Month: January 2021

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Out-of-Pocket Spend for Deliveries in Public Hospitals Has Risen: NFHS-5

Bharti Singh, Abhishek Anand and Jaydev Bhatwadekar 12/01/2021

Interestingly, there is a clear divide between India's northeastern...

FILE PHOTO: Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune

Serum Institute Vaccine To Be Rs 200 per Dose, PM CARES Will Bear Cost

The Wire Staff 11/01/2021

State governments will not be allowed to procure the...

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Survey Finds One in 20 of India’s Elderly Was Ill-Treated in 2020

Harshita Chari 11/01/2021

Curiously, 83% of abuse reports from Delhi had been...

Chickens are seen in a truck at a poultry market in Mumbai

Bird Flu: Kerala Poultry Farmers Demand Better Compensation, Advanced Lab

Muhammed Sabith 11/01/2021

The Kerala government has announced compensation for duck farmers...

Inside a metro train amidst the COVID-19 spread in Kolkata

Holding Your Breath May Increase Risk of COVID-19 Infection: IIT Madras Study

Researchers found that low breathing frequency increases the time...

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‘Clever Approach’: Scientists Create GM-Free Organisms Using Genetic Engineering

Ameya Paleja 11/01/2021

At the heart of the technique is a genetic...

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Watch | ‘Botched Government Policies Causing Fresh Wave in Some Countries’

Mitali Mukherjee 11/01/2021

In a special conversation with Mitali Mukherjee, Dr Faheem...