A team from the City Task Force (CTF) apprehended a group of youngsters with ganja. While five of them were abusing the drug, two others were said to be peddlers.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 18th Jan 2018

According to the data from the Sample Registration Survey (SRS), India posted its sharpest year¬-on-¬year decline decline in the under-5 infant mortality rate (u5) since 2010.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 17th Jan 2018

Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench a writ petition filed by five gay and lesbian members of the LGBT community to strike down the colonial Section 377 in the Indian Penal Code of 1860, which criminalises homosexuality

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jan 2018

Union Health Ministry’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme's (IDSP) recent data indicated that food poisoning is one of the commonest outbreaks reported in 2017. This is apart from acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD).

posted by Jawwad Kazi 8th Jan 2018

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as a major concern in the health as well as allied sectors such as veterinary, dairy, fisheries and poultry.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 7th Jan 2018