Health

With the construction of 30 lakh toilets in three years Jharkhand will become 'Open Defecation Free' state. Addressing a meeting of the Jharkhand Corporate Social Responsibility Council, Chief Miinister Raghubar Das gave this information. He said this is the priority of the state government

The Ministry of AYUSH has created Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in collaboration with Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) for digitalization of traditional medicinal knowledge. Under TKDL, more than 2.90 lakh formulations from the texts of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha

Sri Aurobindo Society and the Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM) have joined hands to work on a project called SANJEEVAN, for the development of a comprehensive system of community based palliative care for the incurably ill, chronically bed ridden, elderly and dying people. SANJEEVAN Is based

Jharkhand government has decided to set up trauma centres at Dhanbad and Hazaribagh. These centres will cater to the victims of road accidents on the stretch between the two cities on NH2 (Barakar near Dhanbad and Barachatti near Hazaribagh). It may be mentioned that there is very heavy traffic of

Modern-day Ayurveda specialists will try to find what Hindu god Hanuman moved a mountain for — the mythical and elusive, all-curing Sanjeevani Booti herb. The department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush) in Uttarakhand has formed a committee for the purpose

Delivering a lecture in Kolkata recently an expert in clinical oncology, Jack Cuzick, said that taking aspiring every day may help prevent gastrointestinal cancer. According to him aspirin, which is cheap and most commonly used drug, not only reduces the risk of GI cancers but also prevents its

The motorcycle-ambulance is a new concept in India that is saving lives in remote regions where people had been dying because they could not make it to the hospital on time. This programme is supported by the UNICEF in collaboration with an NGO, Saathi Samaj Sevi Sanstha, and the Health Department

The 114 km long Rameshwaram to Manamadurai railway line has become country's first green rail corridor. On this stretch there will be zero toilet discharge with trains of the section now equipped with bio-toilets. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated this corridor through video-conferencing on

The State of Madhya Pradesh today declared that 18 districts of the State, taken up by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, will become Open Defecation Free (ODF) by March 2017. The declaration was made during a State visit by the Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri

Stents used in heart surgeries will soon cost almost half the present price. This will be made possible with the health ministry's decision to include all types of stents to be put in the National List of Essential Medicines. It is reported that some 5 lakh stents are used in India annually and of

At Allagabad, Global Academy of Public Safety & Habitat Management (GAPSHAM) is conducting hands on training workshop on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) tools for Village Nigrani Samity Members for Open Defecation Free (ODF)village campaign under Swachh Bharat Mission at all 20 blocks of

The Navy yet again pitched in with timely assistance for an organ transplant emphasizing its commitment to social issues by providing a Naval Dornier for the transportation of medical team for heart harvesting and their subsequent return with the harvested heart. On 18 Jul 16, the District Collector