India’s water pollution situation is a ‘time bomb’ – UN Report
A UN report has described Indias water pollution situation as alarming. It has been dubbed as a a time-bomb. The […]
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Heavy metals in drinking water
The deteriorating quality of water and the orders passed by the supreme court go hand in hand. The first assessment […]
Delhi to get 7 hospitals and 100 ambulances
Overall the plan outlay for the health sector has been enhanced by 33 % from Rs 1872 crore in 2012-13 […]
Policy for drug approval and clinical trials
A government policy for the approval of medicines, as well as clinical trials conducted in India is in the offing. […]
New health mission to be launched
President Pranab Mukherjee has said that a new National Health Mission, combining the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and a […]
Ambulances for pregnant women
The UP government will soon launch ambulance services exclusively for pregnant women. A total of 1,000 such ambulances would be […]
Delhi Govt launches five in one vaccine for children
For the benefit of children, the Delhi government launched pentavalent vaccine – a five-in-one vaccine yesterday in all government hospitals […]
India among top scientific powers
The Government has announced the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy-2013 which interalia aspires `positioning India among the top five […]
India to launch integrated health scheme
An overarching National Health Mission, covering both rural and urban areas, is underway to extend medical facilities to the last mile
Separate drug controller for traditional medicines soon
The move is aimed at providing accessible, affordable, safe and quality healthcare to the people
India will fight child deaths: Health Minister
It plans to cover over 270 million children from birth to 18 years of age for early identification of birth defects and their free treatment
Kerala to revamp primary healthcare sector
For this, the state has proposed a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) project to the Centre for approval to implement it on a pilot basis
India to launch cancer screening project
To be launched as pilot in 30 districts, people for different cancer diseases including oral, breast and cervical would be screened under the scheme
