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).
With draft agenda failing to clear the air on contentious issues, including Singapore, agriculture and Trips and public health, the prospects of breakthrough on some crucial issues at the
Even as Delhi receives Rs 370 crore under the second phase of the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP), Rs 165 crore spent on the first phase has failed to make the river any cleaner. The Yamuna, in its 22-km
Instead of a point estimate regarding the number of HIV positive people in the country, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has come out with a range estimate. According to the estimate
Karnataka declared 126 talukas in 25 districts as drought hit and directed the district authorities to speed up relief works to provide succour to the
Just days after she welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on a CBI probe into the Taj corridor project, UP Chief Minister Mayawati took on Union Tourism and Culture Minister Jagmohan demanding his
The good news is: more and more people in cities are now aware of their environment, public policy is becoming more responsive to green technology and there are more stringent checks on polluters.
Seven people have died in Lucknow and over 400 have taken ill after consuming contaminated water. Residents complained they had been receiving "dirty water" due to leaks in sewer
The Government warned cement, iron and steel, and thermal power plants against flouting environmental norms. The industrial units, both in public and private sector, have been asked to furnish a bank
A gentle twist of the neck, a few minutes in a closed grain jar or a pinch of husk thrown into the mouth
The ASI has not listed the majestic hills of Idar in north Gujarat, as protected site but any tourist taking the NH-8 to and from Rajasthan can tell you how much of an impression the rocks make. A
