Antidote against Nipah reaches Kerala; expert panel to decide further action

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research has delivered the antibody requested by the state to combat the deadly virus. A mobile......

Amid heatwave, Centre to rush teams to UP, Bihar

A team of experts from the Union health ministry, the Indian Council of Medical Research, the India Meteorological Department and the National Disaster Management Authority will visit Bihar and......

Central police forces to check encroachments along Pak border

Border guarding forces deployed along the front with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and other neighbouring countries have been directed to keep a check on "illegal encroachments" and possible......

Leaked CoWIN data is from past breach, no direct theft, claims govt

Asserting that the CoWIN portal was completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy, the government on Monday dismissed as "mischievous" the claims of a data breach on the platform and......

Now, medical device resellers need to register

The Centre has asked traders and resellers of medical devices to register in an attempt to expand the ambit of regulating the medical devices industry in the country. Photograph: Ilya......

How the wealth of India's richest can make a difference

An additional one per cent tax on the richest 10 per cent can provide the country with nearly 17.7 lakh extra oxygen cylinders, while a similar wealth tax on the 98 richest billionaire families......

Will 2022 see some daunting labour reforms?

Ushering in a big wave of reforms by implementing the four labour codes, setting up the national social security fund to cover over 38 crore informal sector workers and improving the ease of doing......

How India Inc is going all out to help tackle oxygen shortage

The Tatas, L&T and Bharat Forge expressed interest in building pressure swing adsorption oxygen plants at hospital sites, while IOC and RIL are pitching in with both oxygen and cryogenic tankers......

Rugby India's initiative to fight COVID-19

Players provide oxygen cylinders, ration to families in need. IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Rebecca Conway/Getty Images As the country battles the second wave of......