According to leading epidemiologists and virologists, the new Covid variant -- XBB.1.16 -- could be the reason behind the increase in coronavirus cases
30 per cent of the global population is not able to access essential health services, states the World Health Organization (WHO)
World Health Day 2023: Keeping up with this year’s theme of ‘Health For All’, PM Modi reaffirmed his government’s commitment towards improving healthcare facilities in the...
On World Health Day 2023, Union Health Minister Dr Manuskh Mandaviya shares a slew of initiatives taken by his government towards ensuring Health For All
World Health Day 2023: Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani on her government's efforts to address the challenge of nutrition and improve maternal...
India’s three ‘health goals’ which are a priority at G20 are - digital health; pharma counter measures; and emergency preparedness, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya...
Climate change affects access to clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food, safe shelter for humans and animals alike, and has the potential to undermine decades...
SWaCH, a cooperative of waste pickers, offers a lesson for cities like Delhi on how to include waste pickers into the formal system by offering door-to-door...
The Delhi government in its budget 2023-24 proposed to clear up dumpsites and improve primary healthcare, among other things
Delhi's waste management: Delhi relies on a largely informal sector of over 1.5 lakh waste workers to collect, segregate and recycle 20-25% of its waste. As...
Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla – the three dumpsites in Delhi have collectively caused nearly Rs. 450 crore in damage to the environment. Can the national capital...
For Financial Year 2023-24, the centre has allocated Rs. 1,97,350 crore for food subsidy, a 31.28 per cent decrease compared to the previous year’s Revised Estimates...
Budget 2023: To make India a global hub for ‘Shree Anna’ (millets), the Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad will be supported as the Centre of...
The Union Budget 2023-24 gives special attention to green growth involving energy transition, achieving net zero target of 2070, mangrove plantation and conserving wetlands
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
