Healthcare Budget 2026 crosses ₹1 lakh crore for the first time as focus shifts to mental health and cheaper cancer drugsThe Union Budget 2026-27 signals a major policy shift, focusing on healthcare as a key economic growth driver. Finance Minister Nirmala Sit...
01 Feb, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Budget 2022 impact on pharma & healthcareThe Budget speech identified ‘Genomics and Pharmaceuticals’ to be among the sunrise opportunities eligible for supportive policies, light-t...
01 Feb, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
20 more cases with UK corona strain found in India, total 58Of these total cases, eight have been registered at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 11 at CSIR Institute of Genomics and In...
05 Jan, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
Allot more centres in TN for PG medical entrance test, K Palaniswami urges PM ModiThe test is for admission to MD, MS, DM, MCh in Institutes of National Importance for medical education including the All India Institute o...
16 Nov, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
What happens to a person with OCD in a post-Covid world?The sudden changes may be hard to manage for some.
24 Aug, 2020, 08.20 AM IST
From recreation to education, tech is everywhere. How does one find the fine line between its benefits & harm?In 2016, over 19.5% adolescents in Bengaluru were addicted to gaming, and 15.5% to mobile phones.
16 Aug, 2019, 05.02 PM IST
Noise pollution rises in two areas marked as ‘Silence Zones’ in BengaluruIndira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (Nimhans) and RVCE, Mysuru Road have been reported as sensitive areas.
20 Jun, 2019, 11.52 AM IST
Startups focus on staff’s emotional wellbeing, outsource counsellingArchana Bisht, director at EAP service provider 1to1help, said that in the last few years, several smaller companies and startups have begu...
19 Mar, 2019, 09.36 AM IST
Excessive tech use can cause physical ailments; experts recommend five-min breaks every half an hourStrained eyes, text neck syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow can occur due to excessive usage of laptops and phones.
12 Mar, 2019, 02.24 PM IST
Spending too much time on social media? Tech abuse may lead to mental health issuesEight out of 10 technology addiction cases are related to online gaming.
13 Oct, 2018, 08.42 AM IST
Prescriptions for major depression up 14% in 2016Around 10.6 lakh more prescriptions for anti-depressants were written in 2016 than in 2015, shows data collated by health information agenc...
30 Jan, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
How the depressed take refuge in websites, appsFrom two sessions per week in October 2015, Ahuja is now down to one every fortnight. The web platform, she says, helped her regain her sen...
04 Jan, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
Government receives over 600 research proposals for yoga and meditation programmeAn expert committee set up by the Ministry of Science and Technology is going through the proposals and will shortlist around 20-25 of them.
12 Apr, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
Health being 'embedded' in growth story of India: J P NaddaHealth is being "embedded" in the growth story of the country as India charts an impressive growth curve that is being recognised at variou...
13 Feb, 2016, 08.47 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi shows interest in how stem cell research can treat brain diseasesKeen to understand how stem cells could help treat untraceable brain diseases, the PM spent nearly an hour interacting with researchers.
19 Feb, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
BJD to keep equi-distance from Congress, BJP"It has been decided to raise issues purely in the interest of the state. We will also continue to maintain equi-distance from both Congres...
17 Nov, 2014, 10.27 PM IST
- NIMHANS inagurates emergency services facility
Three new blocks offering emergency services, open psychiatry and neurological rehabilitation were inaugurated at the National Institute of...
02 Sep, 2008, 08.31 PM IST