Maldives becomes world’s first country to enforce generational tobacco ban, outlawing smoking and vaping for anyone born after 2007The Maldives has enacted a historic generational ban on tobacco. Individuals born after January 1, 2007, will never legally buy or use toba...
03 Nov, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smokingThe Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational proh...
01 Nov, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
WHO felicitates India for elimination of trachoma as public health problemIndia was honored by the WHO for eliminating trachoma, following Nepal and Myanmar. Other recognitions included Bhutan for achieving cervic...
08 Oct, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Maldives plans campaigns in India to entice tourists againArrivals from India in the Maldives fell during the January-July period this year, to around 71,000 from 110,000 a year earlier, Ibrahim Sh...
31 Jul, 2024, 03.20 PM IST
Chinese vice-premier Liu Guozhong pays quiet visit to MaleChinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong was in Male on January 24 to meet Maldivian foreign minister Moosa Zameer. On the agenda were Xiamen Airl...
03 Feb, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
India building capacities of civil servants of neighbouring countries: CentreSo far, more than 550 officers of Maldives Civil Service including the Permanent Secretaries of the government of the Maldives have been im...
06 Dec, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
India signs contract to develop water projects across MaldivesThe contracts were signed between the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and JMC Projects (India) Ltd., SMC Infrastr...
17 Mar, 2021, 08.03 PM IST
India, Maldives sign five pacts to boost infrastructure projects in island nationBesides a MoU on capacity building and exchange of content and expertise between Prasar Bharati and Public State Media, Maldives and MoU on...
20 Feb, 2021, 08.40 PM IST
Govt undertook 3-pronged approach to tackle COVID-19: Health secretarySpeaking at the inaugural session at Asia Health 2020 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Union Health Secretary said a "who...
18 Nov, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
Modi bats for joint SAARC strategy to fight coronavirus, gets prompt support from neighbours"I would like to propose that the leadership of SAARC nations chalk out a strong strategy to fight coronavirus. We could discuss, via video...
14 Mar, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
Indian PM, Maldives President conclude slew of pacts to widen Indian Ocean partnership amid Chinese inroadsA coastal surveillance radar system and a composite training centre for the Maldives defence forces were jointly inaugurated by the two lea...
08 Jun, 2019, 08.39 PM IST
India, neighbours push for leprosy, kala-azar elimination by 2020Adopting a 'Call for Action' at a high-level ministerial meeting in Jakarta, the member countries pledged according the highest priority to...
26 Apr, 2017, 06.01 PM IST
Maldives, Lanka eliminate lymphatic filariasis, India yet to achieve featMaldives and Sri Lanka demonstrates countries and the Region to eliminate all tropical diseases, which mar the lives of people, said Poonam...
03 Jun, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
Cabinet gives nod to health pact between India, MaldivesThe Union Cabinet today gave ex-post facto approval to a pact between India and Maldives on facilitating greater cooperation between both t...
13 Jan, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
India to host fifth meeting of SAARC health ministersThe health ministers will also discuss adoption of the the "Delhi Declaration" affirming their commitment to work together in identified ar...
05 Apr, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
- India's health cover for poor attracts world
India’s ambitious public health insurance scheme covering 19 million poor families is now going global, after the World Bank recommended it...
15 Oct, 2010, 12.12 AM IST
- Apollo to manage Indira Gandhi hospital in Maldives
Corporate healthcare major Apollo Hospitals has entered into an agreement with the Republic of Maldives to manage the 280-bed Indira Gandhi...
23 Jan, 2010, 09.20 PM IST