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).
Negotiations at Cancun headed for a breakdown after developing countries like India and Brazil rejected the World Trade Organisation draft resolution, saying it failed to address their main concerns
To get an idea of why it has been raining good news, visit the country's reservoirs: last year's depleted levels are a thing of the past, the reservoirs considerably replenished. But then there are
Health authorities are concerned with the re-emergence of polio in Karnataka, a state that has reported zero prevalence for the past few years. Experts say the rise is due to the government's failure
Almost a month after news of malaria cases started trickling in from far-flung desert districts of Rajasthan, the disease has taken on epidemic proportions with more than 7,000 cases being reported
Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi has taken a big gamble. He has drawn up a massive Sarva Shikha Abhiyan (SSA) plan for the current fiscal in which his ministry along with the
India has decided to enter into a framework agreement with South Africa which would pave the way for free trade agreement (FTA) between both the countries. The agreement is proposed to be signed in
The Indian subsidiary of South Korean automaker Hyundai plans to introduce a diesel engine version of its flagship car Santro, its managing director J.I. Kim said. The 1.1-litre engine which would be
The Tuberculosis Prevention Programme in Delhi is all set to get a boost with the inauguration of 97 new Directly Observed Treatment Strategy (DOTS) centres, 35 sputum microscopy centres and three
Hundreds of people will be involved in a door-to-door polio immunisation drive which began in the Capital. The drive will cover children up to five years of age. Lakhs of children were given drops
Agricultural alliances between India and Israel could change the way the country farms. THOUGH the trickle of individual farmers visiting Israel for Agritech began in the '90s, this year, the trend
