New biotech missions to focus on drug resistance, fortified crops

Union minister launches Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Missions

Supreme Court raps Centre over non-implementation of Food Security Act

Till now, the Centre has issued three notifications for the extension of the deadline

In Short

UN reports fall in development assistance from donor countries

Decline in aid will affect efforts to reach Millennium Development Goals by 2015

Brain dead

When pencils and paints lead to lower IQ

Junk life

Fast food and slow death

Tropic of cancer

Childhood cancer rates in India are increasing by six per cent every year

Institutional deliveries on the rise across most states, shows NFHS-5 report

Kerala tops the charts, north-eastern states need to buck up, says survey 

3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually

Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity

Kerala sees sharp fall in sex ratio at birth despite being best in overall category

Bihar and Maharashtra are other major states where sex ratio at birth declined 

Science and Technology - Briefs

Matter of life and death

Economic Survey 2022-23: Health not a priority? Just over 2% of GDP spent

Out-of-pocket-expenses remained dangerously high till 2019-2020

Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare

Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality

India has ignored infertility for too long

India has a history of coercive family planning which ignored infertility. A shift in focus will help women’s health.  

Why India remains malnourished

Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. The …

A monthly defence

A recent hypothesis contends that menstruation protects women against various uterine infections.

Big moms' babies suffer

There is striking new evidence that the lollier-pollier the expectant mom, the more the chance of the kid being born with severe abnormalities

Welcome home, stranger!

Certain sensors in the mother's immune system are desensitised to make it possible for her body to accept the 'alien' within: her child

Zika impact: Demand for abortion up 100% in Brazil

Pregnant women from Zika-affected countries are defying national laws which restrict abortion to request abortion medications online, a new …

Children and passive smoking

A pregnant woman exposed to cigarette smoke can pass on the harmful smoke constituents to the foetus

Pregnancy calcified

New research findings show that adequate intake of calcium is a remedy for anxiety and high blood pressure-related conditions in many expecting women

Fertility cold-stored

Women who might lose their ability to conceive - be it due to the inevitable menopause or a damage to their ovaries caused by radiation or …

Conception misconception

Scientists in the US have taken significant strides in solving the mysteries surrounding human birth. Their achievements answer questions …

Gender bias removed in clinical research

After years of discrimination, American women have won the right of equal representation in clinical research projects.