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GST Council defers any decision on reduction of taxes on Health and Life covers
The council has recommended to constitute a Group of Ministers...
Health ministry releases ‘Health Dynamics of India 2022-23’ report
Apurva Chandra,Union Health Secretary The publication gives...
African swine fever reported in two Kerala farms
The disease was confirmed among pigs of two farms in the district after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal "Now the test result has confirmed the infection. Directions have been issued to cull 300 pigs of the...
IRDAI empowers insurers to expand their hospital networks for cashless health cover
While specifying the criteria, the board of insurers among other things should consider the minimum manpower and healthcare infrastructure facilities, said the IRDAI The insurers have to also publish the board approved empanelment criteria in their website from...
Kerala issues SOP for treatment, isolation of monkeypox cases
Kerala Health Minister Veena George, in a release, gave details of the SOP which is to be followed by all private and government hospitals The risk of infection is high through close physical or direct skin-to-skin contact or sexual intercourse with an infected person...
Climate crisis increases the severity of drought in Delhi and London
Christian Aid has warned that without action to cut emissions and better management of freshwater resources, the toll will be felt acutely by the poor. The 10 cities featured in the report, are Sydney, Harare, Sao Paulo, Phoenix, Beijing, Kabul, New Delhi, Cape Town,...
Britain swelters on its hottest day ever as temperatures hit 40C
Stephen Belcher at the Met Office said he had not expected to see such temperatures in Britain in his career "Research conducted here at the Met Office has demonstrated that it's virtually impossible for the UK to experience 40C in an undisrupted climate but climate...
Jan Aushadhi Kendras helped citizens save Rs 5,300 cr in FY22: Govt
As of June 30, 2022, about 8,742 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) New Delhi: Sales of Jan Aushadhi Kendras stood at Rs 893.56 crore in the last...
Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO
The heatwave is also acting as a lid, trapping atmospheric pollutants, including particulate matter, resulting in a degradation of air quality and adverse health effects, particularly to vulnerable people, explained Lorenzo Labrador, Scientific Officer at WMO’s Global...
Britain on course for hottest day on record
Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures into the mid-40s Celsius (over 110 Fahrenheit) in some regions, with wildfires raging across tinder-dry countryside in Portugal, Spain and France. Britain's government triggered a "national emergency"...
Ghana confirms its first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus
"(Ghanaian) health authorities have responded swiftly, getting a head start preparing for a possible outbreak. This is good because without immediate and decisive action, Marburg can easily get out of hand," said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa...
Monkeypox: India’s second case detected in Kerala
The patient had landed at the Mangalore airport in coastal Karnataka from Dubai on July 13. He was admitted to a hospital after he exhibited symptoms of the disease. His samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, and they tested positive for the...