Extent of TB's hold on India revealed by new data; here are key things to know about the diseaseNearly 25 people were diagnosed with tuberculosis every hour in Maharashtra, reports based on the data shows. As of now, Uttar Pradesh has ...
26 Dec, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
Emergency was a dark period in India's history, supporters of democracy were tortured: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing the Emergency as a "dark period" in India's history said those who supported democracy at that time...
18 Jun, 2023, 04.12 PM IST
$46 yield per dollar invested: Here's why the world should invest more to eradicate tuberculosisThe world is failing to address tuberculosis (TB) and meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with current trends showing a 50-...
08 May, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
Nearly 60,000 TB cases recorded in Mumbai in 2021; marginal decline from pre-COVID daysOf the total TB patients, 3 per cent are drug sensitive and 14 per cent drug resistant in Mumbai. Annually, around 4,000 to 5,000 drug resi...
25 Mar, 2022, 06.31 PM IST
Pandemic fatigue, absence of fear of disease leading to spike in cases in Maharashtra: Centre"Don't let the guard down. Stay to basics of surveillance, contact tracing and testing. Micro plan and ensure strict compliance of protocol...
06 Mar, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
Ranvir Shorey tests positive for Covid-19, fans urge him to stay away from 'negative thoughts'The actor has mild symptoms and is currently in quarantine.
17 Feb, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
View: Covid should set the stage for India’s drive against more common and fatal diseasesThe emergence of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB strain is especially concerning, as it is resistant to the two most effective anti-TB drugs ...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
View: Ayushman Bharat, a change whose time has comeEven after 15 years of successful operation of Yeshasvini, micro health insurance remained predominantly a southern and western Indian phen...
26 Sep, 2019, 08.29 AM IST
How Wadhwani brothers Sunil and Romesh are using AI to serve the underservedThere is one area where India, with second largest number of poor, can lead the world. It can use AI to solve problems for the underserved ...
05 Mar, 2019, 02.09 PM IST
Karnataka clears RERA rules, excludes projects completed 60% or moreLaw minister TB Jayachandra said further details like the cut-off date will be clarified when the rules are notified. He also said the guid...
06 Jul, 2017, 03.56 PM IST
882 tribal children die in state-run residential schools across the countryThese are numbers of innocent lives lost seemingly on account of sheer official apathy, manifest in the lack of basic facilities.
18 Apr, 2016, 05.43 AM IST
6 more swine flu deaths, toll touches 2,159According to the Health Ministry, 2,159 persons had perished due to the disease till yesterday while the number of persons affected by it s...
09 Apr, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
Swine flu toll in India touches 2,123The number of deaths due to the virus in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and MP was 426, 431 and 309, while that of those affected was 6,642, 4,749 ...
05 Apr, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
Centre may lift restrictions on sale of swine-flu drugMore than 13,000 others have been infected by the virus so far in 2015. “We are considering a move to shift the drug from Schedule X to Sch...
24 Feb, 2015, 04.35 AM IST
Maharashtra to make anti-spitting norms stringent, says Deepak Sawant"We are checking whether to bring in a new legislation or amend the existing one in the next session (of state legislature)," Sawant said.
11 Jan, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
India accounts for highest Tuberculosis , MDR-Tuberculosis cases in the world: WHOIndia accounts for the highest number of TB and Multi Drug Resistant-TB cases in the world, according to a World Health Organization report.
28 Nov, 2014, 05.31 PM IST
Unregulated diagnostic centres of TB a challenge: Experts"Unregulated diagnosis in private sector (hospitals) and unqualified doctors prescribing drugs still pose a big challenge to control TB."
02 Oct, 2014, 10.37 AM IST