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.
Guwahati: In a heart-stopping moment aboard the Dibrugrah-bound Rajdhani Express, a soldier's quick thinking and medical training turned what could have been a tragedy into a story of hope and heroism.Defence PRO Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said on Oct 13, around 4.30pm, an eight-month-old infant travelling in the train suddenly went into respiratory distress and became unresponsive. The child's mother, overwhelmed with fear, fainted on the spot. Panic spread through the compartment as passengers scrambled for help."Among the passengers was Sepoy Sunil, an ambulance assistant with the 456 Field Hospital, who happened to be returning from leave. Without hesitation, he rushed to the scene, assessed the situation with remarkable composure, and found the infant had no pulse and was not breathing," the PRO said.Acting swiftly, Sepoy Sunil laid the baby on a flat surface and began paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), using two fingers to administer chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. After just two cycles of CPR, the baby began to show signs of life -- breathing again, to the immense relief of the family and fellow passengers."Not stopping there, Sunil coordinated with train staff and the Railway Police to ensure the child received further medical attention upon arrival at Rangiya station," the PRO added.His actions, carried out in a high-pressure environment with no immediate medical support, were nothing short of extraordinary. "Sepoy Sunil displayed exceptional medical proficiency, quick judgment, and an unwavering sense of duty," said the PRO adding, "His calm and decisive response directly saved a precious life." In a world often in need of everyday heroes, Sunil's courage and skill stand as a powerful reminder of the lifesaving role armed forces.
Itanagar, June 6 (UNI) Security forces launched a coordinated operation along the Indo-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district, following specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of armed cadres in the general area of Pongchau circle. As the patrol moved through dense forest, they encountered suspicious movement and issued a challenge. In response, the patrol came under heavy and indiscriminate fire from unknown individuals wielding high-calibre weapons. The security forces responded swiftly and effectively, engaging in an intense firefight, a Defence spokesperson ...Read More >
The Indian Army's Spear Corps successfully concludes 'Dibang Shakti' in Arunachal Pradesh. The high-intensity exercise took place in Dibang Valley. It focused on unconventional threats along India's eastern borders. Troops displayed advanced combat skills in jungle warfare. The exercise tested rapid-response readiness in extreme environments. It also reinforced inter-arm coordination and use of technology. The Indian Army's Spear Corps has successfully carried out a high-intensity exercise, 'Dib ...Read More >
Imphal: The prime accused of the September 19 ambush, in which two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five others injured by an armed group in Manipur's Bishnupur district, was arrested on Wednesday, officials said. A senior police official said that on receipt of specific information about the presence of armed militants in the Kameng area in Imphal West district, a team of the district police, Assam Rifles, and other security forces launched a special operation early on Wednesday and apprehended Khomdram Ojit Singh alias Keilal, 47. At the spot interrogation, he admitted that he is a b ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): A five-year-old girl died after an iron rod allegedly "accidentally" fell on her from an under-construction building in East Delhi's Jagatpuri Extension, police said on Monday. According to the GTB Enclave Police Station, a PCR call was received around 11 a.m. on September 28 reporting that an iron rod had fallen on a child in Gali No. 4, Jagatpuri Extension. Also Read | Zubeen Garg Ambulance Video Moments Before His Mysterious Death Shows Singer Being Administered CPR; Wife Garima Saikia Garg Demands Justice (Watch Video). Police and emergency teams r ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], October 18 (ANI): A Sepoy (Ambulance Assistant) Sunil of the 456 Field Hospital saved the life of an eight-month-old infant who suffered a sudden medical emergency onboard the Rajdhani Express en route to Dibrugarh, the Indian Army said. According to the Indian Army, the incident took place around 4:30 pm when the infant went into sudden respiratory distress and became unresponsive. Sepoy Sunil, who was returning from leave and was in the same coach, immediately rushed to the infant's aid. Also Read | Diwali 2025: NHAI's Rajmargyatra App Lets Users To Gift FASTag A ...Read More >
Pakyong (Sikkim) [India], June 6 (ANI): As part of the ongoing evacuation efforts in response to the recent disaster in North Sikkim, the first helicopter sortie of the day took off early this morning from Pakyong Greenfield Airport towards Chaten to rescue stranded tourists, according to an official statement. The Mi-17 helicopters are carrying essential supplies for Army personnel stationed in and around the Chaten area. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for June 06, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Numbers and Result Chart of Satta Matka-Type Lottery Game. The opera ...Read More >
AP EAMCET Result 2025: APSCHE has declared the results for AP EAPCET today, June 8, 2025. AP EAMCET Result 2025: The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has declared the results for Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture, and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (AP EAPCET) 2025 today, June 8, 2025. Candidates who appeared for the examination can login and check their results on the official website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. AP EAMCET is now called as AP EAPCET. AP EAMCET Result 2025: How To Download Your Result? Visit the official website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in.Click on "AP E ...Read More >
Nilambur: A night-time fishing trip turned into a harrowing ordeal for five cousins in the remote hamlet of Vellakkatta near Nilambur, after a 14-year-old boy was electrocuted by a live snare wire illegally set across a stream to trap wild boars. But amid the chaos and grief, the sheer courage and presence of mind of the other boys saved two lives, one of them unconscious, the other moments from death. Ananthu, also known as Jithu, a Class X student at Christ King Higher Secondary School in Manimooli, died after he tripped over and fell on the electrified wire drawn inches above the shallow s ...Read More >
12 Guwahati: The banned insurgent group, United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I), claimed that three of its cadres were killed in a targeted drone attack in at least three waves on its mobile camps in Myanmar's Sagaing region near the India-Myanmar border by the Indian Army early Sunday morning. The Ulfa-I said between 2am and 4am, over 150 drones of Indian Army, manufactured in Israel and France, struck several mobile camps of Ulfa-I, and Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), the political wing of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur along the India-Myanmar international b ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
Pune: The Uttamnagar police have recorded statements of cadets and instructors present at the swimming pool when a first-term National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet, Aditya D Yadav, drowned during a training session on the Khadakwasla campus around 5pm on Thursday.Inspector Rahul Khandare of Uttamnagar police station said preliminary findings suggested no immediate sign of negligence on the part of the instructors. "Going by the details of the recorded statements, we don't see the instructors' negl ...Read More >
Bikaner: Two soldiers were killed while loading ammunition in a tank during a training exercise in the north camp of Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan's Bikaner on Wednesday, officials said. In the incident, another soldier was seriously injured, they said. The charger exploded while they were loading the ammunition, said Defence spokesperson Lt Col Amitabh Sharma. The injured has been admitted to the military hospital in Suratgarh. Soon after the incident, the army officials rushed to the spot and started an investigation into the matter. A team from Mahajan police station has also re ...Read More >
Lucknow: Pocket knife, hair clips, and dhoti. These were the 'surgical tools' with which an army doctor helped a woman deliver a baby at the Virangana Laxmibai Jhansi railway station on Saturday afternoon. Major Rohit Bachwala, 31, posted at Jhansi Military Hospital, was heading to Hyderabad via Bengaluru on a month-long leave to reunite with his family.While waiting for his train at the railway station, he saw a pregnant woman in severe pain on the footover bridge. Acting quickly, Rohit used his pocket knife and improvised materials like hair clips and dhoti to assist in her delivery. Railway ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 13, 2025 -- The banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (Ulfa-I), led by fugitive leader Paresh Baruah, on Sunday accused the Indian Army of launching a missile strike on its camp in Myanmar, killing two of its top commanders and injuring several others. The Indian Army, however, has denied having any information on such an operation. In a statement issued to a local publication, Ulfa-I alleged that the strike occurred during the funeral of one of its senior-most leaders, self-styled Lt Gen Nayan Asom, who the group claims was killed in an earlier dr ...Read More >
On Doctor's Day, Mumbai airport's medical team saved a 57-year-old passenger from cardiac arrest. Medical practioners assisted him with CPR and AED shocks. Mumbai airport on Friday shared an incident of swift action taken by its medical team to save a passenger from a cardiac arrest. The incident occurred on Doctor's Day i.e. July 1 near the check-in counter at Terminal 1. The passenger was saved by immediate CPR and two AED shocks. 57-year-old passenger shared his experience and the video was ...Read More >
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 7.5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in July (for sales in June), data released by the government on Friday showed. Even though the pace of growth in gross GST collections picked up to 7.5 per cent in July from 6.2 per cent, this is the second consecutive month wherein the growth rate has been in single digits and much lower after posting double-digit growth in the first two months of the ongoing financial year. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Net GST collections, after accounting for refunds, took a hit by growing by just 1.7 per ...Read More >
With Delhi grappling with the season's worst air quality, there has been a surge in the number of patients with respiratory issues at city hospitals in the past two days, according to doctors. Resurgence of health issues has been noticed in patients whose conditions had stabilised, they added. Doctors pointed out that persistent dry cough, fatigue, and difficulty inbreathing were common issues facing people ofall ages. Thesewere particularly severein the elderly, children, and those ...Read More >
Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru G. Lakshmikant Reddy has issued orders to temporarily divert vehicular traffic from the old bridge to the new bridge across river Kabini along National Highway 766 near Nanjangud town to facilitate the reconstruction of the old bridge. The National Highway 766 from the border of Kerala state towards Kollegal section near Nanjangud town has two major bridges across river Kabini, one of which is new and the other is old. Traffic from Mysuru to Nanjangud currently mov ...Read More >
Aryan Meena, who lived in the Dausa district of Rajasthan state, was trapped in the narrow well for three days after falling into it while playing on Monday afternoon. The boy, wearing pants and a t-shirt, had to endure plummeting winter temperatures inside the well as well as hunger and thirst. Children and even adult people dying from falling into open borewells is not uncommon in rural India where they are dug to pump water for irrigation and drinking and left abandoned after they run dry. ...Read More >
Guwahati: The anti-talk faction of outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (Ulfa-I) led by Paresh Baruah on Sunday said that a missile attack, carried out by Indian army on its camp in Myanmar, killed its two top commanders. The outfit in a statement to a local newspaper said that the attack was carried out during the funeral ceremony of one of its senior-most leaders self-style Lieutenant General Nayan Asom, who was killed in an alleged drone attack by the Indian army early on Sunday morning. The Ulfa-I claimed that its top leaders Ganesh Asom and Pradip Asom lost their lives ...Read More >
Aizawl: History was created on Saturday with Mizoram getting connected to the country's railway map. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bairabi-Sairang railway line during the day and flagged-off the first Rajdhani Express from Mizoram. The PM inaugurated the project from Mizoram's Lengpui airport and apologised for not being able to reach Aizawl. "Unfortunately, due to bad weather, I am unable to join you at Aizawl, but I can feel your love and affection," Modi said. "Whether the freedom movement or nation building, the people of Mizoram have always come forward to contribute... ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 8 (Maxim News): The last rites of Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath, who passed away this morning (Sunday) after suffering from a serious illness for the past two days. have been completed. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Gopinath's last rites were performed at the Jubilee Hills maha Prasthanam. Maganti Gopinath's last rites were performed at around 3 pm amidst official government ceremonies. BRS leaders attended the last rites of maganti Gopinath, KTR, Harish Rao and other leaders participated in the last rites of Gopinath. Meanwhile, MLA Maganti Gopinath was admitted to the A ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: In one of the largest anti-encroachment drives in recent years, the Lakhimpur district administration on Thursday demolished 218 illegal homes and cleared 288 bighas of encroached land across three Village Grazing Reserves (VGRs).The eviction drive, which was conducted under the supervision of district commissioner (DC) Pronab Jit Kakoty and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gunendra Deka, saw a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces, along with 12 excavators, at Phukanarhat, Debera Doloni and Christian VGR areas."The drive was conducted peacefully and no untoward ...Read More >
The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday paid tributes to the 59 people who lost their lives in the recent floods, the worst the state has seen in four decades. At the outset of the special session, the MLAs paid tributes to former minister Harmail Singh Tohra, ex-MLA Raghubir Singh, lieutenant colonel Bhanu Pratap Singh Mankotia, acting lance daffadar (ALD) Daljit Singh, lance naik Rinku Singh, lance naik Pritpal Singh, sepoy Harminder Singh, actor Jaswinder Singh Bhalla, music composer Charanjit Ahuj ...Read More >
Chandigarh, June 8 (UNI) In a remarkable display of medical expertise, the Chandimandir Command Hospital of Western Command saved the life of a serving soldier airlifted from Kargil with a life-threatening condition. The soldier, who was experiencing severe respiratory distress, was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism, a high-altitude related emergency condition. A team of medical specialists, led by Lt Col Purushotham, provided timely diagnosis and emergency treatment, including clot dissolution. The patient's life was saved due to prompt action, and he is currently stable an ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 3: Massive Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) Thursday continued for the second day to hunt down terrorists with whom security forces established contact on July 2 in dense forests of Kanzal Mandu area in Chhatroo belt of Kishtwar district. "Anti-terrorist operation is in progress," PRO Defence Lt Col Suneel Bartwal said, when asked about the latest status of the encounter that erupted between security forces and hiding terrorists in Kanzal Mandu forests on Wednesday evening. According to the White Knight Corps of the Indian Army, based on specific intelligence about the presence ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage malaria vaccine (AdFalciVax) against plasmodium falciparum". The pre-clinical validation of this te ...Read More >
Guwahati: A suspected self-styled Sergeant Major of proscribed militant outfit United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) was killed by the Army and Assam Rifles in a joint operation in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district on Wednesday. A defence spokesman said that on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, an operation was launched by Army and Assam Rifles units and then established contact with terrorists at 6 Mile Lekang Khampti areas in Namsai district. The search conduct ...Read More >
Search operations are ongoing for six missing individuals after a landslide struck a military camp in Sikkim, hindering rescue efforts due to severe weather and terrain. Simultaneously, Assam is grappling with severe floods affecting over 6 lakh people across 21 districts, with rising death tolls and widespread displacement, prompting government relief measures and evacuations.Search operations are continuing on an urgent footing to locate the six individuals who are still missing after a landsli ...Read More >
Pakyong (Sikkim) [India], June 6 (ANI): As part of the ongoing evacuation efforts in response to the recent disaster in North Sikkim, the first helicopter sortie of the day took off early this morning from Pakyong Greenfield Airport towards Chaten to rescue stranded tourists, according to an official statement. The Mi-17 helicopters are carrying essential supplies for Army personnel stationed in and around the Chaten area. The operation is being carried out to ensure timely support to both stranded civilians and defence personnel. On their return trip, the helicopters will evacuate individu ...Read More >