In the first tranche of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after its takeover by the Taliban, India on Saturday sent medical supplies to that country in sync with its commitment of extending help to the Afghan people in their times of difficulty.The medical supplies were sent on a return flight that had brought 10 Indians and
The government has accorded approval to eight companies under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme to promote domestic manufacturing of medical devices, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers said on Thursday. The approvals were given during the ninth meeting of the empowered committee held on November 25 after considering all the applications as per the
Thanks to a Odisha-based charitable body all its 18 students from deprived sections of the society have cracked NEET, the all-India pre-medical entrance test. Bhubaneswar: Thanks to a Odisha-based charitable body all its 18 students from deprived sections of the society have cracked NEET, the all-India pre-medical entrance test. Among those who made it to the
Students who could not qualify NEET and looking for other career options can check courses like BSc Nursing (Bachelor of Science in Nursing), BPharma (Bachelor of Pharmacy), BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) among others. New Delhi: NEET is the only medical entrance exam in India and students who qualify it get admission to various undergraduate medical courses
The global health body granted emergency use listing to the Bharat Biotech developed jab on November 3. The Ministry of external affairs (MEA) has reached out to a number of countries to secure approval for Covaxin, India’s first indigenous vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), following emergency use listing (EUL) from the World Health Organization
An explosive outbreak of the virus in India in recent months overwhelmed the nation’s deficient health care infrastructure, leading to a shortage of everything from hospital beds to oxygen supplies. India is considering offering as much as 500 billion rupees ($6.8 billion) of credit incentives to boost health care infrastructure in the nation hit by the coronavirus
The national capital has recorded 3,788 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of the infected people to 70,390.As many as 2,365 people have died of the coronavirus in the city. Jun 24 : The Delhi government has directed all state-run hospitals to extend the term of senior resident and junior resident doctors,
A gynaecologist of the Ernakulam General Hospital was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of ₹3 lakh for causing the death of a newborn by negligence. Dr. Kalakumari of Ernakulam was awarded the punishment by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ernakulam. Passing the order, magistrate S. Shamnad directed that the convict
the bed charges in private hospitals, including corporate hospitals cannot exceed Rs 4,000 per day in normal wards, Rs 7,500 in Intensive Care Units (ICU) without ventilator and Rs 9,000 with ventilator support. The Telangana government on Monday capped the cost of Covid-19 tests and treatment at private labs and hospitals across the state and
The drug’s development may take some time, and in the current scenario, these natural resources — Ashwagandha and Propolis — can offer some preventive or even therapeutic value, according to D Sundar, head of the Delhi Indian Institute of Technology’s Biotechnology department. NEW DELHI: Ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha can be an effective therapeutic and preventive drug against the COVID-19
