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12 Gir lions recover from infection, return to the jungleEleven Asiatic lions have died in Gir National Park. A tick-borne parasitic infestation, babesiosis, is suspected as the main cause. Forest...
February 2026 Calendar: Holidays, tithis, festivals, Shivratri, Ekadashi, Purnima and important datesFebruary 2026 Calendar with Holidays: February 2026 is packed with significant events, starting with the Union Budget on the 1st, shaping e...
Lymphatic filariasis not neglected disease for India, multi-drug administration to be held twice a year: MandaviyaAs part of its commitment to eliminate the disease by end of 2027, the health ministry has come up with a renewed five-pronged strategy as ...
Home delivery of essential medicines can be organised in containment zones: Health ministryIn its 'Guidance note on Provision of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services during a...
Nearly 9 crore children given deworming tablets in 2015: GovernmentThe campaign managed to cover a total of 8.98 crore (85 per cent) children who received deworming tablet (Albendazole) on National Dewormin...
No need to worry: Government on deworming tablet side-effectUnder the nationwide deworming programme, schoolchildren aged between 1 and 19 years were given Albendazole tablet.
There should be annual health checks for children: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar JainDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain today suggested that there should be a government programme for annual health check up of all the chil...
Health ministry: A slew of programmes for kids in 2015Health Ministry agreed to bring into force larger pictorial warnings on tobacco products from next year as the issue remained in news for m...
Delhi government flags off de-worming drive; to cover 3.7-million kidsPeople of Delhi would soon prefer to go for government schools and hospitals as they will be made "far better than private ones", Health Mi...
Visible change in country's health indicators: JP Nadda"Medical fraternity works very hard and their interventions have shown good impact on the society but there has been a gap in demand and su...
Health ministry to launch de-worming initiative to improve child healthThe programme, to be flagged off later this month, will initially focus on 11 high burden states, among them Assam, Bihar, Haryana and Chha...
- Milk production rise by 27% in Haryana in 2011-12
The milk production in the state has increased from 52.59 lakh tonnes in 2010-11 to 66.61 lakh tonnes in 2011-12 due to consistent and sust...
Sunderbans tiger recovering at zooThe Sunderbans tiger which was brought to Alipore zoo for treatment on Thursday is doing well now. Zoo officials said the big cat, aged abo...
Hygiene Hypothesis: Banishing germs from your life can make you seriously illEvidence accumulates in favour of the hygiene hypothesis, which says that banishing germs from your life can make you seriously ill.
- Why you should insure your pet
A cover helps bear the financial drain of losing an expensive animal at a nominal cost.
- UPA govt keeps its promise; mid-day meal scheme on track
The UPA will be able to keep part of its promise made in the common minimum programme (CMP) on the mid-day meal scheme.