद्दे का व्यापक विश्लेषण किया। प्रस्तुत है पहली ...
Union Budget 2020-21: Duty on solar panel, EV imports; relief to green energy cos
Tax benefits aimed at incentivising domestic manufacturing
Madhya Pradesh’s egg-centric problem: Choose between nutrition and hegemony
The Kamal Nath government’s decision to provide eggs at Anganwadis gets the goat of Jain group in state with rampant malnourishment
कमजोर बच्चों के मामले में भारत सबसे ऊपर: ग्लोबल हंगर इंडेक्स
ग्लोबल हंगर इंडेक्स के अनुसार, भारत में 6 से 23 माह के 90.4 फीसदी बच्चों को जितने खाने की जरूरत है, उतना भी नहीं ...
Economic Survey 2018-19: Increasing access to charging points key to boost electric vehicle sales
Only 0.06 per cent of the total cars in India are electric, while China has two per cent and Norway has 39 per cent