Centre sends high-level team to Mumbai to manage measles outbreak

The Union health ministry on Wednesday said it has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Mumbai to take stock of the upsurge of measles cases in the city. Image used for representational......

Mpox a public health emergency of global concern: WHO

The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a public emergency of international concern. IMAGE: Christian Musema, a laboratory nurse, takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case......

Mysterious disease: Centre rushes 3-member team to Andhra Pradesh

The Centre is rushing a three-member team of medical experts to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh where a mysterious disease has affected nearly 350 people, the Vice President Secretariat said on Monday.......

Delhi monkeypox patient attended stag party in Manali

The Centre on Sunday held a high-level review meeting after a 34-year-old man from the national capital with no history of foreign travel tested positive for the monkeypox virus, making it the......

How IITs are gearing up to fight COVID-19 menace

While some researchers are developing prototypes for ventilators to overcome their shortage, others have teamed up to develop testing kits. IITs across the country have joined the fight against......

COVID-19 vaccine: The Need for Caution

History shows us that even effective vaccines could have unknown side effects that could develop over time, warns former Cabinet Secetary K M Chandrasekhar. On July 2, the Indian Council of......

Fiscal federalism and management

Recent economic and political developments have had significant impact on India's fiscal federalism with repercussions on fiscal management and service delivery. These have underlined the......

Indian women miss out but SA announce 24-member squad for England tour

IMAGE: Indian women's team was also scheduled to tour England for the tri-series (also involving SA) but it had pulled out due to the health crisis in their own country. Photograph: ICC Business......