Take Maharashtra, 80% of which is rainfed. In areas such as Vidarbha and Marathwada, the onset of monsoon is now late. After a small pickup...

Government ministers at COP28 discuss protecting people from climate-driven health threats, including malnutrition, as experts predict a gl...

At 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...

Research suggests it is more than 75% effective and that protection is maintained for at least another year with a booster. Tedros said the...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath defended Sanatan Dharma, stating that it is the national religion of India and cannot be erase...

The most obvious and immediate area of action is to expedite the vaccination programme and expand its coverage to include all sections of p...

The country is still in the ascending limb of the epidemic, said Prof D Prabhakaran, Director, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions (CC...

The coronavirus is a large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to acute respiratory syndromes, but the cur...

WHO has warned that new cases are appearing faster outside China than those within the country.

While Kerala has responded with alacrity to the Nipah outbreak, are hospital protocols followed across the country?

Two 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...

Lanka'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 ...

The new breed of leaders is more inward looking than ever in the past. This has important ramifications for your investments too, says Rite...

Serum 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...

Health Minister J P Nadda today warned the people to be careful about the swine flu virus but said there was no need for panic.

A 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...

As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...