Despite huge cancer burden, India has only 0.4 million blood stem cell donors
The demand and supply gap is widening as people don’t register themselves as donors due to lack of awareness about the issue
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 …
Why is Centre making Aadhaar compulsory for poor TB patients despite Supreme Court order?
In the past, the Apex Court had asked the Centre to not make Aadhar compulsory for public welfare schemes
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 …
These three areas in and around Delhi give tell-tale accounts of the state of affairs pan-India
Three areas narrate three different stories. Palanpur village, in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, has been a subject for researchers …
Regulate online sale of drugs in India, say experts
Indian Medical Association warns that data generated from online visits and sale could be sold to other websites or hospitals
One crore Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries have not refilled cylinders
No clarity on LPG use for the rest of the beneficiaries
खसरे की खुराक बनते नौनिहाल
खसरे के बढ़ते प्रकोप को देखते हुए 2020 तक मुश्किल लगता है दुनिया से इसका उन्मूलन
Not a promissory note
Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy
Cabinet approves amendments to power tariff policy
Policy claims to ensure 24X7, affordable power for all
India at high risk to a little-known disease, says an Oxford study
Melioidosis is caused by a highly pathogenic bacterium and currently has no vaccine
The curious case of missing children at anganwadis
The names of malnourished children are missing from the registers at several anganwadis in Madhya Pradesh
India, China share global burden of mental illnesses
The overall population growth in India explains a greater proportion of the increase in mental, neurological and substance-use disorders
Health ministry invites comments on draft Bill on passive euthanasia
The Bill says that competent patients, including minors aged above 16 years, can express the desire of euthanasia to medical practitioners
'India has highest number of people without access to safe water'
A new report states that poor management of water resources is the biggest problem holding India back from reaching all of its population …
India’s fruit and vegetable intake less than standard, finds study
Only 21.2 per cent Indians consume fruits and vegetables that are an essential source of phytonutrients
भारत में जनसंख्या की रफ्तार स्थिर, क्या फिर भी है कड़े कानून की जरूरत
आरएसएस प्रमुख मोहन भागवत ने हाल ही में सरकार को जनसंख्या नियंत्रण के लिए कानून बनाने की सलाह दी है। क्या देश को वाकई ...
Scheme for promoting home gardens needed: Experts
It can ensure nutritional security of people living in areas where shifting cultivation is practiced
Bills not sent to any committee in ‘productive’ Parliament session
The five Bills that were scrutinised by some or the other committee were not introduced in the current session
Union Budget 2019-20: Govt makes major push for easy adoption of e-vehicles
The sops include tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on loans taken to buy e-vehicles, more charging station in smart cities, highways
A lone warrior who fights malaria and saves lives
For the past two decades, Ram Kumari has been single-handedly ensuring timely diagnosis of the disease in her village in Chhattisgarh
आम चुनाव से दूर रहेंगे पत्थरगढ़ी के लोग
पत्थरगढ़ी के लोगों का कहना है कि आम चुनाव के बहाने उन्हें प्रताड़ित किया जा सकता है, इसलिए वे चुनावी प्रक्रिया में शामिल नहीं ...
Stigmatised occupations need urgent attention: Oxfam report
In addition to being prone to the risk of disease, the practitioners of such occupations also lack social security