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).
Resolved to take a more active role in the Gulf crisis, India is expected to unveil a major diplomatic and humanitarian initiative in Iraq in the coming week. It is understood that New Delhi is
Four years, reams of publicity and crores of rupees later, the Delhi government will not be in a position to keep the Supreme Court deadline of March 31, the date by which it was asked to clean up
Delhiites may soon see the city go greener. DDA has plans to develop several new parks in the city. Plans are also afoot to create a bio-diversity park spread over 200 acres near Wazirabad. It will
Bihar govt has banned the sale of gutkha with effect from April. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting in Patna. The ban will remain in force for five years from the date of commencement. All
The Delhi Environment Department's order banning the burning of leaves and twigs for their disposal appears to have gone up in smoke. MCD workers routinely set afire heaps of dry leaves, especially
Till February this year, the Dhanora tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra recorded 17,838 live births and 896 deaths upto one year of age and 160 between 1-5 years, besides about 500 still
A drastic fall in the agriculture output after the drought has slowed down the growth of the economy in the third quarter of 2002-03 as the GDP posted a growth of only 2.6 per cent. The GDP during
Hong Kong Health officials said today that 92 new cases of a deadly pneumonia have been found in a housing estate, raising the total number of cases there to 213. Health Secretary Yeoh Eng-Kiong said
The Director General Health Services has identified three main hospitals which would be in a state of readiness in case of any outbreak of SARS in the country. The hospitals are the three Central
After six deaths and 16 other cases were confirmed in Umraya village in Padra taluka, 25 km from here, the Gujarat Health department has finally swung into action. Medical teams have been rushed to
