Health

New vaccine Could End Three-Decade-Long Wait For An Effective Prevention Of HIV

In what is expected to be "the final nail in the coffin" for HIV, a new vaccine against HIV is being tested in South Africa. The first large study of an HIV vaccine's effectiv...

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Growing Up Stunted

Shivraj, namesake of the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, lost his one-year-old son Dharmraj in August this year. “His growth was extremely slow, and he was getting sic...

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Avoid wrapping food in newspaper, it's harmful: FSSA

Wrapping food items in newspaper is bad for your health as its ink has multiple bio-active materials with known negative health effects, FSSAI said on Friday. "Wrapping food i...

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Health Cost Of Air Pollution In India Assessed At 3 Per Cent Of Its GDP

The cost of serious health consequences from Particulate Matter pollution is estimated to be around 3 per cent of India's GDP, according to a Health Ministry statement in Lok ...

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Child-Health Spending Soars, But 40 Million Indian Children Stunted

This in a country that boasts a 40-year-old national child-health programme– now among the world’s largest–and increased spending on child health 200% over a...

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The Future Of Healthcare In India

Estimates indicate that healthcare costs drive an additional 4% of Indian families, over 50 million people, into poverty each year Nachiket Mor is the India Country Director f...

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Programme To Educate Adolescent Girls On Menstrual Health Management

A special programme for constructing toilets with an eye on menstrual hygiene management in select high and higher secondary schools across the district is being implemented b...

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FT writers discuss maternal and child health on Twitter

Concerns about funding came on top of the list in an FT Twitter chat about Maternal and Child Health. The conversation took place during World Prematurity Day on November 17 a...

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Programme to educate adolescent girls on menstrual health management

A special programme for constructing toilets with an eye on menstrual hygiene management in select high and higher secondary schools across the district is being implemented b...

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Injectable contraceptive: A shot in the arm for women’s autonomy

To every solution, there is a problem. This seems to be the dictum followed by many in our country and the case of the injectable contraceptive is no exception. So, we see a c...

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WAR AND PEACE IN CONFLICT

In an age of shifting power, contested truths, and invisible wars, this reflective essay...

March 23 2026

GUJARATI THEATRE PASSION AND PERFORMANCE

Actor Leena Shah reflects on her enduring journey through Gujarati theatre, sharing insi...

March 22 2026

DHURANDHAR REVIEW SPECTACLE VERSUS SUBSTANCE

Dhurandhar – The Revenge unfolds as an ambitious spectacle, blending geopolitics, ...

March 21 2026