As of last year, India had 1.3 hospital beds per 1,000 people.
India has the fourth highest number of malaria cases in the world.
BlackBerry Passport, with a 4.5-inch touch screen and three-row touch-enabled physical keyboard, is priced at Rs 49,990.
After all, when you are studying, it is better if all you have to worry about are your grades.
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are the worst-hit states.
India's greatest contemporary architects Charles Correa died on Tuesday night at the age of 84. He was best known for his "open-to-sky" designs, which were reflected in some of his famous projects. Rediff.com takes a look at some popular buildings that got the Correa touch.
Prepaid one offered by HDFC Bank and Apollo Hospitals gives discounts but one needs to spend it at designated hospitals and pharmacies to avail benefits
'If we follow the advice of the AYUSH ministry 100 per cent, then the next generation will be stunted.'
'Though not religious in everyday life, his Hindu-Indian identity was an irrevocable influence on his writings,' observes Vivek Gumaste.
'The IAS officers are after the rich people, the IRS officers are after the middle class and the IPS officers are after the poor. This is the new varnashrama created by the bureaucracy.'
Mandatory prescription of generic names is not a complete solution. Rather, in the absence of a range of approaches, it could mean passing the choice of selecting a drug from a doctor to a pharmacist, says Chandrakant Lahariya.
Don't go for family floater plans; though convenient they cost you more.
Twelve people died of dengue and over 1,900 fresh cases have been reported in the past one week.
Though the intent has been hailed as good for the economy, teething problems remain with a five-rate structure for various goods and services
Eradicating the Aedes aegypti or developing a vaccine will take years. Genetic modification offers a way out; the question is how to scale it up across continents, says Devangshu Datta.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has found no evidence of murder or sexual assault in its probe into the death of 2 teenage cousins, whose bodies were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district last May, according to agency sources.
Buying in India is usually cheaper unless you have a pre-existing disease
The system will wed BlackBerry's security platform with the South Korean company's own security software for its Galaxy devices.
'The government is abdicating its responsibility on healthcare.' 'Just to start this scheme, it will take a minimum till October 2018 and elections are coming in 2019, so before that this can go into the dustbin.'
'In the next 14 years, 100% of US energy will be clean and solar.'
It is one piece of document that you should have alongside your travel tickets.
Ministerial consultations on, with recognition of the potential, and the need to not classify it under the same rules as for pharmaceuticals.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
The branding initiative coincides with the company's expansion.
In a fast evolving health care industry, expect some pain before real gains.
In a nation divided by many things, the 12-digit unique identity number is holding lives to ransom.
It is your duty to be responsible to your health and start saving and investing early in a suitable health insurance, says Naval Goel
Engineering product firms were among the first to embrace AI and machine learning. And the early adopters are reaping gains.
Facing a tough electoral battle, Congress on Friday made an array of promises in its manifesto like significant cut in power rates, Wi-Fi facilities in public transport, waving off pending water bills and ensuring a graft-free administration if voted to power in Delhi.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
Maternity insurance ensures that you can enjoy the happiest moments of your life without any financial worries, says Harjot Singh Narula
Over the years, Mr Singh has got in and out of innumerable businesses, cutting across sectors. He is one businessman who I have always found to be in a start-up mode, says Bhupesh Bhandari.
Clauses on land return, action against officials diluted
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw points out how the adoption of information and communication technologies can provide India with a very effective health care tool.
Banks and insurers are beginning to reward customers who show exemplary conduct with lower prices and penalise those who behave poorly by imposing higher costs.
No Ebola case detected in the country so far; experts say a robust preparedness plan to fight the virus missing.
Her project aims to clean waste water by flowing through different layers of corn cobs which is a cost-effective and simple technique of cleaning water.
About 80 per cent of the companies that are registered are essentially non-IT.
Resident doctors are the engines that run hospitals. For the patient, they are the face, hands, and voice of the hospital.
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