Health

This is the story of Dr Asif Iqbal, who left a government job to serve the poor. More than 100 eye operations have been performed by Dr Iqbal, free of cost. An excellent story by Ravi Verma in Amar Ujala. Our media should come out with such positive stories to let the people at large know of the

Many districts, including Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace Porbandar, will be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) on Mahatma's birthday, 2nd Oct. Govt data says that so far, 2.37 crore toilets have been built in rural areas and 24.05 lakh in urban areas. Read more on this in the TOI report by Dipak Dash

रांची :- प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने आगामी 2 अक्तूबर को अपने मंत्रिमंडल के तमाम सदस्यों को दिल्ली में रहने को कहा है। प्रधानमंत्री ने दो साल पूर्व दो अक्तूबर को राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छता मिशन की शुरुआत की थी। प्रधानमंत्री इस अभियान में तेजी लाना चाहते हैं। प्रधानमंत्री के इस दो साल पूर्व शुरू किये गये इस

Swachh Bharat Week is being celebrated from today i.e birth anniversary of ‘Antyodaya’ advocate late Shri Deendayal Upadhyaya and will continue till Ocotber 2,2016 i.e the birth anniversary of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi, who voiced serious concerns about poor sanitation and its consequences

We have always been hearing of healing properties of Ganga. Many believed this and many thought that this is a myth. But now, scientists of the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh have come out with scientific evidence to confirm the healing properties of Ganga. Read more on this in the

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will soon launch “Mission Parivar Vikas” in 145 high focus districts having the highest total fertility rates in the country. These 145 districts are in the seven high focus, high TFR states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

One of the major objectives of Government of India is to ensure availability of quality medicines at affordable prices for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged. To achieve the aforesaid objective, the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers has been taking

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi distributed Aids and Assistive Devices to more than 11000 Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans) at Samajik Adikarita Shivir organized by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in District-

Environmental sanitation, which includes cleanliness, is one of the major public health issues in India. This is the story of the work being done by Arogya Fondation of India, a part of the Ekal Movement, in 30 villages of Jhadol, Udaipur in Rajasthan. In collaboration with the Chip-In Foundation

All the 4,316 government secondary schools in Assam will soon become 'tobacco-free'. Schools in the districts of Lakhimpur, Baksa, Tinsukia, Udalguri, Sonitpur, Golaghat, Goalpara and Bongaigaon have already reported to be tobacco-free. Secretary for Secondary Education R C Jain had launched the

A State-level Swachh Bharat Mission workshop was organized in Ranchi today. The workshop was presided by Minister, Water Resources, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jharkhand, Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary. Secretary, Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary

The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh’s first Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Store at Naharlagun, Itanagar on Monday. Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu also shared the dais on the occasion. In this function, both