Preparedness for West Nile fever reviewed
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and officials from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reviewed the Kerala’s preparedness and actions taken to deal with West Nile Fever …
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GoMs on lynchings on hold
The government has put on hold Groups of Ministers (GoMs) constituted to suggest measures on anti-lynching due to upcoming lok sabha elections. The Government had created a Group of Ministers …
Read MoreGoMs on harassment on hold
The government has put on hold Groups of Ministers (GoMs) constituted to suggest measures on prevention of sexual harassment of women at workplace due to upcoming General elections. Central Government …
Read MoreIndia on the brink of dry eye disease epidemic, says study
According to a study published in the journal “The Ocular Surface”, nearly 40% of India’s urban population is likely to get dry eye disease by 2030. Dry eye disease, also …
Read MoreAcid attack an ‘uncivilised, heartless crime’; perpetrator does not deserve any clemency: SC
The Supreme Court has condemned acid attacks and viewed them as “uncivilised and heartless crimes”. The court has further added that acid attack perpetrators do not deserve any leniency. The …
Read MoreAlert in Malappuram after boy dies of West Nile fever
The Health Department has issued an alert in Malappuram district, Kerala, after a boy undergoing treatment for West Nile fever died. The West Nile fever is a zoonotic disease. It …
Read MoreMosquito-killing drug offers new tool for fighting malaria
In a randomized trial in Burkina Faso, the antimalarial effects of ivermectin has shown that it has the potential to reduce malaria episodes. Burkina Faso is a country in western …
Read MoreWHO strategy to fight flu pandemics
The World Health Organization has released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030. It aims at protecting people across the world from influenza. Influenza or flu is a contagious disease caused …
Read MoreIn Assam’s tea state, an uphill battle against a killer brew
Recently, 168 people died in Golaghat and Jorhat districts of Assam after consuming illicit alcohol. Illicit alcohol is produced under unregulated circumstances and is often adulterated with chemicals like methanol, …
Read MoreWomen rights activists release list of demands
Women right activists have released ”Womanifesto”. It is a 44-point list of demands for consideration of all political parties for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The major demands include a) …
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