State-owned ONGC, as part of its corporate social responsibility effort, has installed Water ATMs in big hospitals in Tripura to provide pure drinking water to the patients and their care-takers, an official said here on Thursday.


ONGC installs Water ATM in Tripura hospitals


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Expanding its footprint in India, US-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid Inc on Thursday announced its plans to establish a manufacturing unit in the country to improve Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics.


Cepheid to establish manufacturing unit for TB diagnostics in India


To help people with disabilities connect better, Google has rolled out "Morse code" functionalities on Gboard for iOS and improvements to "Morse code" on Gboard for Android.


Google rolls out 'Morse code' support on Gboard for iOS


Vaccine manufacturers, representatives of World Health Organisation (WHO) and regulatory agencies from various countries on Wednesday began discussion to develop an international reference standard and reagents to evaluate Sabin Inactivated Polio Vaccine (sIPV).


Global workshop discusses roadmap for new polio vaccine


Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said India is likely to reach close to the replacement level fertility of 2.1 in the next one year much ahead of the 2025 deadline of the government for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).


India likely to reach replacement level fertility in 2019: Nadda


As many as 26 students of a government school here were hospitalised after eating their mid-day meal prompting the Delhi government to order inspection of all mid-day meal kitchens in the city.


26 Delhi school children hospitalised after mid-day meal


Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday ordered inspection of all mid-day meal kitchens in the city hours after 26 students of a government school were hospitalised after eating their meal. The Deputy CM warned of strict action, including termination of contract and suspension of officials.


26 Delhi students fall sick after mid-day meal


Around 25 students of a government school here were hospitalised after eating their mid-day meal, police said.


25 Delhi students hospitalised after mid-day meal


If your child has better eye-to-hand co-ordination then he or she is more likely to achieve higher scores in reading, writing and maths, a new study has found.


Better co-ordination may boost child's academic performance


As US President Donald Trump's administration officials opposed a breastfeeding resolution of the World Health Organisation (WHO), actress Pamela Anderson on behalf of PETA wrote a letter to UN stating the importance of breastfeeding for newborns.


Breast is best: Pamela Anderson writes to UN


Sipping your favourite tea with a plate full of fried pakodas while enjoying the drops of rain is what most people like to do during monsoon. But the rainy season also brings a lot of infections with it. Television actors like Kunal Jaisingh, Pearl V Puri and Shubhangi Atre have urged their fans to have fun and also give importance to their health.


TV actors urge fans to focus on health this monsoon


Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced it will roll back the price increase of some 40 drugs after US President Donald Trump issued public warnings to the company.


Pfizer postpones drug price hikes after Trump warns


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will follow the Singaporean model for water treatment and was taking a slew of steps to improve water availability by 15-20 per cent in two years.


Delhi to emulate Singapore in water treatment: Kejriwal


India is facing an acute shortage of skilled healthcare professionals and hospital beds, and the situation can change if doctors embrace Artificial Intellignence (AI)-driven devices and wearables/apps at hospitals, a new report said on Tuesday.


Digital tools can help bridge India's healthcare gap: Survey


A father died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday after learning that his son was trapped in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.


Man dies after hearing son trapped in J&K gunfight


A roadmap for the implementation of Odisha Comprehensive Cancer Care Programme has been worked out with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore, an official said on Monday.


Odisha to spend Rs 1,000 cr on cancer care programme


The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Monday decided to fill 200 posts of MBBS doctors on a regular basis through the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission.


Himachal to recruit 200 doctors


Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday that more than medical treatment and willpower, it is the prayers by people from Goa, especially BJP workers, which led to his recovery.


Goa people's prayers helped me recover: Parrikar


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday found that drains, reported to have been desilted, were still choked and ordered suspension of the officers responsible officers, saying "no laxity will be tolerated" on issues concerning public health.


Kejriwal finds 'desilted' drains choked, orders action


The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday approved reintroduction of a scheme for three months for regularisation of unauthorised water connections in the national capital.


DJB to regularise illegal water connections


China on Monday said it has clinched a deal with India on the reduction of import duties on Indian medicines including anti-cancer drugs, which are highly expensive in the country.

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