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 …
Poor Contact Tracing, Cool Climate To Blame New Delhi: Even as the swine flu storm rages through India, Pune is taking the worst battering. Almost 65% (14 out of 22) of the H1N1 deaths in India have been in the city. Nor is it looking any better now after the …
A TEAM headed by the chief of National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Dr Shiv Lal, has arrived in Mumbai to help the state government strategize to curb the spread of the deadly H1N1 virus which has already claimed 13 lives in the state, the largest number of deaths in any …
The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) today initiated a process of developing low- cost indigenous testing kits for swine flu. Top scientists and senior government officials met here to discuss steps to develop the low-cost kits, officials said. The meeting, attended by ICMR chief V M Katoch, National Institute …
The hill state has been, so far, free from the H1N1 virus, though there were two cases of suspected contact with infected persons which only caused a false alarm. State surveillance officer Dr Vinod Mehta said all 12 district hospitals and two government medical colleges at Shimla and Tanda had …
India is yet to have an intelligence agency for diseases, despite facing epidemics every year Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi August 2, 2009, 0:45 IST A public health ministry acts as an intelligence agency for diseases. However, India is yet to have such a body, despite facing epidemics every year. …
July 29: The Institute of Preventive Medicine in the state will begin proficiency tests for swine flu next week. IPM has already tested six samples from those suspected with swine flu and the results have been sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases at New Delhi for evaluation. The …
AHMEDABAD : Two more suspected cases of swine flu tested positive for H1N1 in Ahmedabad taking the total number of positive cases in city to four. Earlier, two of a batch of ten city girls, who had gone on a yearlong Indo-US educational exchange programme landed in the isolation ward, …
With the detection of swine flu cases in neighbouring Bangladesh, Tripura has formed Rapid Response Teams (RRT) in all districts and prepared a clinical protocol as a precautionary measure. Principal Secretary Health Y P Singh told reporters that isolation wards have been set up in district hospitals and sufficient n-95 …
Swine Flu Primer What is H1N1? It's a virus which has gene segments from the swine, avian and human flu virus. Scientists have christened it influenza-a (h1n1) virus, commonly known as swine flu. What's A Pandemic? An epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through human populations across a large region. …
A 34-year-old man returning from Dubai was intercepted at the airport after he was found to be suffering from swine flu symptoms and sent to Infectious Diseases Hospital on Wednesday morning. The throat and nasal swabs of Satyen (name changed to protect identity)
Kolkata: A passenger was on Wednesday quarantined at the Kolkata International airport for showing symptoms of swine flu. Shyamal Sarkar (35) is the first passenger who was quarantined since the medical check-up at the airport began around April 30. Around 8:40 am on Wednesday, Sarkar, landed in Kolkata on an …
Hyderabad: The 23-year-old student, who was the first person to suffer from swine flu in India, is stable and recovering at the Government General and Chest Hospital at Erragadda. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi, found evidence of the H1N1 strain in throat secretions and blood samples …
A day after India confirmed its first case of A/H1N1 influenza virus, government tightened the screening process of passengers from flu affected countries. Authorities had on Saturday confirmed that a 23-year-old IT student in Hyderabad had tested positive of carrying the virus. On Sunday authorities also admitted a mother-son duo …
Ahmedabad: To ensure that the large number of dog bite victims get effective and affordable treatment, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will soon introduce World Health Organization (WHO)-approved vaccines. This intra-dermal rabies vaccination (IDRV) regime will be available at AMC-run hospitals. Traditionally, dog bites are treated with intramuscular (IM) administration of …
New Delhi: The government may have banned the distribution of Tamiflu and Relenza, two options available to battle the H1N1 influenza (or swine flu), but chemists say they are running out of stock despite selling Tamiflu at Rs 2,000 for 10 tablets. The enterprising chemist who arranged the drug for …
45,000 passengers have been screened across all airports. Five people have been kept under observation for the H1N1 virus in the country as of today, even as the death toll worldwide owing to the swine flu rose to 26. A total of 45,000 passengers have been screened across all airports …
MUMBAI: The screening drill for swine flu at Mumbai international airport had barely got under way in earnest when a traveller who landed from the UK early on Friday gave the health authorities some anxious moments. The passenger, who was en route to Hyderabad, was kept back to verify whether …
NEW DELHI | PUNE: With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring the extent of swine flu only two stages away from developing into a pandemic, the Union Health Ministry has pressed the panic button. Unlike the Ministry
New Delhi: Following the spread of swine influenza in the United States, the Centre has swung into action. Experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Health Ministry officials will hold a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the level of preparedness in the country.
