Delivering safety
All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest …
‘No foreign players will bid in India’s auction of coal blocks’
It does not make sense to auction coal blocks when most blocks do not have environmental clearances, says Tim Buckley, Institute for …
COVID-19: WTO pushes long-term agenda of liberalising MSMEs
World Trade Organisation recommends digitalisation, transparency, trade facilitation and finance of MSMEs to revive economy
US keeps India out of Priority Foreign Country list of 'worst IP offenders'
US Trade Representative’s Special 301 Report keeps up pressure on India to fall in line with US’ interests
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
Maharashtra women missed meals during COVID-19 lockdown, finds survey
10% of the 946 women surveyed skipped one meal a day; 7% skipped two meals a day
Private healthcare 20 times costlier than public healthcare: study
Despite high cost of treatment, private sector still takes care of 80 per cent of all outpatient care and about 60 per cent of all inpatient care
SC upbraids Centre for 'conniving with tobacco industry'
Directs it to effectively implement rules that severely restrict advertisement, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products
India in a microcosm: Will COVID-19 reverse migrants pick up the plough again? Palanpur throws up a question
Palanpur has been closely monitored and studied since the early 50s to help economists, policy makers understand the changing rural landscape of …
US authority approves more efficacious hepatitis C drug
Sofosbuvir's prohibitive cost will put it out of reach of most patients in developing countries, including India
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on HPV vaccines for cervical cancer
Gardasil and Cervarix were approved by drugs controller even though they are unproven and hazardous, alleges petition
India bans import of animal-tested beauty products
Becomes first South-Asian country to go ‘cruelty free’
Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world: Report
Report calls SDG 7 progress of last few years regarding access to electricity insufficient; says pandemic will make things worse
India is 20 yrs behind in managing non-communicable diseases, shows survey
Pilot assessment in Shimla and Udaipur shows high prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and poor health infrastructure
How to assess risk of heart disease
A risk chart developed 15 years ago holds the key
Neo-addiction
Youngsters are getting hooked on flavoured e-cigarettes. Studies belie manufacturers’ claims
Diabetes drug ban spells trouble for patients, doctors
Experts say pioglitazone difficult to substitute and health ministry has imposed ban without a back up plan
Heading towards a cliff
As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor
Centre’s decision on schemes reflects its conservative approach to economic revival
It will also impact the vulnerable who are already bearing the brunt of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown, they said
Budget brings no relief to health sector
FM does not mention Universal Health Coverage, combines rural and urban health missions while making allocations
COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’
We have moved back to the 19th century in regard to labour laws, says labour economist KR Shyam Sundar
TB drugs shortage: health activists to write to prime minister
Critical drugs for children and drug-resistant TB patients out of stock; may lead to increase in drug resistance cases
Children’s health affected by marketing of unhealthy foods
WHO's Europe office calls for regulation of ads; all 53 member states in European Region concur
Will disability rights bill get passed by Parliament this session?
Activists divided over provisions of the bill
Makers of cosmetics deny presence of heavy metals in products
CSE says industry is taking advantage of regulatory loopholes