Year: 2017

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National Health Policy Drops Proposal to Make Health a Fundamental Right

Anoo Bhuyan 17/03/2017

The new policy unveiled in parliament also envisages an...

A thermal power station is pictured near the banks of flooded Mahisagar river after heavy rains at Thasra village

Water Scarcity Behind Decline in Thermal Power Generation in India

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 16/03/2017

Various water conservation schemes have been initiated to meet...

Doctors examine a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a patient lying on a bed inside a ward at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai July 12, 2012. Credit: Reuters/BabuDoctors examine a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a patient lying on a bed inside a ward at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai July 12, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Babu

Union Cabinet Approves National Health Policy

Sources said the new policy will strengthen primary healthcare...

Anil Madhav Dave. Credit: PTI

After Indictment From CAG, Will the Centre Pay More Attention to Environmental Clearances?

The Wire Staff 16/03/2017

The CAG recently pulled up Union environment ministry for...

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IISc’s Open Day, Part of Its Science Outreach programme, is Getting Bigger

Vyasa Shastry 15/03/2017

"Thanks to the Open Day, I got a chance...

People inspect damage in Omar Bin Abdulaziz hospital, in the rebel-held besieged area of Aleppo, Syria November 19, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo

Healthcare in Syria Is Increasingly Becoming a Target of War, Says Study

Kate Kelland 15/03/2017

The study found a "weaponisation" of healthcare in Syria...

An X-ray tomographic picture of fossil thread-like red algae, tinted to show detail

1.6-Billion-Year-Old Fossils Found in Chitrakoot May Represent Earliest-Known Plants

Will Dunham 15/03/2017

Until now, the oldest-known plants were 1.2-billion-year-old red algae...