Health

New Delhi, June 2 : India on Wednesday launched the Mission Innovation CleanTech Exchange, a global initiative, that will create a network of incubators across member countries to accelerate clean energy innovation.The network, launched virtually at …

Lucknow, June 2 : Imalia village situated on the outskirts of Lucknow is embedded in silent shock and grief.Seven members of a family died within a span of 20 days between April 25 and May 15.The eighth member was unable to bear the shock of successi…

New Delhi, June 2 : A day after reporting lowest cases since April 8, India witnessed a slight increase in Covid numbers with 1,32,788 new infections reported in 24 hours and 3,207 more people succumbed to the pandemic, the Union Health and Family We…

Bengaluru, June 2 : Karnataka government decided to set up pediatric ward in all district hospitals across the state ahead of the pandemic’s third wave in which even children are likely to be affected, said health minister K.Sudhakar on Tuesday.”A pe…

Chennai, June 2 : Doctors, including gynecologists and immunisation experts, and public health experts in Tamil Nadu say that pregnant women need to be vaccinated on a priority basis as a number of pregnant women/new mothers are dying due to Covid-19…

Bengaluru, June 2 : Economist and national executive council member of the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), B.M.Kumaraswamy, said on Tuesday that vaccines are being manufactured by only two companies in India, and hence it would be difficult to vaccinat…

Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 : In a move which will bring relief, Kerala on Tuesday announced all bed-ridden people above 45 will be administered the Covid vaccine at their homes.The state, meanwhile, saw ita Covid test positivity rate at 15.13 per cen…

Mumbai, June 1 : A day after dropping below the 200 level, Maharashtra’s Covid-19 daily deaths rebounded to high on Tuesday with the toll crossing the 96,000 mark though new infections continued to slide, health officials said on Tuesday.Compared to …

New Delhi, June 1 : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday issued directions on how to use the new drug called 2-DG for Covid patients.The drug can be given to patients under the care and prescription of doctors as it iss…

New Delhi, June 1 : In the laytest measure taken to protect the interest of workers, specifically nursing mothers, during the ongoing Covid pandemic, the Centre has issued an advisory, asking all state governments/UT administrations to encourage work…