Health

New Delhi, May 2 : The government on Wednesday extended the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) by two years till 2020 with a financial outlay of Rs 14,832, crore to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the country including setting up…

New Delhi, May 2 : Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday asked the Central government to call a meeting of Environment Ministers of NCR states and other stakeholder departments to find solution to the issue of air pollution in the cap…

New Delhi, May 2 : The WHO report that projects India in a bad light in terms of air pollution is a grim reminder that the issue has become a national health crisis, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday.The WHO’s latest urba…

New Delhi, May 2 : The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the construction of a 100-bed hospital in the city at an estimated cost of Rs 95 crore.Addressing the media here, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasa…

New Delhi, May 2 : The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a plan to set up 20 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country, six of which have already been established, and to upgrade 73 m…

New Delhi, May 1 : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking cancellation of allotment of two landfill sites in the city by a Central government-controlled body to a civic body ruled by the BJP.Addressing th…

New Delhi, May 1 : In a rare case, doctors at Fortis Hospital here said they removed 14 live round worms, measuring 15-20 cm each, from a 38-year-old woman’s bile duct, the duct which connects the liver and the intestines.All the worms were removed e…

Kolkata, May 1 : Following the busting of a racket in selling rotten meat, West Bengal Health Department on Tuesday instructed district health officials to intensify monitoring of non-vegetarian food served in state-run hospitals, a senior official s…

New Delhi, May 1 : India is making significant strides towards meeting climate commitments and is on course to surpass its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets before 2030, said an independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment a…

Kolkata, April 30 : One among every ten persons affected by asthma globally is an Indian, with the country having 20 million such patients and the number is on the rise, an expert said here on Monday.Stating that the medical infrastructure and awaren…