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).
In a move that marks a shift in the country's wildlife conservation strategy, the Government is inviting proposals to breed animals in captivity for medicinal purposes. In an explanatory note, the
When everyone thought it was dead and gone, the dreaded polio appears to be alive in the countryside of Karnataka. The virus, poliomyelitis, has afflicted a child at Devasamudra in Hospet taluk of
Centre announced waiver of interest on agricultural loans, for a period of one year, for the areas affected by drought last year. Agriculture Minister Rajnath Singh said this on the sidelines of the
Even as the Orissa Assembly awaits the introduction of the Chilika Fishery Regulation Bill, Asia's largest brackish water lagoon is waging a battle against illegal fishing that is threatening its
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) summoned senior officials of the Safdarjung Hospital to explain the lapses in the hospital's waste disposal system. Additional Medical Superintendent Dr M.K.
India's gross domestic product (GDP) has now been estimated to have grown at the lowly rate of 4.3 per cent in fiscal 2002-03, revised downward from the earlier estimate of 4.5 per cent. The Indian
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu seems to have again had his way at the Centre. The task force on drought headed by Deputy PM L.K. Advani has allocated 2.2 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains to
UP Chief Minister Mayawati suspended senior IAS officer and Former Secretary (Environment) R K Sharma, for sanctioning Rs 37 crore for Taj Corridor Scheme in Agra against prescribed norms. Mayawati
Economists will debate for some more time whether last year, 2002-03, was as bad as the Central Statistical Organisation claim it was, with a lowly growth rate of 4.3%, but investors are already
It took Shah Jehan two decades to fashion the Taj Mahal
