The Telangana government and Tata Trusts on Thursday signed an MoU to deliver high quality affordable cancer care and develop academic and research capabilities in the state.


Tata Trusts, Telangana sign MoU on cancer care


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The Imam of the Shia Ismaili community, the Aga Khan, on Thursday said his Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) will work for the agriculture sector and rural support in Maharashtra and consider setting up a children's cancer hospital here.


Aga Khan may set up cancer centre, help Maharashtra agri sector


Greenpeace on Thursday said towns in Fukushima prefecture, close to the disaster-hit nuclear power plant, were exposed to excessive levels of radiation almost 100 times greater than safe levels.


Fukushima radiation levels 'dangerously' high: Greenpeace


The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday finalised four agreements to be signed with Jordan in the fields of health, customs, manpower and setting up of a fertiliser facility in the Arab nation.


Cabinet approves four pacts with Jordan


Praising the Indian Jute Industries' Research Association (IJIRA) for developing low-cost jute-based sanitary napkins, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday urged the research organisation to take steps to promote women entrepreneurship.


'Manufacturing jute-based sanitary napkins paves way for women entrepreneurship'


Eleven persons have fallen ill after a suspicious envelope containing an unknown substance was opened at a US military base in Virginia, authorities said.


11 fall ill after hazmat scare at US base


As more and more people seek Google's advice first when it comes to health symptoms before visiting a doctor, Google India on Tuesday rolled out its feature called "Symptom Search" in India that lets users find quality health information on their smartphones.


Google brings health 'Symptom Search' feature to India


India's Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) will be the coordinating centre on medicinal plants, to promote trade and technology among the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), after the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) entered into a pact on Monday.


CSIR-CIMAP to research, trade medicinal plants for 21 nation group


Following an outbreak of bird flu, culling of poultry has begun in Paradip area of Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district as a preventive measure to curb further spread of avian influenza to other areas, said an official on Monday.


Culling of poultry begins after bird flu outbreak in Odisha


The Odisha government on Monday launched a scheme 'Khushi' to provide free sanitary pads to 17 lakh girl students across the state.


Odisha launches 'Khushi' to provide free sanitary napkins


Nearly 56 per cent of corporate employees in India sleep less than six hours a day due to high stress levels that arise out of tough targets set by their employers, an Assocham Healthcare Committee report said here on Monday.


Demanding targets make employees sleep less than 6 hours : Assocham


Myanmar has launched a HIV/AIDS Flagship project to be implemented in five regions and states with the highest rate of HIV infection, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Monday.


Flagship HIV/AIDS project launched in Myanmar


Parents, please take note. A new study assures us that a long list of recurring but less severe illnesses such as ear pain, bad cough or running nose is unlikely to affect the learning ability of your child.


Good number of sick days need not make your kid dull


Singer-composer Amaal Mallik will walk on the fashion runway for popular designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla for an initiative that aims at raising funds for cancer patients.


Amaal Mallik to hit the ramp for a cause


India's largest biopharmaceutical company Biocon will expand its presence in Hyderabad while its subsidiary Syngene will set up a research and developmentm an official statement said on Friday.


Biocon to expand presence in Hyderabad, Syngene to set up R&D lab


A clean-air campaign in Delhi witnessed 7,357 violations, for which penalties were slapped in 3,117 cases and Rs 8.85 crore in fines realised over two weeks, a Minister said on Friday.


Norms flouted over 7,000 times during clean-air campaign in Delhi


In an emotional address, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who made a dramatic appearance at the state assembly on Thursday to present the budget - hours after being discharged from a Mumbai hospital - thanked the people of Goa for praying for his health.


Frail-looking Parrikar thanks Goa for prayers, presents budget


Composer duo Sachin-Jigar along with singer Harshdeep Kaur have collaborated to curate a special anthem for children suffering from cancer.


Sachin-Jigar, Harshdeep create anthem for cancer patients


Hundreds of people on Thursday blocked the Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai National Highway here in Manesar for hours over the death of a 21-year-old man, who died due to alleged medical negligence at a private hospital here, police said.


Protesters block NH-48 with dead body


Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone said she was not afraid to fail and not afraid to talk about the way she feels.


Not afraid to fail, asserts Deepika Padukone


Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Tuesday said the hospital, along with Motilal Nehru Medical College of Allahabad, has discovered a "simple and cost-effective screening tool" to identify people at high risk of Type 2 diabetes.

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