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The employee of the month gets a letter of appreciation from the Union health secretary. (Representational image)

Punctual health ministry employees to get awards

Significantly, arrival in the office after 9.30 am and departure from office before 5 pm will be reckoned as half day...

8 May 2017 12:40 AM IST

This comes after rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Kapil Mishra made new allegations of corruption against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleague Satyendra Jain on Saturday. (Photo: File/PTI)

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AAP's free surgery scheme a deception to divert attention from...

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said the AAP government had announced to increase its health budget by 50 per cent.

9 July 2017 2:15 PM IST

India

Two ministries in turf war over control of pharma watchdog

Chemicals and fertilisers ministry seeks to take over the health ministry's major revenue generating wing.

27 March 2017 1:53 AM IST

Union Health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda (Photo: Screengrab)

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Health ministry warns about shortage of cash

According to government officials ministry has sought more than $1.2 billion in additional money

30 Jan 2017 8:58 PM IST

If a person has had idli, the app will tell how many calories have been consumed (Photo: Pixabay)

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New app to inform about nutritional value of Indian food

The app is being developed using the data from Indian Food Composition Tables-2017.

27 Jan 2017 4:55 PM IST

Mothers induced to ruminate had further reductions in sensitivity following a stressful task with their infant (Photo: AFP)

India

Major drop in infant death rate in all states

Sex ratio at birth (females per 1,000 males) improved from 914 to 919 at the national level over the last decade.

1 March 2017 12:45 AM IST

The smokeless tobacco industry in India has grown exponentially mostly in the unorganised sector. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

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Delhi government tells Philip Morris to remove all ads

Tobacco advertising using brand names or promotional slogans is illegal under the country's Cigarettes and Other Tobacco...

24 July 2017 10:48 AM IST

The shift from paper mode to digital mode will happen in a phased manner in hospitals across the country.

India

Soon, doctors to access your case files online

Health ministry plans to link hospitals across India; invites bids to develop software.

5 March 2017 6:40 AM IST

The woman had earlier appealed to the government to grant her permission to terminate the pregnancy when it was 17 weeks. (Representational Image)

India

Pregnancy Act amendments on hold

The PMO has instead asked the ministry to strengthen the existing MTP and Pre Conception-Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques...

26 May 2017 6:04 AM IST

$The nationwide programme provides fixed day \assured, comprehensive and quality\ antenatal care to pregnant women on the ninth day of every month. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

2016: A busy year for health ministry

A study on the older population of the country was also launched to understand their problems better

31 Dec 2016 10:44 AM IST

These findings highlight the urgent need for countries to implement stronger tobacco control measures (Photo: AFP)

India

Health ministry for imposition of tobacco tax

Each year, about 10 lakh Indians die from tobacco-related diseases.

11 April 2017 5:21 AM IST

India

Okay to be attracted to members of same sex, says Health Ministry

The section on reproduction also took everyone by surprise, listing masturbation as one of the safest sexual practices.

22 Feb 2017 2:49 PM IST