Is India Winning the War Against Rising Non-Communicable Diseases? The latest health statistics paint a concerning picture: diabetes, heart disease, and cancer rates are climbing, impacting millions across the country. From rural healthcare access to the burgeoning urban health crisis, challenges remain significant. This week, we delve into the crucial initiatives underway – government policies, technological advancements in telemedicine, and the rising role of preventative healthcare – that aim to address this national health emergency. Experts weigh in on the effectiveness of current strategies and the critical need for increased public awareness campaigns targeting lifestyle diseases. Are these efforts enough? Explore Abtak.com's in-depth coverage on healthcare in India and discover the vital information you need to protect your well-being and the future of public health. Stay informed; stay healthy.
Udupi: Breastfeeding is a balanced and complete nutrition that supports the mental and physical development of the baby. Hence, breastfeeding is essential to enhance the immunity in children, said district surgeon Dr Ashok H.He was speaking at the inauguration of the district-level programme for World Breastfeeding Week, organised jointly by the district administration, zilla panchayat, and the health and family welfare department under the National Health Mission at govt maternity and children's hospital in Udupi. Breastfeeding is crucial for the health of both mother and child. Dr Ashok said that breastfeeding has the potential to save 800,000 children's lives worldwide each year.District RCH officer Dr Jyotsna BK said that investing in breastfeeding is akin to investing in a healthy future for children, which is the theme for this year. Every year, from Aug 1 to 7, this week is celebrated globally with awareness programmes and other health activities. It is important to initiate breastfeeding within an hour of birth. No other food should be given besides breast milk for the first six months, and breastfeeding should continue up to two years. Complementary foods should be introduced after six months, she said.Obstetrician Dr Kavitha stated that the protein in a mother's breast milk is essential for the baby's brain development. Breastfeeding not only enhances children's intelligence but also prevents long-term illnesses. Above all, it strengthens the bond between mother and child and provides protection against breast cancer for the mother, she said.
PNN Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 1: On the occasion of World TB Day, the RK HIV AIDS Research and Care Center--in collaboration with the SBI Foundation--played a pivotal role in the state's mission to become TB-free by conducting TB screenings and diagnostic tests, as well as distributing medicines and nutrition kits in Ranchi and Khunti (Jharkhand). Working in conjunction with CCL, the RK HIV AIDS Research and Care Center conducted TB screenings in the Chakara district, thereby raising awareness regarding the disease. Furthermore, by coordinating with the local district administration, ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, Ankit, Bhavish, and Randeep Singh. News Directory 3 provides crucial updates on sensitive cases such ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to promote rooftop and home gardening in five major cities of the state, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Tuesday flagged off a rath (campaign vehicle) to create awareness among the citizens on the urgent need to increase the green space in urban areas. Singh Deo said green space is fast reducing with rapid urbanisation across the state. Concrete buildings and roads are eating up green spaces in cities creating urban heat island effect. "This is a novel attempt by the government to encourage citizens to develop more greenery spaces through rooftop and ho ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a step towards enhancing the work environment and promoting economic growth, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Monday announced the approval of two key labour reforms. The Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, and the Rajasthan Factory (Amendment) Rules, 2025, are designed to stimulate business activity while prioritising the welfare and safety of workers throughout the state. At the announcement event, CM Sharma emphasised the govt's dedication to creating a "progressive and safe working environment" in Rajasthan. "These amendments strike a balan ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a step towards enhancing the work environment and promoting economic growth, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Monday announced the approval of two key labour reforms. The Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, and the Rajasthan Factory (Amendment) Rules, 2025, are designed to stimulate business activity while prioritising the welfare and safety of workers throughout the state. At the announcement event, CM Sharma emphasised the govt's dedication to c ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi flagged the challenges faced by ASHA and Anganwadi workers in the Rajya Sabha, demanding that they be given their remuneration on time, the amount given be doubled and the pending vacancies of nearly three lakh in ICDS be filled. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers implementing critical government programmes -- ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and help ...Read More >
Lucknow: Efforts to strengthen child nutrition services and generate local employment are set to get a push as chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch several programmes related to child development and nutrition at Lok Bhavan on Monday.Director, child development and nutrition, Sarneet Kaur Broca, said that growth monitoring devices such as stadiometers, infantometers and weighing scales would be distributed to improve tracking of children's health."Across the state, over 1.33 lakh stadiomete ...Read More >
India's Antibiotic Habit: A Growing Threat to Gut HealthSource : AI-generated, for illustrative purposes Did you know? As per the University of Washington study published in The Lancet in 2021, drug-resistant infections in India were directly responsible for 267,000 deaths and contributed to nearly one million more. India stands at the cusp of an antibiotic epidemic that threatens the lives of thousands and poses a global health threat. There is a looming quick-fix culture of grabbing antibiotics, even for the common cold and fever. This habit is creating a hidden health crisis that undermin ...Read More >
Tejashwi Yadav also announced ₹50 lakh insurance cover and pension for them. Tejashwi Yadav was earlier this week declared the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, that the RJD is fighting in collaboration "We will also substantially increase the margin money, per quintal, of distributors of the public distribution system (PDS) in the state," PTI news agency quoted Tejashwi Yadav as saying. PDS distributors in Bihar currently receive ₹258.40 per quintal ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi today delivered a powerful address in the Rajya Sabha, spotlighting the dire conditions faced by women workers integral to India's flagship government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Speaking with urgency, Smt. Gandhi highlighted the paradox of these programs, designed to empower women, yet leaving the very workers who implement them overburdened and underpaid. "These women workers are the backbone of public service ...Read More >
LUCKNOW In a veiled attack on the Samajwadi Party, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the distribution of nutritious food for children at anganwadi centres was earlier controlled by liquor mafia syndicates. "Those who are born with a silver spoon cannot understand the pain of the poor. We cannot expect them to truly relate to such suffering. They may deliver speeches, but they neither connect with people's hardships nor design effective schemes. Their focus remains limited to the ...Read More >
SHILLONG, March 31: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday launched "Mission 1000 Days," a programme aimed at improving nutrition and early childhood development outcomes. The initiative is being implemented through multiple departments under the Meghalaya Human Development Council, in convergence with the Departments of Social Welfare, Health & Family Welfare, Community & Rural Development, Education, and Planning. Sangma said the programme is part of a broader effort to address key human development challenges through a focused and evidence-based approach. "When I took office in 2018, ...Read More >
Mumbai: The number of severely malnourished (SAM) children in Maharashtra has significantly declined over the last two years from 80,248 in 2023 to 29,107 in 2025.Similarly, the number of moderately malnourished (MAM) children declined from 2.12 lakh or 5.09% to 1.49 lakh or 3.11% over the same period.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis attributed the achievement to coordinated efforts by various state departments and welfare agencies.According to official data, the percentage of severely malnourished (SAM) children in the state has fallen from 1.93% to 0.61% in the last two years.A total of over ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The campus of Adani Vidya Mandir (AVM), Ahmedabad, came alive today as Hon'ble Governor of Gujarat Shri Acharya Devvrat addressed its students with a message of grit, values and hope. Welcomed by Dr Priti Adani, Chairperson of the Adani Foundation, and Mrs Shilin Adani, Trustee, the Governor was greeted with a Guard of Honour and traditional ceremony by the students. In a stirring address, the Governor told the young learners: "When children who work hard from an early age, remain free of vices, and decide to move forward -- no power in the world can stop them. For such children, n ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 7 (PTI) Indian National Lok Dal patron Sampat Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP government in Haryana alleging gross fiscal management by the present dispensation. Singh, a former Haryana finance minister, alleged gross fiscal mismanagement by the Nayab Singh Saini government and betrayal of the trust of the people of the state. "The BJP says one thing and does another. The government is merely engaging in event management," he said. "During his budget speech on March 2, the chief minister had claimed that 98 per cent of the budget for FY 2025-26 had been utilised. I ha ...Read More >
Mumbai: The number of severely malnourished (SAM) children in Maharashtra has significantly declined over the last two years from 80,248 in 2023 to 29,107 in 2025.Similarly, the number of moderately malnourished (MAM) children declined from 2.12 lakh or 5.09% to 1.49 lakh or 3.11% over the same period.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis attributed the achievement to coordinated efforts by various state departments and welfare agencies. According to official data, the percentage of severely malnourished (SAM) children in the state has fallen from 1.93% to 0.61% in the last two years.A total of ove ...Read More >
Kargil , Jul 2: Pursuant to putting in place a comprehensive legal framework to ensure fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment to public services, the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has initiated a large-scale recruitment drive for 359 Gazetted posts through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This marks the first-ever recruitment of Gazetted posts through UPSC since the formation of the Union Territory, officials said. This follows the establishment of a unique and dedicated legal framework specifically designed for Ladakh. The framework ensures maximum local re ...Read More >
Cuttack, Jul 3 (PTI) Rejecting a writ appeal of the state government, a Division Bench of Orissa High Court here has recently upheld a three-year-old judgment passed by a single-judge Bench stating that maternity leave and associated benefits cannot be denied to a woman employed by the state on contractual basis. In a recent ruling, the Division Bench of Justices Dixit Krishna Shripad and Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo affirmed the August 2022 decision of a single-judge Bench, which had ruled in favour of a contractual employee of the Health and Family Welfare Department whose maternity leave applicat ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Over 100 breast cancer survivors from all over the state gathered for the 'Beyond Breast Cancer: Rebuilding Lives' event organised by the Chennai Breast Centre to raise awareness about breast cancer and reconstruction on the occasion of World Breast Reconstruction Day 2025. Breast cancer, the most commonly occurring cancer among women, accounts for nearly 30 per cent of all female cancers. Most cases are detected only at stage 3 or 4, when mastectomy (removal of the entire breast) often becomes necessary. In India, only one per cent of breast cancer patients choose reconstruction, w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana, who was part of the all-party parliamentary delegation to Europe, said that during their recently conclued visit they successfully communicated India's development story and its resolute stand against terrorism, particularly emanating from Pakistan. Highlighting the delegation's key discussions during the tour, Khatana told ANI, 'We discussed how we dismantled the terrorism factory in Pakistan by responding... We also talked about tourism infrastructure, G20 Summit, and projects like the six-lane roads, bridges, solar initiatives, our ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 09: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu & Kashmir's tourism sector is witnessing a strong revival, with a steady rise in the number of tourists visiting the Union Territory each day.Abdullah, while addressing reporters in West Bengal ahead of the Kolkata Tourism Fair, said, "Tourists are coming back to Kashmir in good numbers. The ongoingAmarnathYatra is proceeding smoothly with heavy footfall on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes, he said."I spoke to several pilgrims, and they are all happy and satisfied with the arrangements. I have come to Kolkata to ta ...Read More >
Bombay HC orders transfer of Mahadevi elephant from Kolhapur Jain Math to Vantara The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by Jain Math in Kolhapur that sought setting aside the order of a high-power committee (HPC) paving way for transfer of the Mahadevi (Madhuri) elephant to Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTWET) at 'Vantara' in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The court directed that the elephant be transferred to the Jamnagar Trust within two weeks. The Child Welfare Warden of Ma ...Read More >
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will officially declare Kerala "extreme poverty-free" on November 1, coinciding with Kerala's birth anniversary. Film stars and MPs Kamal Haasan, Mammootty, and Mohanlal will attend the event, to be held at the Central Stadium, as chief guests. The announcement will take place in Thiruvananthapuram in the presence of all state ministers. The Leader of the Opposition will also be invited to the programme, which will feature cultural events before and after the mai ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, through a grand program organized at Lok Bhavan, took a major step towards making the Anganwadi system of Uttar Pradesh digital, empowered and modern. On this occasion, he distributed smartphones to 69,804 Anganwadi workers and supervisors and appointment letters to 18,440 workers and helpers. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation for various child development and women welfare projects costing more than ₹450 crore. At the event, CM Yogi distributed 69,804 smartphones to Anganwadi workers and supervisors across the state. This initiativ ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: With the Kerala assembly elections drawing closer, the state's three major political alliances - the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) - have unveiled their manifestos, placing a strong focus on welfare expansion, women-centric schemes, healthcare access, and infrastructure development. A key point of convergence across all three alliances is the promise to increase welfare pensions to ₹3,000, signalling a competitive push to attract women voters and economically weaker sections. Welfare Pension Push The LD ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 2 (RAHNUMA): Marking the rollout of the State's ambitious "Praja Palana - Pragathi Pranalika" (99-Day Action Plan), Telangana Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao participated in a Gram Sabha at Tummaluru village in Maheshwaram mandal of Rangareddy district, interacting directly with the residents and officials. The programme, attended by District Collector Narayana Reddy and other senior officials, is part of a statewide initiative to strengthen grassroots governance through direct public engagement. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Secretary said the initiative aligns wit ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 8 (PTI) Just in 2024 alone, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) claimed 2,360 lives of children in hospitals notified in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai, said Dr Vasant M Khalatkar, National President of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) on Tuesday. Yet, RSV, often mistaken for a mild seasonal cold, is an under-discussed cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children under five, he added. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 08, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Tuesday Lucky Draw Results Declared, Check Winners List With Ticket Numbers. Accord ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled from forest lands in Chaithla village, and 713 and 490 trees in Rohru and Kotgarh forest divisions, r ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday announced that the Telangana government will launch the 'Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme' for schoolchildren in government schools starting from the 2026-27 academic year, drawing inspiration from Tamil Nadu's pioneering initiative. While attending an event organised by the Tamil Nadu government to showcase its achievements in education, nutrition, and welfare, which was attended by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Revanth Reddy praised Tamil Nadu's achievements in education, nutrition, and sports, highlighting its decades-old mod ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India, April 3 (Reuters) - Soon-to-be brides and grooms seeking shortcuts to shed pounds before the big day have become the latest consumer target for weight-loss drugs in India. New Delhi wellness clinic Klarity Skin Clinic touts a "Mounjaro bride" package, while other clinics have woven weight-loss injections into "pre-wedding" transformation packages typically focused on skin treatments and hairstyle makeovers. In a social media video, Klarity offers "guided nutrition, Mounjaro and smart workouts" to prepare brides to walk down the aisle. The clinic did not respond to a reques ...Read More >