Health

New Delhi, Oct 1 : The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 entitles ma…

New Delhi, Oct 1 : The Global Health Ltd will issue Rs 500 crore worth of fresh equity shares as well as sell 4.84 crore of its existing equity shares in one of the most keenly-awaited initial public offerings (IPO) in the Indian healthcare sector.Th…

Kolkata, Oct 1 : A day after the West Bengal government lifted the night restrictions during the Durga Puja festival, the Calcutta High Court said that Puja pandals will have to be treated as ‘containment zones’ and visitors will not be allowed to en…

Chennai, Oct 1 : Medical syringe major Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices Ltd (HMD) has received an order for supply of 132.5 million syringes from the Centre, a top company official said on Friday.The company is not accepting any export orders a…

New Delhi, Oct 1 : Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D vaccine against Covid-19 will soon be a part of under India’s mass inoculation drive, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan announced, adding that talks were underway with the manufacturer on pricing issues.Address…

New Delhi, Oct 1 : Delhi on Thursday reported 47 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hrs, taking the overall infection tally to 14,38,868.The city has reported zero death for last two days in a row.The death toll in the capital city continues to be at 2…

Kolkata, Oct 1 : Considering the threat of a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the West Bengal government on Thursday extended the Covid restrictions and night curfew till October 30.However, in view of the Durga Puja celebrations, restri…

New Delhi, Sep 30 : District hospitals have the pivotal role in creating healthier communities, providing a wide spectrum of healthcare services that caters to all individuals of the population, NITI Aayog’s Health Member Dr V.K.Paul said on Thursday…

Jaipur, Sep 30 : The Rajasthan government on Thursday announced a ban on the sale of all kinds of fireworks across the state till next year, citing the possibility of a third wave of corona.As per the advisory issued by the Home Department, this ban …

Aizawl, Sep 30 : The Central government would provide financial assistance and medicines to Mizoram besides sending an expert team to the northeastern state to deal with the alarming rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state.The Covid positiv…