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Bangladesh dengue outbreak accelerates as hospitals come under strainBangladesh faces an accelerating dengue outbreak with over 42,000 cases recorded. Daily hospital admissions have reached a year-high of 1,5...
School Assembly News Headlines Today July 21: Top National, International, Sports, Business events that students should knowSchool Assembly News Headlines Today July 21: Parliament faced disruptions as opposition demanded discussions on alleged paper leaks. Heavy...
How death of student Abhijeet has sparked protests across three dozen colleges in BangladeshA student from DMRC died after treatment at DNMC. Fellow students blamed the hospital for negligence and a cover-up. DMRC students, joined ...
The worrying changes in India’s monsoon patterns have implications for everything from agriculture to healthTake Maharashtra, 80% of which is rainfed. In areas such as Vidarbha and Marathwada, the onset of monsoon is now late. After a small pickup...
Explainer-How climate change is making the world sickGovernment ministers at COP28 discuss protecting people from climate-driven health threats, including malnutrition, as experts predict a gl...
Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreakAt least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the deadliest year since the first...
UN authorises 2nd malaria vaccine, developed by Oxford University with help from Serum Institute of IndiaResearch suggests it is more than 75% effective and that protection is maintained for at least another year with a booster. Tedros said the...
Sanatan Dharma is 'Rashtriya' religion of Bharat which cannot be erased: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath defended Sanatan Dharma, stating that it is the national religion of India and cannot be erase...
View: An early warning system will help India improve pandemic preparednessThe most obvious and immediate area of action is to expedite the vaccination programme and expand its coverage to include all sections of p...
Covid-19 deaths could top 18,000 in India, says public health expertThe country is still in the ascending limb of the epidemic, said Prof D Prabhakaran, Director, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions (CC...
Coronavirus cases in India: What is happening? Here's everything you should knowThe coronavirus is a large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to acute respiratory syndromes, but the cur...
Coronavirus spread puts densely populated India on high alertWHO has warned that new cases are appearing faster outside China than those within the country.
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?
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
Sri Lanka struggles with paucity of clean water; toll rises to 183Lanka's water supply minister Rauf Hakeem said 40 per cent of those affected did not have access to piped drinking water, and there was an ...
What I read this week: The strong men of the world and India’s growth sans healthThe new breed of leaders is more inward looking than ever in the past. This has important ramifications for your investments too, says Rite...
Pune firm set to roll out cure for dengueSerum Institute will develop a drug to treat all 4 strains of dengue, and is in the process of applying for a 'speedy approval' to roll-out...
Be alert to swine flu virus, but no need to panic, says Health MinisterHealth Minister J P Nadda today warned the people to be careful about the swine flu virus but said there was no need for panic.
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
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As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...