What Ails India's Civil Service

'A large portion of youngsters who aspire to join the civil services are not motivated by the spirit of public service and idealism of which the civil services offer in abundance.' 'When they join......

ICMR doing 3 studies on post-Covid heart attack among young

Sudden deaths have been reported in some young people after COVID-19 but sufficient evidence is not available to confirm the cause, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Parliament on......

CAG picks holes in Gujarat government's financial practices

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out several flaws in the financial practices of the Gujarat government and said there was a need to formulate a realistic budget based......

India's cancer cases likely to jump to 15.7 lakh by 2025

The number of cancer cases in the country is projected to go up from 14.6 lakh in 2022 to 15.7 lakh in 2025, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Cancer Registry Programme,......

How Modi, Xi can tackle the worrying trade deficit

'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam. IMAGE: Workers carry a hoarding welcoming Prime Minister Narendra......

Ayushman Bharat may help patients access life-saving drugs

'We have often heard the mythical argument that patents block access to life-saving drugs, but only 5% of medicines from multinational companies are under patent protection in India...''Where these......

5 ways NITI Aayog is using AI to change India

'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.''India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.Illustration: Dominic......

In Budget, Jaitley announces world's largest health protection plan

The National Health Protection Scheme -- announced by the finance minister -- is aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year HIGHLIGHTS......

South African cricketers return to training

IMAGE: According to Cricket South Africa, the players will train in small monitored groups with identified coaches from their nearest franchise teams. Photograph: Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images/Getty......