Month: January 2019

medicines_Reuters

NITI Aayog to Head New Government Committee on Drug Pricing

The Wire Staff 23/01/2019

The chairperson of the drug price regulator who fixed...

The Kali river on the Western Ghats. Credit: Sarangib/pixabay

Dams in Central Western Ghats Affecting Catchment of Perennial Rivers: Study

Surat Parvatam 23/01/2019

Perennial streams were found in regions that have greater...

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How Are India’s Plastic Waste Imports Increasing?

Amrit B.L.S. 23/01/2019

A legal loophole may have allowed plastic waste imports...

FILE PHOTO: A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California

Johnson & Johnson, US States Settle Hip Implant Claims for $120 Million

Tina Bellon 23/01/2019

DePuy said the settlement involves no admission of liability...

NASA GRACE, GRACE satellites, groundwater shortage, electricity subsidies, power subsidy, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, groundwater shortage, groundwater depletion, water table, IIT Gandhinagar,

Knee-Jerk Reactions Won’t Solve India’s Groundwater Crisis

Nitya Jacob 23/01/2019

Aquifers at all levels are being depleted. There is...

Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal. Credit: PTI

DCW to Police: Initiate Prosecution Against Authorities Over Death of 21 Children

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal said it...

women_child_Reuters

New NHRC Study Looks at How India Can Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health

The Wire Staff 22/01/2019

“Poor maternal health continues to be an unjustifiable, but...