New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Out of 189 countries, India went down one rank to 131 in the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI).
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 17 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful test-firing of surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore.
Chandigarh [India], December 17 (ANI): As the COVID-19 vaccination programme will soon begin in India, the Chandigarh administration has geared itself on how to vaccinate people when it will be available.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): In order to promote Kerala Government's "Subhiksha Keralam" programme, started during the Covid-19 period for smooth coordination between existing agriculture schemes in the state, State Agriculture Minister VS Sunil Kumar on Tuesday harvested vege
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership, saying the "fiscally prudent" PM has led the country to roll out one of the largest vaccine programmes, in the first half of 20
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation is aware of reports that a new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom, although there is no evidence to suggest that the mutation will impact the effectiveness of vaccines against the diseas
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa has built more experience than any other continent in conducting large-scale health campaigns during the many past epidemics it had to face, inspiring confidence in its ability to manage the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, WHO He
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): As COVID-19 vaccination programme will soon start in India, the Union Health Ministry has pledged for "One needle, One syringe, Only one time" and prepared guidelines for safer disposal of used injections.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 14 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Indira IVF centres at Udaipur, Indore, and Prayagraj have been awarded a three-year accreditation by the Quality and Accreditation Institute (QAI) for their IVF services under QAI's Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) a
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Yuli Edelstein, the Israeli Minister of Health, said on Sunday that the country's mass COVID-19 vaccination program may begin earlier than the proposed December 27 start date.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja joined hands with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to make people aware about the hunger programmes across the globe.
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): The Central government has submitted before the Supreme Court that it is against the involuntary methods of family planning for population control and added that Family Welfare Programme in India is voluntary in nature.