Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
11 Apr, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
'Five patients with 12% burns recovering very fast; hope to discharge them', says Goa Health Secy on Arpora restaurant-club's fireA devastating fire swept through a restaurant in Arpora, North Goa, resulting in 25 fatalities. Authorities have confirmed the arrest of fo...
08 Dec, 2025, 06.56 AM IST
Goa becomes India’s first state to cut prices on high-cost cancer and rare disease therapiesGoa government introduces a pioneering pricing policy for expensive treatments, including cancer and rare diseases, making it the first sta...
14 Aug, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
'Had meeting with doctors, passed all 7 of their demands': Goa CM on GMC doctors' strikeGoa's medical fraternity called off their strike after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant accepted their seven demands, addressing concerns over ...
11 Jun, 2025, 09.09 AM IST
Goa: Doctors warn to go on strike if Health Minister fails to apologise publicallyDoctors at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) have demanded a public apology from Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane after he allegedly...
10 Jun, 2025, 08.02 AM IST
Goa health camps detect five heart attacks in a day, screen over 13,000 people statewideGoa's Health Department is actively conducting health camps across the state, providing emergency care and free check-ups. During a recent ...
20 May, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Goa stampede: Health department announces implementation of code red protocolFollowing a tragic stampede that killed six devotees, Goa's health department will implement a "code red" system in hospitals for faster em...
05 May, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
Goa govt plans to build cancer institute in state, holds talks with Tata Memorial Hospital"With rising cancer cases in the state of Goa, we are working unabatedly to build a 'State Cancer Institute' so that citizens of Goa do not...
17 Mar, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
Jan Aushadi counters to be mandatory at pharmacies in GoaThe health department's circular will be implemented and monitored by the director of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Goa, he said. The ...
06 Mar, 2023, 02.02 PM IST
Goa records 3,728 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths; positivity rate at 39%The positivity rate shot up to 39.41 per cent from 31.84 per cent on Wednesday.
13 Jan, 2022, 08.32 PM IST
COVID-19: No night curfew for now as it may affect tourism, says Goa CM"Imposing immediate night curfew is not feasible being a tourist state. We will need time. We have appealed to tourists to take maximum pre...
28 Dec, 2021, 09.58 PM IST
COVID-19 curfew in Goa extended till August 9The administration issued the extension order, in which it said that all the COVID-19-related curbs will continue in the state and no fresh...
03 Aug, 2021, 09.20 AM IST
Goa govt extends 'corona curfew' till June 7Formal orders on the extension of the corona curfew will be issued by collectors of South Goa and North Goa districts, the Chief Minister's...
29 May, 2021, 03.51 PM IST
Night curfew in Goa from 10 pm to 6 am up to April 30: Pramod SawantChief Minister Pramod Sawant said the cufew was necessitated in the wake of an unprecedented spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the s...
21 Apr, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
COVID-19: Night curfew likely in Goa, says state health minister Vishwajit Rane"I have spoken to the chief minister on imposing night curfew in the state on lines of the state of Delhi and Karnataka. The file is alread...
31 Dec, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
Coronavirus scare: Air India appeals to passengers of 4 flights operated in March to quarantine themselvesIn an appeal to passengers who were onboard these flights, the airline said it has got the information that three passengers who travelled ...
05 Apr, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Delhi-based activist drowns off BetalbatimSengupta was one of the best-known public health activists in India, and was associated with several social movements in the country and ac...
29 Nov, 2018, 11.12 AM IST