Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) As many as three people died in Bangladesh due to dengue in the past 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country in 2025 to 215, local media reported.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Strengthening the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act has led to an improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB), with 917 females per 1,000 males recorded in 2021-23, said Aradhana Patnaik, Additional Secretary & Mission Director (NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A trio of US and Japanese scientists have on Monday been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery on how the immune system is kept in check.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines to prevent, diagnose, and treat postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), which causes excessive bleeding after childbirth, to millions of women across the globe.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme is not just about LPG connections, but about empowering women and improving the quality of life for families.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) US pharma giant Eli Lilly on Monday announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in India over the next several years for new contract manufacturing, boosting the country’s Make in India goal.
Jaipur, Oct 6 (IANS) A high-level committee has been formed to investigate the fire in the Neurosurgery ICU-1 of the Trauma Centre and Orthopaedic Institute at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Rajasthan's Jaipur, which claimed six lives.
Jaipur, Oct 6 (IANS) The devastating fire at the Trauma Centre of Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur, which claimed eight lives, has triggered shock, condolences, and sharp questions over hospital safety in one of Rajasthan’s premier medical facilities.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Researchers at Nagaland University have developed a flexible supercapacitor device capable of powering next-generation wearable electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and renewable energy systems, a breakthrough that has the potential to transform energy storage technologies in the country.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India has seen a remarkable success in control of leprosy, with a 99 per cent drop in prevalence rate per 10,000 population and 98 per cent reduction in cases under treatment over a span of 44 years, according to the government.
