Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have been jointly given the award for the First Prize in the category of “Best State/UT: Comprehensive Development of Tourism.” The second and third prizes
First meeting of the reconstituted All India Handloom Board was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Textiles Dr. K S Rao yesterday here in New Delhi. While addressing
The first line and second line antiretroviral therapy (ART) is given to HIV/AIDS patients free of cost in all ART Centres across the country presently. The Technical Resource Group on
According to report published by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) (the 6th edition of IDF Atlas published in November, 2013) the number of diabetic patients is about 65 million in the
As per World Population Prospects – The 2012 Revision, the population of India will cross the population of China by 2028. The projected population for India in 2028 will be
The Cabinet has approved introduction of a course namely, Bachelor of Science (Community Health). The main objective of the proposed course is to create mid-level health professionals who would possess
The public health spending per capita as percentage of GDP is quite low in comparison to many developed and developing nations. However, life expectancy and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of
Central Statistics Office (CSO) has been releasing information on different characteristics of factories registered under Factory Act, 1948 through their publication Annual Survey of Industries (ASI). As per the latest
The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed here yesterday a $350 million loan for selective transmission and distribution system improvements critical for meeting the growing demand of
The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed here yesterday a $125.2 million loan that will continue upgrading roads in the North Eastern region of India. The North