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).
India will soon have its own databank of lifestyle diseases and non-communicable ailments. And the Union Health Ministry will not have to refer to foreign data to formulate policy. The ministry is
The Supreme Court said till the Central Government enforced the anti-tobacco legislation, which got Presidential assent recently, the court orders banning smoking in public and directing
With a mysterious viral fever claiming lives of 106 children in Andhra Pradesh so far, the state government launched an action plan today to prevent the spread of the disease, including a massive
Asbestos cement industry, despite catering to a wide range of domestic and commercial requirements of the society at large, has been under constant threat of several myths and negative propaganda.
When forest officials here spotted a tiger in the Hadoti region, barely 40 km from Kota, Rajasthan, after a gap of 20 years, their joy knew no bounds. It gave them hope that their proposal to declare
With less than two months to go for the next WTO ministerial meet in Cancun, India has made it clear that it will not be able to enter into negotiations unless its concerns on the proposed
Propelled by Maruti, Hyundai and Telco, domestic car sales surged by a robust 23 per cent in June 2003. Total sales went up to 52,029 units from 42,331 units in the same month last year, according to
At least 35 people were washed away and property worth lakhs of rupees damaged when a cloudburst flash-flooded Shilagarh village in Gursa Valley of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh. However, Deputy
Disregarding the Mayawati Government's protestations of innocence, the Supreme Court today ordered a CBI probe into the recently stalled Rs 175-crore project to build entertainment parks, restaurants
Almost 16 years after the CBI pressed charges in the Bhopal District Court against Union Carbide, the Centre has finally moved to seek extradition of Warren Anderson from the US. The CBI submitted
