Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory
These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks The Union Ministry of public
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Soon, tallest flyover at 65 feet in Chembur
Mumbai: Believe it or not, the city will soon have a flyover that is as high as 65 feet above ground.
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Diarrhoea is city's worst nightmare
Mumbai: Even as the city
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Maharashtra pollution board promotes eco-friendly Ganesh idols
Mumbai: This Ganpati festival devotees may see a lot of eco-friendly idols, provided the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) certified process of idol-making becomes popular and good sense prevails among organisers.
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Soon, water recycling a must for high-rises in Mumbai
Mumbai: Mumbaikars residing in high-rises will soon have to switch their water consumption patterns so that residents of smaller housing societies get their quota of the municipal water supply.
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Lake levels rising, but water cut to continue
Mumbai: It is raining, and more importantly, it is raining in catchment areas. The lake levels are going up steadily. All this is good news.
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350 million-year-old fossil comes to Mumbai
Mumbai: It came before the dinosaurs. It existed on this planet 350 million years ago, and survived for almost 80 million years before it became extinct. On Saturday, it will be back from the dead
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Landslide in Ratnagiri district; 10 dead
Mumbai: At least ten persons were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in coastal Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in the wee hours today. The incident occurred at Harne village in Dapoli tehsil at around 2am, police said.
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52-year-old succumbs to swine flu in Bhayandar
Mumbai: Swine flu, that had all but receded from short-term public memory, reared its ugly head again recently, claiming a victim in Bhayandar on Wednesday. Sambhaji Panpatte, deputy commissioner of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), said the victim, Rekha Kirtikumar Shah, 52, was a resident of Bhayandar.
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TIFR research provides boost to cancer treatment
Mumbai: Targeted drug delivery using carbon nano tubes (CNTs) was proposed as an effective tool for treating diseases like cancer. But clinical trials have shown that post treatment, it is very difficult to remove the CNTs from the blood stream. The localised accumulation of CNTs can be very toxic, resulting in serious medical problems, say scientists.
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Doctors refuse to take imported H1N1 vaccine
Mumbai: The directorate of health services (DHS) has failed to convince the state