The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has obtained permission for “restricted use in public health emergency” of two second-line HIV medications for use against the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
Long before organic became fashionable, one little corner of Punjab was doing the right thing. Not because they anticipated the world back-to-basics boom in growing and eating naturally, but simply
If you've ever wondered why, despite the advances in irrigation tech, the country and its farmers wait so anxiously for the monsoons, here's the answer: Sixty per cent of India's crops comes from
A fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company launched a natural tobacco alternative product
The Delhi government's relief distribution for drought has run into rough
Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj can take heart. There are many who think condoms are not the only way to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS. Speaking at a press conference cum discussion conducted by
In this semi-arid region where farming has been almost nil in the last three years, the Panchmahals District Co-operative Bank (PDCB) in Punjab, disbursed Rs 76 crore in agricultural loans for a crop
Sixty per cent of disposable syringes used in Delhi's hospitals return to the market, a report has said. At Safdarjung Hospital, one can see why and how this happens. The hospital is found flouting
While a second company, Rasi seeds, has got the green signal to produce Bt cotton seeds in one lakh hectares for Kharif 2004, the apex body responsible for clearing GM crops has re-asserted that it
A baby boy from Sullia near Mangalore in Karnataka has been found to have whitish blood in his body. Dr Srikrishna Bhat said, "It is a very rare case that severe whitish blood is found in a new born.
An outbreak of cholera has claimed six lives and left over 1,000 people hospitalised in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu in the past three days, officials
