Health

Seeking to address the problem of anaemia in India, scientists of department of biotechnology (DBT) have developed an innovative way to fortify rice with iron which can be mixed with normal rice and consumed without compromising on its flavour. The fortified rice, manufactured using broken rice

Compliments to Shagun Goel for developing a mobile app which can help in fighting drug addiction. This Class XII student of DPS, RK Puram, Delhi, feels that app is a better option to fight drug abuse as most youths are now hooked to smartphones. Read more in Manash Gohain report in TOI.....

Using ground water, most of the rural population in villages are prone to water-borne diseases. It was a similar story for village Sadhopur in Greater Noida in UP till some time back. And then, initiated by the Enactus Shri Ram College of Commerce, a non-profit organisation with nearly 70,000

Some 200 countries agree to reduce the use of greenhouse gases, the hydroflurocarbon gases (HFCs). It is these gases which play a major role in global warming. And it is these gases which are extensively used in our day to day use of airconditioners, refrigerators, shaving foams etc. On Saturday in

A special grant of Rs. 1,155 crore for installing bio-toilets in trains has been given by the Centre. This which will result in taking Swachh Bharat Mission a step forward. According to Railway Board Chairman AK Mital railways has set the target of making the entire network as discharge-free zone by

When one goes to stay in hotels it is observed that the soap that is being given in the wash rooms are not used completely. And it is often felt that what a waste it is. Now, Diya Burman, a sixteen year old - daughter of Dabur India's Vice Chairman Amit Burman, has created her start-up called

In the tribal Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, state government employees won't get their salaries if they don't construct toilets at home and get it verified from officials. This is another step to make the district Open Defecation Free (ODF). District collector Mukesh Shukla said that the

This is the story of one Suman Gangwar, a 31-year old woman working as a maid, who mortgages her jewellery to construct a toilet in her house. She says that she took this decision as her two sons, aged 12 and 4, faced inconvenience. Her husband is a daily-wage labourer. Suman is from village

Union Minister for Urban Development Shri Naidu, also present on the occasion, informed that all the 170 towns of Gujarat and 110 cities of Andhra Pradesh have become ODF on 2nd October. इस महीने की 25 तारीख को शुरू हुआ स्वच्छ भारत सप्ताह आज संपन्न हो गया। इस मौके पर गुजरात और आंध्र प्रदेश अपने-अपने

Two commemorative stamps on Swachh Bharat Mission and a miniature sheet were released in the Presence of Union Minister for Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu. As a part of Swachh Bharat Mission, Department of Posts organised a nation-wide competition inviting entries for designing the

The Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that by 2nd October, this year, one lakh villages will become Open Defecation Free, ODF and 40 Districts will achieve the status of ODF Districts in this financial Year. Addressing

Every citizen has a right to clean air and clean source of energy, and the day may not be far when there may be a public demand to bring in a legislation for right to clean air on the same lines as we have a law for Right to Education, Food Security, etc. This was stated here today by Union Minister