India’s obesity doubled in 10 years: NFHS-4
The National Family Health Survey highlights that obesity affects urban population more than its rural counterpart
COVID-19: World scrambles to procure dwindling medical supplies
India will need at least 27 million N95 masks, 1.6 million diagnostic kits in coming months, according to GlobalData
जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून: महत्वपूर्ण सवालों पर नहीं हो रही बहस
वस्तुतः भारत जनसंख्या को स्थिर करने की राह पर है। इसीलिए जनसंख्या नियंत्रण को सुनिश्चित करने के लिए दंडात्मक उपायों की शुरुआत पर जोर ...
जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून: क्या सच में जरूरी है?
केंद्र सरकार देश में जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून लागू करनी चाहती है। डाउन टू अर्थ ने इस मुद्दे का व्यापक विश्लेषण किया। प्रस्तुत है पहली ...
Union Budget 2020-21: Duty on solar panel, EV imports; relief to green energy cos
Tax benefits aimed at incentivising domestic manufacturing
कमजोर बच्चों के मामले में भारत सबसे ऊपर: ग्लोबल हंगर इंडेक्स
ग्लोबल हंगर इंडेक्स के अनुसार, भारत में 6 से 23 माह के 90.4 फीसदी बच्चों को जितने खाने की जरूरत है, उतना भी नहीं ...
Economic Survey 2018-19: Increasing access to charging points key to boost electric vehicle sales
Only 0.06 per cent of the total cars in India are electric, while China has two per cent and Norway has 39 per cent
How this Gujarat man came to be celebrated as a Biblical character
Bharat Patel gets the fisherfolk of Kutch, affected by a coal power plant funded by the World Bank, a historic victory in the US Supreme Court
India to send manned mission to space within 40 months
This feat has only been achieved by three countries till now—the United States, Russia and China
Every year 2,000 people are transfused with HIV-infected blood
While there are stringent laws to regulate blood banks, such incidents are still happening
Mobile towers are harmless, says declassified CPCB report
It states that there is no substantive or convincing evidence of cell phone radiation’s biological effects that can harm a person’s health
NITI Aayog’s PPP model for district hospitals pushes for privatisation of health sector
The move is in line with the Centre's agenda to push government health sector towards privatisation on the grounds that public health …
Health insurance schemes unlikely to work without strong public health sector
In poor health part 5: While pan-India enrollment to Rashtriya Suraksha Bima Yojna is declining, number of beneficiaries has increased in …
Did you know leprosy patients can be detained for unspecified periods?
A new Bill will amend all laws that discriminate against leprosy patients, but the list is long
Kudankulam plant will continue to operate despite failing to set up safe storage for spent fuel
NPCIL has missed 2018 deadline for building AFR facility to store spent nuclear fuel, which is currently kept within the power plant
चूल्हे में बच्चों का स्वास्थ्य
आंगनबाड़ी केंद्रों में ईंधन के तौर पर लकड़ी व उपलों के इस्तेमाल के चलते वायु प्रदूषण बना बच्चों के लिए बड़ा खतरा
New farming technique helps resist flood and drought in Gorakhpur
Farmers in Gorakhpur have re-learnt the art to adapt to erratic weather conditions through multi-crop farming
मंदसौर में प्रदर्शनकारी किसानों पर फायरिंग, 6 मरे
मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान ने मृतकों के परिजनों को एक करोड़ रुपये की क्षतिपूर्ति और परिवार के एक सदस्य नौकरी देने का ऐलान किया ...
Tamil Nadu traders’ body calls to boycott aerated drinks amid drought
If the campaign is successful, multinational companies could face revenue losses up to Rs 1,500 crore annually
NPPA puts price cap on cardiac stents; says hospitals overcharge
The average cost of drug eluting stent for domestic companies is around Rs 8,000 but it is sold to patients for Rs 24,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh
Centre overrules Supreme Court directive on combined medical entrance test
The latest Union government’s rule intends to allow the states to conduct their own medical entrance exams for the current academic year
WHO recommends faster and cheaper treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant TB
This is a critical step forward in tackling the MDR-TB public health crisis, says organisation
Cast away
After being at the receiving end of both militants and the state government, Kashmir's village heads are now threatening to boycott next year's …
India denies Gilead patent for hepatitis C drug, sofosbuvir
Companies that have not signed any licence agreement with US pharma giant are now free to produce generic versions of the drug
Centre proposes National Health Right Act
Draft national health policy which proposes making health a fundamental right also envisages increased role of community in planning and …