HYDERABAD: College students will no more be able to tuck into their favourite snacks like samosa, kachori, pizza, noodles on campus as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has instructed
SA has one of the world’s greatest misalignments between development and health progress, according to The Lancet’s latest Global Burden of Disease study, published on Friday. The country is one of
Queen's University Belfast scientists have designed a new flexible organic battery that could revolutionise how medical implants are powered. Devices such as pacemakers are currently fitted with rigid
As co-chair of the foundation she started with her husband Bill, Melinda Gates is the world's leading woman philanthropist. In an exclusive interview, she tells Joeanna Rebello Fernandes how tech innovations
<p>The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are grounded in the global ambition of “leaving no one behind”. Understanding today’s gains and gaps for the health-related SDGs
Action plan for Phase 2 being formulated for 17,000 kids The second phase of the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme will be implemented in Rajasthan on micro-planning
The auditor department of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to start quality auditing of the civic education and health departments to make officials of these two departments more accountable
Nations must pour up to US$150 billion a year into efforts to deliver safe and clean water for all, or risk an economic crisis due to the healthcare and development impacts of people drinking filthy water.
Copenhagen: Medical drone delivery company Zipline’s joint initiative with the government of Rwanda was on Friday awarded the 2017 Index Award, Body Category, in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The Index
Today's over-60 population is the fastest growing group. Currently, there are around 962 million people aged 60 or over, representing 12.3 per cent of the global population. By 2050, this will increase
