Reportage World Hepatitis Day: 40 million Indians infected with viral disease; target is to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030 Hepatitis claims about 250,000 lives in India every year. The government aims at nation-wide eradication of Hepatitis C by 2030....
Reportage Mumbai Metropolitan Region to get its first Ramsar site; Maharashtra to use mangroves to prevent extreme weather events The Maharashtra Mangrove Cell has proposed the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary as a Ramsar site. The state has also decided...
Reportage COVID19 vaccination for children likely to begin next month, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya The health minister’s remarks come a month after Centre informed the Delhi High Court that COVID19 vaccines may soon be...
Reportage Day 2 of ambulance strike in Uttar Pradesh, patients and pregnant women struggle to reach health centres Uttar Pradesh government’s 102 and 108 ambulance services have come to a grinding halt due to strike by the ambulance...
Reportage Prolonged dry spell period followed by bursts of heavy rainfall is going to be the new normal, warn climate scientists Experts warn that the extreme weather events, such as Maharashtra floods and Himachal landslides, are expected to rise further in...
Reportage SC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt on plea for COVID19 vaccination of beggars The apex court has issued notice to the Centre and Delhi government seeking response on vaccination and rehabilitation of beggars...
Reportage Uttar Pradesh govt’s 102, 108 ambulance service grinds to halt as drivers launch strike The emergency ambulance drivers in Uttar Pradesh have launched a strike in the wake of a change in the company...
Reportage Asia-Pacific region accounts for every 2 in 3 global deaths by drowning: WHO WHO states that climate change has increased the risk for drowning deaths as more frequent and extreme weather events can...
Reportage Maharashtra floods: 149 dead, 100 missing, rainfall expected to decrease by week’s end As many as 149 people have lost their lives in the rain fury in Maharashtra. Amid announcements of relief packages...
Reportage Bharat Biotech cancels MoU as Brazil suspends clinical trials of Covaxin The termination of the pact comes after the deal with the Brazilian government for supply of 20 million doses of...
