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Telangana: Civil Judge’s Death From Dengue Busts Govt Claim of Disease Being ‘Under Control’

The Wire Staff 23/10/2019

There have been 70 dengue-related deaths across the state...

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In Their Wake, Floods Leave Puddles of Illnesses Around Hyderabad

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 19/10/2019

"Removing stagnant water in and around the houses and...

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IIT Kharagpur Team Devises One-Rupee Test to Measure Haemoglobin Levels

Sangya Chatterjee 24/09/2019

A new device created with a novel fabrication technique...

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Telangana Dithers as Dengue Claims Fourth Life in Hyderabad in Ten Days

The Wire Staff 11/09/2019

The state is witnessing a spike in dengue cases...

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PM Modi is Worried About Population Explosion, a Problem Set to Go Away in 2021

Saurabh Rai and M. Sivakami 20/08/2019

Instead, we should focus on why population control efforts...

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The Curious Case of Terbutaline, the Drug Behind Cricketer Prithvi Shaw’s Ban

Deepak Natarajan 02/08/2019

There is no logic when a cricket player ingests...

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New Tech Helps At-Risk Couples Ensure Their Kids Don’t Inherit Their Illnesses

Sudha Umashanker 01/08/2019

Thanks to technological advances, at-risk couples undergoing IVF can...