And the way to a cure begins with conversation.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has welcomed measures being taken to tackle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and believes the spread of the virus across South America will not adversely affect the Rio de Janeiro Games in August.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
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No Ebola case detected in the country so far; experts say a robust preparedness plan to fight the virus missing.
There is a 'very low risk' of further international spread of Zika virus as result of the Olympic Games to be held in Brazil, the heart of the current outbreak linked to birth defects, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday.
Public bicycle-sharing systems are entering this untapped market.
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.
An International Policy Network report in 2010 found that seven per cent of drugs bought from wholesale traders were substandard, and 3.6 per cent of the drugs from traders contained no active ingredient whatsoever.
Indian carmakers will have no option but to manufacture safer cars from October 2017.
While FSSAI announced it would ban bromates in breads, it proposes to allow the very same in drinking water
The challenge ahead for central and state governments remains enormous.
The United States Olympic Committee told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus should consider not going to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.
Air that people breathe in Indian cities is among the worst in the world.
In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.
Real Sociedad midfielder Carlos Vela was called up by Mexico for November tour friendlies on Tuesday after turning his back on his country since March 2011.
Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tall claims that no one has served nature more than India, some of the steps taken by his BJP government proves that the ground reality is exactly opposite, says Devanik Saha.
The Insurance penetration in India is very low at 3.9 per cent.
The biotech company's revenues had fallen to as low as Rs 50 cr.
She maintains the food company ignored her advice on various issues.
The World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report 2014, published recently shows that 9 million people developed TB in 2013, and 1.5 million died, revealing that there are almost half a million more cases of the disease than previously estimated.
The biological weapons convention is a non-starter in spite of the efforts of many states in the world for the last five decades mainly because the US is not ready to accept the 'verification protocol' which could allow the formation of some official mechanism for inspections, says Ajay Lele.
More lucrative routinely prescribed drugs are at higher risk of failing quality standards
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