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The manufacture of condoms relies heavily on two critical inputs: silicone oil (used as a lubricant) and ammonia (essential for stabilising latex). The ripple effects of the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war in the Gulf region are now impacting an unlikely sector - India's Rs 8,000 crore worth condom manufacturing industry. According to a report by The Indian Express, disruptions in petrochemical supply chains have triggered shortages of key raw materials, affecting the country's condom manufacturing ...Read More >
India's tuberculosis (TB) programme has achieved a 21% reduction in TB incidence over the past decade, but the country continues to carry the world's largest TB burden and has yet to meet TB elimination targets. Over this period, technology solutions have entered the public health domain in increasingly ambitious ways, integrating into the programmatic layer of how health systems organise and monitor care. Digital adherence technologies such as video-observed therapy, smart pillboxes, and missed ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) From busting units manufacturing adulterated ginger-garlic pastes, bakery items, including the Hyderabad's iconic Osmania biscuits, authorities in coordination with the newly formed 'H-FAST' (Hyderabad - Food Adulteration Surveillance Team) team, have arrested over 60 people here involved in manufacturing and selling adulterated food products during March. As many as 61 cases were registered and 64 people were arrested with 14,685 Kgs and 400 liters of adulterated food pr ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a major food safety crackdown, the Hyderabad Commissioner's Task Force Golconda Zone Team along with Mehdipatnam police raided an ice cream parlour and found ice candy and lassi being prepared in unhygienic conditions. Police arrested the owner and seized ice candies, lassi, and other materials worth Rs 5.44 lakh. The raid was conducted at Aliya Ice Cream Parlour situated at Ahmed Nagar, First Lancer. Police arrested Syed Musharafuddin, aged 24, who was manufacturing and supplying ...Read More >
Multiple units producing fake ginger-garlic paste have been busted recently in Hyderabad ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Food safety raid in Hyderabad seized over 4,032 kg of adulterated ginger-garlic paste * SKR Food Products operated under unhygienic conditions using harmful additives * Owner arrested; materials handed to Mailardevpally Police Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode A recent food safety raid in Hyderabad has uncovered a l ...Read More >
Shimla: Governor Kavinder Gupta on Monday met President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, marking his first official interaction with the top leadership after assuming office.During the meetings, the governor held detailed discussions on key issues concerning the state's development and public welfare. Gupta briefed them on the overall situation in Himachal Pradesh and highlighted major initiatives being undertaken by the state govt. These included the Drug-Free Himac ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar, was inaugurated by the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), P Kumaran, according to an official press release issued by MEA. The event on Tuesday was attended by Ambassadors, High Commissioners, representatives of Nalanda University's partner countries, Vice Chancellors of various universities, and faculty members of Nalanda University, according to an official ...Read More >
CM Revanth Reddy has announced a special anti-food adulteration enforcement wing. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * At least 64 people arrested and 15 tonnes of adulterated food seized in Hyderabad in one month * Telangana CM Revanth Reddy announced a special anti-food adulteration enforcement wing * H-FAST team registered 61 cases and seized adulterated paneer, ghee, paste, and other items Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Hyderabad: ...Read More >
India's tobacco sector is a double-edged sword: it sustains 45.7 million livelihoods while fueling a public health crisis that kills prematurely and burdens the economy. Our Civitas white paper identifies a "development trap" -- a self-reinforcing cycle in which economic dependence on informal production of tobacco thwarts effective control, leaving 266.8 million users, primarily SLT (Smokeless Tobacco) and beedi consumers, without adequate cessation support while exposing workers to precarious ...Read More >
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, especially among children, among the list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and cure, said a senior health department official on Tuesday. A notifiable disease is one that is required by law to be reported to government authorities (health departments) by healthcare providers, laboratories, and veterinarians. The official said that compulsory reporting of chi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Around 40 per cent of India's districts have no government-operated air quality monitoring station, leaving millions without reliable, real-time information on the air they breathe, a study released on Tuesday said. The analysis, 'Air Quality Data Accessibility in India: Distribution, Gaps, and Network Correlations', was released by Airvoice, a global company which develops solutions for monitoring and managing air quality. To carry out the study, the authors of the report analysed ...Read More >
Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has said his government would establish a dedicated mechanism to check food adulteration. He also termed the hoarding of daily essential items as a more heinous crime than murder. The proposed mechanism to check food adulteration would be similar to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) set up by the state government, he said on Monday, in an info ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced plans to set up a dedicated system to strengthen food safety regulations and check food adulteration. The mechanism would be similar to Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (Hydraa) and Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) established by the state government, he said to the media on Monday. On the first anniversary of the launch of distribution of fine variety rice through Public Distribution Syst ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: WTO member nations failed to agree to any meaningful outcome at the second ministerial meeting in Africa, including their inability to extend the 28-year moratorium on e-commerce, opening the doors for possible tariffs on digital downloads and streaming services.It also resulted in a public health concern as the freeze on "non-violation complaints" (NVCs) under the TRIPS Agreement also expired for the first time since 1995. This opens the doors for countries to move WTO in case treaty ...Read More >
Nisha Mehta, an alumna of the College of Nursing, AIIMS, Delhi, has been appointed as the health minister of Nepal, an official statement said on Sunday. In a statement, AIIMS Delhi said, "This remarkable achievement is a moment of great pride for the institution and the nursing community at large." "Mehta's journey from bedside nursing to a key policy-making role reflects the expanding scope and leadership potential of the nursing profession," the statement said. During her time at AIIMS, she ...Read More >
WTO members at the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) did not reach consensus to extend the TRIPS moratorium on non-violation complaints. For the first time since 1995, the safeguard has expired, creating uncertainty over when governments can bring disputes despite no formal rule breach. Further talks are expected in Geneva. WTO members ended the 14th ministerial conference, MC14, without agreement on a key TRIPS safeguard. The failure meant the moratorium on non-violation complaints, or NVCs, ...Read More >
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav on Friday said the Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is committed to strengthening the integrated healthcare ecosystem. "Today, healthcare is not limited to hospitals; it must begin at home for individuals to focus on their overall well-being," Jadhav said while addressing virtually the 4th Annual Illness to Wellness Summit in the national Capital. The MoS (Independent Charge) for Aa ...Read More >
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was informed on Sunday that Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has assented to three Appropriation Bills passed by the House. Secretary Legislative Assembly Manoj Kumar Pandit informed the House that the Lieutenant Governor gave assent on March 27 to the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill 2026 (LA Bill Nos. 4, 5 and 6 of 2026). During the Budget Session, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, tabled seven reports of ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 30 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday said his government would establish a dedicated mechanism to check food adulteration. He also said illegal stocking of daily essential items is more severe an offence than murder. The proposed mechanism to check food adulteration would be similar to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) set up by the state government, he said, in ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 30: Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Anand said food adulteration is not just a crime but a serious attack on society. He shared his concerns on Monday through a social media post. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp He said adulteration affects essential food items. These include biscuits and ice cream consumed by children. He also mentioned ginger garlic paste, tea powder, milk, and curd. Therefore, he warned that such practices endanger public health. The Commissioner expressed ...Read More >
Congress MP from Warangal Kadiyam Kavya raised serious concern in the Lok Sabha over the widespread use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat dichloride, urging the Centre to impose an immediate ban. During Zero Hour, Dr. Kavya highlighted that the chemical is severely harming soil, water and sand while posing grave risks to human health. She expressed alarm over its misuse as a 'dreaded drug' in suicides, noting its lethal nature with no known antidote and near-100% mortality rate in consumpt ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 30 (PTI) The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to ban the herbicide paraquat dichloride (24%), citing its lethal impact on human health and biodiversity. State Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, who moved the resolution, called on the Centre to take immediate steps to implement the ban under relevant laws and initiate stringent action against violators. The resolution sought a ban on the manufacture, import, sale, transport, ...Read More >
Officials have appealed to the public to avoid purchasing meat or food products from unhygienic outlets Representative Image ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Food officials seized over a ton of adulterated ginger-garlic paste in Hyderabad raids * Rotten goat and sheep offal worth hundreds of kilograms was seized from Mangalhat unit * Authorities urged public to avoid unauthorised food outlets and report suspicious activity Did our AI summary help? Let us know. ...Read More >
The environment minister informed the legislative assembly that 1,952 out of 2,224 active construction sites in the city - nearly 88 per cent - have installed low-cost air quality sensors as of January. According to official data, a total of 1,981 show-cause notices and 1,047 stop-work notices were issued across the city between October 2025 and January 2026 as part of the ongoing "Clean Air" initiative, she said in a written reply on AQI levels. Munde refuted claims about a public health cris ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government and civic authorities have intensified their crackdown on air pollution in Mumbai, issuing stop-work notices to 1,047 construction sites between October 2025 and January 2026 for violating environmental norms, state Environment Minister Pankaja Munde informed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. 1,981 Show-Cause Notices Issued Under Clean Air Initiative Replying to a query on air quality levels in the city, Munde said that as part of the ongoing "Clean Air" i ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Infrastructure gets focus in Chhattisgarh's 2026-27 budget, with the government rolling out a broad push across roads, irrigation, drinking water systems, airports and power networks. At the core is a ₹9,450 crore allocation for the Public Works Department, for continued and massive expansion of the road network. The budget announced by state finance minister OP Choudhary at new Vidhan Sabha building for the first time in Nava Raipur, included a ₹200-crore Mukhyamantri Drutgami Sadak Sam ...Read More >
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark move for the oral care category, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited onboarded the cricket icon Rahul Dravid as the new brand ambassador for Colgate Total. The partnership marks a shift in the oral care narrative -- moving from hygiene to performance ritual -- positioning peak oral health for peak performance on the field. Why Oral Health is a Performance Variable Scientific research indicates that the mouth is a primary gateway to the b ...Read More >
Gates is scheduled to reach the state secretariat in Amaravati in the morning. He will briefly meet IT Minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, along with the Chief Minister, news agency PTI reported. "Gates will visit Amaravati and hold discussions with Naidu on expanding cooperation in health and artificial intelligence initiatives," state Municipal Minister P. Narayana said on Sunday. Also read| TDP-led coalition rebuilding Andhra economy: CM Naidu Reportedly, the Chief ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leading startup founders and experts on Monday said that artificial intelligence (AI) is not a luxury but a necessity, which will make service delivery easier for the masses in India, as the country kicked off the five-day 'India AI Impact Summit 2026' here. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the mega event, Ankit Modi, founding member and Chief Product Officer at healthcare company Qure.ai, said that due to a large population, there is a lot of potential fo ...Read More >
As India prepares to co-host the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi from December 17 to 19, it is a moment not only of policy significance but of civilisational resonance. Traditional medicine has always been a bridge between cultures, knowledge systems and societies. Today, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has transformed this inherited strength into a global instrument of goodwill, cooperation, and wellness diplomacy. The world in ...Read More >
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