Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has posed a few questions to the Union government with respect to its stand on the State's demand for banning the pesticide Endosulfan. In a statement here on Sunday, he asked why, rejecting the unanimous plea of the people of Kerala, who had seen first-hand the …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited research proposals from scientists across the country to study the superbug or the drug resistant bacteria. The announcement comes soon after the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced a national anti-microbial policy to help address the issue of superbug, which …
A day after the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal reported the presence of a deadly gene in drinking water samples from New Delhi, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) questioned the intention behind the study. The Delhi Jal Board, on its part, said there was
Expressing concern over the scarcity of research in the routine health-information system, in reports and published papers, which is crucial to track the response of the health system to the health needs of the population, a paper on
Not only urbanites but tribals from far Nicobar Islands are also falling prey to lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure and obesity. A study published in the latest edition of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR
Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issues siting clearance for installation of mobile towers for each and every site from the point of view of interference with other wireless users, aviation hazards and obstruction to any other existing microwave links. As per siting clearance issued by …
Cancer cases in the State capital that saw world's worst industrial disasters have more than tripled among men and more than doubled among women between 1988 and 2007. A 19-year-long study, conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ACMR), has found that overall, cancer in men in all sites …
BHUBANESWAR: ALARMED by the high childhood mortality, the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) has proposed to its parent body, the Indian Council of Medical Research, to establish a surveillance centre in the State for screening of Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib), one of the biggest child killers in Orissa. With the …
New Delhi: Is gulping down litres of carbonated soft drinks harming your health? We will soon know. The Union health ministry on February 7 informed the Supreme Court that a definitive study is now being undertaken by the National Institute of Nutrition (Hyderabad) to
With an aim to improving the quality and contents of the draft National Health Research Policy, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) will hold an open house meeting in Delhi on February 25. The open house in Delhi will be the last of a series of public consultations being …
The three-member committee, set up to probe the alleged irregularities in conducting studies using human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by PATH in India, has identified several deficiencies in the planning and implementation of the project leading
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released the first-ever guidelines for cancer treatment in the country. The guidelines provide treatment protocol specific to the Indian population. American and European guidelines are being currently followed in India and the council has assessed the different treatment requirements of Indian patients. …
