A Delhi health official has written to the Central government to stop the advertisement, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco brands in the 64th Filmfare Awards slated to be held in Mumbai on Saturday.


Centre urged to ban tobacco promotion in Filmfare Awards


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Dick Dale, the "King of the Surf Guitar" whose "Miserlou" was famously used as the title music for Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction", has died. He was 81.


Surf Guitar king Dick Dale dies at 81


Over the last two-to-three decades, the major success story of the Indian economy has been the stellar growth of its IT industry. But as the dividends from the sector reach the eventual inflection point, India needs to build similar competencies in other industries to ensure sustained growth and prosperity.


Biotechnology can be Indian economy's next success story (Column: Active Voice)


The UK will provide free sanitary products to high school students in a fully funded government programme, the media reported.


Free sanitary products for UK students


A new research has suggested that falsified and substandard drugs for treating malaria, pneumonia and other diseases, are killing thousands of children world wide.


Fake drugs killing children worldwide


President Ramnath Kovind on Monday presented 55 of the 112 Padma awards - a Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 46 Padma Shri - to distinguished personalities from different fields including a doctor pair.


President gives away 55 Padma awards


After witnessing the hooch tragedy that killed many in the state, the Assam government has decided to work with Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) to develop a cost-effective testing kit for detection of spurious liquor, an official of the Excise Department said on Thursday.


Assam ropes in Pune's NCL to develop kit to detect spurious liquor


The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it will hear on March 12 a plea challenging a Medical Council of India (MCI) notification which barred over 80 per cent of disabled persons from taking admission in medical education programmes.


HC to hear plea challenging MCI notification on March 12


Actress Shweta Tripathi Sharma met a few patients of alopecia here for her upcoming film "Gone Kesh" in which she will be seen sporting a bald look.


Shweta meets alopecia patients for her film


There has been a substantial gain in health education among the workers at the Apple supplier Wistron Corporation's manufacturing facility in India, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker has announced.


Apple imparting health education to supplier workers in India


The World Bank will provide Rs 2,200-crore loan to Andhra Pradesh for a project aimed at strengthening the state's overall healthcare systems.


World Bank to give Rs 2,200 cr for Andhra healthcare project


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled development projects in education and health sectors in Karnataka.


PM unveils development projects in Karnataka


Meeting a long pending demand of the teaching community, the Punjab cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday approved the regularisation of the services of 5,178 government teachers with full pay scales from October 1, 2019.


Over 5K teachers' services regularised in Punjab


Actress Parul Joshi, who plays the lead in short film "Miyan Biwi Aur Banana" -- which addresses the issue of menstrual hygiene -- says girls should not feel awkward to talk about the menstrual cycle as it's a natural biological process.


Discuss menstruation without hesitation, urges actor Parul Joshi


Air pollution, both outside and inside home, is a silent and invisible prolific killer responsible for premature death of 7 million people each year, including 600,000 children, according to a UN expert on environment and human rights.


Polluted air kills around 6 lakh children every year: UN


Environmental contaminants found in home and diet have the same adverse effects on male fertility both in humans and domestic dogs, finds a new study highlighting the decline in sperm quality in both the species over the past few years.


Household pollutants cause infertility in both men & dogs


Nitrogen pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues faced by humans today and requires urgent action from nations around the world, the UN Environment agency said on Monday.


Nitrogen pollution is a big issue: UN Environment


Burning of crop residue, a common practice by Punjab and Haryana growers, leads to an estimated economic loss of over $30 billion annually, besides being a leading risk factor for acute respiratory infection, especially among children, researchers said on Monday.


Crop residue burning gobbles up $30 bn annually: Study


Actor Manav Gohil, who will flag off a run on International Women's Day to create awareness on menstrual hygiene, says men should participate equally to speak up about it to break the social taboo attached to menstruation.


Men can create impact on menstrual hygiene awareness: Manav Gohil


The Centre has not received any official confirmation from the Mamata Banerjee government regarding the withdrawal of the Ayushman Bharat scheme from West Bengal, CEO Indu Bhushan said on Thursday.


Has Bengal withdrawn Ayushman Bharat? Not confirmed


India's flagship programme, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), which though showed significant strides, has not benefitted all groups equally, a study said on Thursday, showing fewer gains in high malnutrition states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

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