Road accident victims to get cashless treatment of up to Rs 1.5 lakh; steering committee to monitor implementation of the schemeThe Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims Scheme 2025 is now active nationwide. Road accident victims can receive cashless treatment ...
06 May, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Epidemics such as Nipah virus outbreaks, Covid-19 originated from non-human source: J P Nadda to Rajya SabhaUnion Health Minister J P Nadda emphasized the importance of a One Health approach, integrating human, animal, and environmental health, to...
30 Jul, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Centre asks states to set up panels for vaccine distribution: Karnataka Minister"The Prime Minister's video conference was to ensure proper implementation, whenever the vaccine is ready and towards ensuring that it reac...
24 Nov, 2020, 09.47 PM IST
COVID-19: India's vaccination drive may span over a year, group-wiseIn an advisory to states on setting up coordination committees for distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, the health ministry has said intro...
31 Oct, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Government notifies 3-tier institutional mechanism to implement National Technical Textiles Mission“The Mission Steering Group is fully empowered to approve all financial norms in respect of all Schemes, Components and Programme of the NT...
25 Mar, 2020, 08.59 PM IST
Finmin sets up panel to consider EBRs for infra, social schemesHeaded by Economic Affairs Secretary, the committee has secretaries from different ministries as members, besides Chairman of NABARD and Ma...
09 Apr, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
Group of Ministers to look into concerns over draft medical commission billThe draft National Medical Commission Bill, 2016, will be placed before the Cabinet after the GoM submits its report, the official added.
16 Mar, 2017, 07.51 PM IST
- Must assess pollution impact: Centre to all ministries01 Mar, 2017, 10.20 AM IST
Government panel to study role of cow urine, dung in curing diseasesThe central body - a national steering committee for scientific validation - will evaluate whether 'Panchagavya' - a concoction of cow urin...
13 Feb, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
'1.6 million deaths caused due to pollution-related health issues'Diseases that are attributed to air pollution include chronic respiratory diseases and pneumonia in children and asthma, which are treated ...
22 Jul, 2016, 09.37 PM IST
Health research: Parliament panel calls for mechanism for proper executionA parliamentary panel has called for a mechanism to ensure that joint research projects on 10 priority areas in the health sector are execu...
03 Jan, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
Government to formulate national plan for breastfeedingWith mothers weaning away the newborns from their milk early, the government has decided to formulate a national action plan for breastfeed...
27 Sep, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
India has 19 health workers for every 10,000 people"WHO norms provide for 25 per 10,000 people. Additionally, there are 7.9 lakh AYUSH practitioners registered in the country (approximately ...
13 Mar, 2015, 04.12 PM IST
India, UK sign MoU on evidence-informed healthcare policyIndia and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in the field of evidence-informed healthcare policy...
23 Aug, 2013, 09.45 PM IST
Govt against unethical promotion of drugs by pharma companiesAggressive marketing of drugs by pharmaceutical companies is equal to " irrational use" that needs to be "penalized," the steering committe...
17 Apr, 2012, 09.40 AM IST
- Planning Commission suggests cashless universal health coverage by 2017
The Commission also informed that the panel had asked for rolling out the scheme on a pilot basis in one district of every state in the fir...
28 Mar, 2012, 04.30 PM IST
- Bengal govt plans Rs 60 cr e-gov project
The West Bengal government plans to invest Rs 60 crore in its e-governance project.
14 Feb, 2007, 08.45 PM IST