April rains fuel dengue surge in Delhi as mosquito breeding spikes across cityDelhi is witnessing a surge in dengue cases. April's erratic rainfall has led to over half of this year's infections being reported. This t...
06 May, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
GST Council should consider lowering tax on household insecticides to 5 pc: EY-HICA reportA new report recommends lowering the Goods and Services Tax on household insecticides. The current 18 percent rate could be reduced to 5 pe...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Delhi recorded 4,469 dengue cases; nine died in 2022: MCDAccording to the data, in the last week of December, 108 dengue cases were reported till December 31."In 2022, a patient also died of malar...
05 Jan, 2023, 01.29 PM IST
What is the Difference between Zika Virus, Dengue, Chikungunya? Know symptomsZika virus, dengue and chikungunya are spread by the bite of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
18 Dec, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
45 new cases of dengue reported last weekOf the 9,214 dengue cases reported this year, Delhi alone had 4,704 patients: Municipal report
18 Dec, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi progressively recovering from dengue: Hospital"She is convalescing. She has no fever now and her vital parameters and laboratory results are showing progressive recovery," according to ...
28 Aug, 2017, 06.06 PM IST
Government prepared to handle dengue, chikungunya situation: Satyendar JainAt least 36 people had died due to chikunguniya and dengue last year. The Kejriwal government had received flak after one of the worst outb...
30 May, 2017, 06.08 PM IST
Nearly 100 cases of chikungunya in Delhi, 40 of dengueThough the season of the vector-borne diseases had ended in December, the city continues to report such cases.
29 May, 2017, 10.14 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal calls review meeting on dengue, chikungunya on May 13Till April 15 this year, 27 cases of dengue and 79 chikungunya cases have been reported. Last year, 4,431 cases of dengue and 7,760 cases o...
07 May, 2017, 07.50 PM IST
After Supreme Court rap, Arvind Kejriwal, Satyendra Jain meet L-G over dengue, chikungunyaSatyendar Jain explained government's stance to the L-G, who directed departments concerned to intensify fight against vector-borne disease...
05 Oct, 2016, 09.56 PM IST
No new mutant strain seen of Chikungunya in Delhi outbreak: AIIMS DirectorThe responsibility of getting rid of the mosquitoes is with every citizen to make sure that at least in their houses no breeding is taking ...
18 Sep, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
Delhi government seeks support of people to fight dengue, chikungunyaAt least 15 people have died due to chikungunya complication and 18 have succumbed to dengue this season.
17 Sep, 2016, 06.23 PM IST
Chikungunya cases in Delhi rise to 560The 128 fresh cases in one week measures far too little compared to its cases being reported at hospitals, on an average close to 200 per w...
06 Sep, 2016, 02.47 AM IST
No need to panic for rise in Dengue, Chikungunya cases: JP NaddaChikungunya cases in Delhi have shot up to 423, a massive rise in the figure released by civic authorities, who had reported just 20 cases ...
30 Aug, 2016, 07.46 PM IST
Chikungunya cases in Delhi jump to 423"Chikungunya cases have spiked in the city. We are getting more and more patients with its symptoms. Till August 29, our hospital has repor...
29 Aug, 2016, 07.29 PM IST
Government warns pregnant women to defer travel to Zika affected countriesThe Government issued guidelines on Zika virus disease including travel advisory urging pregnant women to defer travel to affected countrie...
02 Feb, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
Dengue, chikungunya infections in India underestimated: StudyResearchers estimated that on average, 23 per cent of those who have not yet been infected become infected by dengue every year.
17 Jul, 2015, 08.21 PM IST