50,000 people die of snakebite every year, highest in world: BJP MP in Lok SabhaBJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy highlighted that snakebites cause 50,000 deaths annually in India, the highest globally, with climate change incre...
29 Jul, 2024, 06.25 PM IST
Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani, siddha included in WHO indexThe inclusion of traditional medical terminologies in ICD-11 forms a link between traditional medicine and global standards, said Dr Radari...
10 Jan, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
Maha, Andhra, Gujarat top states in implementing Poshan Abhiyaan scheme: Niti reportThe report titled 'Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times' further said that 12 out of 19 large states...
02 Sep, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
Odisha makes progress in its fight against malnutrition, but there’s still a long way to goTo achieve the next set of milestones, Garg says the focus will be on delivering services to people in areas that are hard to reach. But st...
26 Sep, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
India's child nutrition programme excludes poorest households: StudyAmong states too, while overall utilisation has improved, high malnutrition states are relatively lagging.
28 Feb, 2019, 11.49 AM IST
Mental illness to be covered under health insurance: Will premiums rise?The insurance regulator has issued a circular asking all insurers to offer medical insurance for the treatment of mental illness with immed...
22 Sep, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Prime Minister announces hike in incentives of Asha, Anganwadi workersHe said the revised incentive will come into effect from October and it will reflect in their salaries from November onwards, which would b...
11 Sep, 2018, 06.48 PM IST
India, World Bank sign USD 200 million loan deal for national nutrition missionThe POSHAN Abhiyaan, an overarching scheme for holistic nourishment, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March this year at Jhu...
07 May, 2018, 11.33 PM IST
Stock pick of the week: Why analysts are bullish on Gateway DistriparksHuge underperformance has made valuations attractive. Steps to improve performance and improving Ebitda margin has made this stock anlaysts...
12 Mar, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Stock pick of the week: Reasonable valuations make Navkar Corporation a good betWith capacity expansion almost through, Navkar Corporation should benefit from the expected jump in freight traffic.
07 Aug, 2017, 06.37 PM IST
Open defecation practiced in 80 per cent ‘Adarsh’ villages571 MPs have not been able to turn their selected villages as ‘Adarsh’ ODF villages even two years after the launch of Saansad Adarsh Gram ...
17 Sep, 2016, 06.01 AM IST
I like Gateway Distriparks and Bata India: Jagannadham Thunuguntla, Karvy Stock BrokingJagannadham Thunuguntla - HoR, Karvy Stock Broking, shares his wealth creation ideas
21 May, 2016, 10.45 AM IST
States to discuss social service delivery models on MondayNITI Aayog has planned a day-long national conference on Monday where states/UTs will share their notable practices in social sector servic...
20 May, 2016, 03.51 AM IST
Supreme Court notice to Centre on distribution of subsidized food grainsThe Supreme Court today sought the response from the Centre on a plea seeking distribution of subsidised foodgrains to the poor through PDS.
04 Sep, 2015, 07.46 PM IST
Centre pushes for infants to be covered under Aadhar, Karnataka sets the ball rollingThere are an estimated 15 crore infants in India in the age group of 0-5, whose inclusion is essential to meet the target of 100 per cent c...
13 Aug, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Malnutrition; a problem ignored by every party.In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India's children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a...
14 Apr, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013: Plan outlay for health up by 13.9% at Rs 30,477 croreGiving priority to the health services sector, the government increased the plan outlay by 13.9 per cent to Rs 30,477 crore in financial ye...
27 Feb, 2013, 08.23 PM IST