Shimona Kanwar

Special Correspondent, TOI

Shimona Kanwar is a senior assistant editor with The Times of India, who has been with TOI since 2005. She covers health and science. With a background in science and English literature, she attempts ...

Shimona Kanwar is a senior assistant editor with The Times of India, who has been with TOI since 2005. She covers health and science. With a background in science and English literature, she attempts at simplifying complex health and science stories, making them accessible and engaging for a wide audience. Shimona is passionate about crafting narratives that resonate, ensuring her reporting is not only informative but also enjoyable to read, free of jargon, and deeply connected to people's lives.

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Stories by the author

• Nobel laureate Roger Kornberg to help India develop dengue, TB drugs

  
  29 Apr 2017 11:21 AM IST
• Your insulin, hepatitis B vaccine may get cheaper

  
  16 Oct 2016 10:48 AM IST
• Ganga water can fight microorganisms that cause tuberculosis, pneumonia: Study

  
  25 Sep 2016 01:22 PM IST
• Punjab sinking in drugs worth Rs 7,500 crore from Pakistan per year: AIIMS

  
  15 Jan 2016 11:00 AM IST
• Nano medicine breakthrough a giant leap for India

  
  24 Aug 2015 10:20 AM IST
• Top medical journals invite reviews from patients for research

  
  19 Aug 2015 10:33 AM IST
• Modi government not handling India's top research organisations properly: Reports

  
  20 May 2015 11:05 AM IST
• 400 ghost teachers in private medical colleges in Punjab

  
  17 Mar 2015 11:51 AM IST
• Army, BSF troops to patrol deserts in AC vests

  
  17 Aug 2014 12:39 PM IST
• Army, BSF troops to patrol deserts in AC vests

  
  17 Aug 2014 12:32 PM IST
• Gul Panag: From NaMo tweet to AAP Chandigarh candidate

  
  14 Mar 2014 12:07 PM IST
• DRDO set to harness ocean power

  
  15 Feb 2014 04:10 AM IST
• Happy that Narendra Modi paying attention to AAP: Yogendra Yadav

  
  14 Jan 2014 11:30 AM IST
• Us govt shutdown’s ripple effect: Obamacare hits medical research

  
  05 Oct 2013 11:21 AM IST
• Agni-V's detonator developed in Chandigarh lab

  
  16 Jan 2012 11:21 AM IST
• Upgraded Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to take off in 3 years

  
  27 Sep 2011 09:29 AM IST
• Fertile Punjab hit by hunger pangs: Report

  
  30 Dec 2010 11:46 AM IST
• Fertile Punjab hit by hunger pangs: Report

  
  30 Dec 2010 07:21 AM IST
• At Rs 42 lakh/month rent, Chandigarh shop costliest

  
  30 Nov 2010 05:35 AM IST
• School suspends 16 for Facebook comments

  
  08 Oct 2010 10:38 AM IST
• Epidemic fear grips Leh as gastro cases begin piling up

  
  12 Aug 2010 04:59 AM IST
• Church gives clean chit to school, says Ruchika not expelled

  
  01 Jan 2010 02:55 PM IST
• Ruchika expulsion was against school norms

  
  25 Dec 2009 11:41 AM IST