Health

Amaravati, June 21 : The number of active Covid cases dropped below the 60,000-mark in Andhra Pradesh to 58,140 on Monday, even as the state reported 2,620 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking its overall Covid tally past the 18.5 lakh-mark.On a po…

Bengaluru, June 21 : As part of the plan to make the state Covid free by December end, Karnataka Health Minister K.Sudhakar said on Monday that the state government has launched a massive vaccination drive to inoculate anywhere between 5 and 7 lakh p…

New Delhi, June 21 : On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, the central government introduced National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) Diploma course in Yogic Science to help those who pass out of the course to become a job provider rather …

Aizawl, June 21 : Triggering fresh concerns, as many as 528 inmates of an orphanage-cum-rehabilitation centre in Mizoram have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Monday.Officials of the Health and Family Welfare Department said that durin…

New Delhi, June 21 : Termed as a ‘great example’ of the fusion of modern technology, the ‘WHO M-Yoga’ app launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the oaccasion of International Day of Yoga on Monday aims to help spread yoga around the world and c…

Srinagar, June 21 : The annual Amarnath Yatra would be symbolic only this year, in wake of the Covid pandemic, but all the traditional religious rituals will be performed at the cave shrine as per practice, the J (and) K government decided on Monday….

New Delhi, June 21 : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government, whether the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which is headed by the Prime Minster, has taken any decision not pay Rs 4 lakh compensation to families of those…

Hyderabad, June 21 : In what could be the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, a research team from Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences at University of Hyderabad (UoH), has demonstrated that an eye-independent system (extraocul…

Hyderabad, June 21 : With Covid-19 cases reported in zoo animals in India last month, the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) of the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, has released guidelines…

New Delhi, June 21 : Yoga has long been known as a holistic medium to achieve health and wellbeing. The Covid-19 pandemic has further put the spotlight on the myriad benefits of yoga.On the occasion of International Day of Yoga on Monday, experts sai…