HDFC Ergo Paws n Claws pet insurance cover: Who can purchase, what is covered, what is not, premium, durationHDFC ERGO's Paws n Claws offers end-to-end pet care, encompassing everything from diagnostics to procedures and medications, guaranteeing t...
08 Apr, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
NITI Aayog issues guidelines for livestock telemedicine in IndiaThe framework, however, exempts a registered veterinary practitioner from any penal action should he/she fail to establish veterinarian-cli...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
Is India ready to handle an epidemic? The frightful truth behind Nipah outbreakWhile Kerala has responded with alacrity to the Nipah outbreak, are hospital protocols followed across the country?
27 May, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Now, all puppies to be sold with micro-chipsThe new rules, which have been proposed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change also make it mandatory for the stat...
03 Jan, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
Centre proposes strict rules to regulate pet shops in IndiaThe rules, once notified by the environment ministry after analyzing suggestions of stakeholders, will regulate, among other practices, the...
16 Dec, 2016, 08.51 PM IST
Government brings pet shops under environmental regulatory netIt will be mandatory for all pet shop owners to register themselves with the State Animal Welfare Board of the respective State Government.
16 Dec, 2016, 06.52 PM IST
Kerala set to adopt policy on antibiotic resistanceIt is launching the first antibiotic stewardship programme, which will cover public and private health services.
19 Jan, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Humans carry more superbugs than farm animals, says new studyHumans carry more antibiotic-resistant bacteria than the farm animals they handle, a new study on dairy farmers has found.
25 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Can your vet heal you too?Oncology is probably the field which has already benefitted the most from collaborations between human and veterinary medicine.
02 May, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
Retail sale of Oxytocin banned to stop misuse by dairy farmersThe health ministry banned the sale of veterinary drug Oxytocin through pharmacies to curb the misuse of the injection by dairy farmers.
04 Feb, 2014, 04.05 AM IST
India scrambles to save tigers from deadly virusIndia is scrambling to protect its beleaguered tiger population after several big cats tested positive for a virus common among dogs but de...
14 Jan, 2014, 05.54 PM IST
- Homoeopathy business: How to sell and judge sweet white pills
Homoeopathy,s business side is bustling. But greater acceptance will require more research on how the 'cures' work.
16 Oct, 2011, 03.54 AM IST
- Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new 'schedule' in Act
The threat of a multi-drug resistant superbug looming large has forced the government to consider introduction of a separate schedule in th...
17 Apr, 2011, 10.39 AM IST
Budget 2011-2012: Speech of Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of FinanceOur growth in 2010-11 has been swift and broad-based. The economy is back to its pre-crisis growth trajectory.
28 Feb, 2011, 07.11 PM IST
- 'Outsourcing' the in-thing in Naxal hotbed!
This seems to be a different kind of 'outsourcing' that is fast catching up in several remote Naxal-affected areas.
14 Nov, 2010, 12.35 PM IST