Today, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...

The Indian pharma sector made its initial global forays almost a quarter century ago. Companies sought out markets abroad, learnt to deal w...

US Navy Secretary John Phelan has suddenly departed his post. Undersecretary Hung Cao, a decorated Navy veteran and former congressional ca...

India's pharma exports saw a sharp 23.17% fall in March. The West Asia war disrupted shipping routes and air transit hubs. This led to incr...

The Union budget may announce the rollout of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for cervical cancer prevention under the national immun...

Budget 2024: During her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government will encourage vaccination for girls in...

Official sources told PTI that more than 1.8 crore doses are still available with the governments at the Centre and in states and the stock...

Asked about the reason for reduced outlay for 2022-23 fiscal, Somanathan explained that while the outlay in the last budget was towards vac...

"The second wave of COVID-19 has affected the momentum of economic recovery. We expect a recovery in the economy from July. Now, several st...

The court has asked the Centre to file all relevant documents and file notings within two weeks explaining what led to the formation of cur...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “not utilising the vaccination budget”.

The Delhi government clarified that vaccines would not be free in private hospitals but any person getting a jab - even from a neighbouring...

Set up in March 2020, the exact collections made by the fund through voluntary contribution by individuals and corporates, are not known bu...

Underscoring the significant importance of health and well being for the growth and development of the country, the budget allocation for t...

The country’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, which begins Saturday, is likely to cost 0.2-0.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to e...

Expenditure secy says health ministry will take a call on who gets it on priority and the costs

The cost of procuring vaccines in 2012-13 was about 43% of the total budget for immunization, leaving barely Rs 600 crore for administrativ...