Health Care
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Pacific island countries key to India's 'Act East' policy: President Pranab Mukherjee
National | Aug 20, 2015, 04:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Economic linkages and co-operation with Pacific island countries are key factors in India's extended 'Act East' policy and New Delhi proposes to extend cooperation with these nations in capacity-building and healthcare, among others,
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Value buying of stocks boosts Sensex, healthcare stocks gain
Aug 19, 2015, 04:24 PM ISTMumbai: Value buying of stocks after two sessions of losses and hopes of a delay in next month's US rate hike decision boosted sentiments in the Indian equity markets on Wednesday.Bullish sentiments were seen on
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National Human Rights Commission seeks report on Delhi's healthcare system
India | Jul 22, 2015, 07:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: The national human rights watchdog on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government over the "pathetic state of affairs" prevailing in the national capital's public healthcare system.Taking suo motu cognizance of
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Greece bailout buoys markets; Sensex up 300 points
Jul 13, 2015, 08:26 PM ISTMumbai: Investor sentiments were bullish after Greece reached a new bailout deal. This led a barometer index of the Indian equity markets to gain nearly 300 points on Monday.After the Indian equity markets slipped on the
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Expenditure on education, health an investment: Arvind Kejriwal
National | Jul 02, 2015, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Asserting that education and healthcare Delhi government's topmost priority, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the expenditure on the two sectors is an investment."We consider the money being spent on education and health as an
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74 lakh skilled workforce required in healthcare sector
India | Jul 02, 2015, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: According to a report by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Incremental human resource requirement in the sector is 74 lakh by 2022. Workforce requirements for the Healthcare sector is expected to grow from
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'Healthcare institutions must give best treatment to the poor'
India | Apr 14, 2015, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Tuesday urged all healthcare providers in the country to adopt a model in which people from the weaker section (EWS) receive the best treatment at a reasonable
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India can become world leader in healthcare : Devi Shetty
India | Apr 11, 2015, 05:59 PM ISTJamshedpur: India has the potential to become world leader in healthcare by utilising its IT services which are at par with the US and European nations, eminent cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty said today.Use of IT
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Surfing internet positive for education: Pew survey
Lifestyle | Mar 23, 2015, 02:29 PM ISTWashington: A majority of people in emerging and developing nations say the internet is good for spreading education, reveals a new survey done across 32 countries.A majority also see the internet as a good influence
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Tihar Jail launches health drive for inmates
India | Feb 08, 2015, 01:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: They may be in jail but their health care is as important as any other person. This seems to be the message of Tihar Jail authorities who have launched a major drive to
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PM Modi to inaugurate global exhibition on services in April
Jan 28, 2015, 11:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day global exhibition on services in April to showcase India's strength in the sector and provide platform to the industry to explore business opportunities.Over 40 countries
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Lok Nayak Hospital to be made model health care facility
India | Jun 02, 2014, 08:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Nayak Hospital will soon be developed as a model health care facility in the national capital.Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today held a meeting with several officials of the hospital, MCD and traffic
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Dikshit launches party campaign from New Delhi constituency
India | Oct 23, 2013, 07:43 AM ISTNew Delhi : Seeking to cash in on the development plank, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit yesterday launched her party's campaign from New Delhi constituency, citing the progress the national capital has made in health
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Healthcare in India: as Delhi shivers, cancer patients, relatives spend nights on pavement outside AIIMS
India | Jan 04, 2013, 06:21 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: The cold is intense, the ground icy and the skies above a dull grey. As they sit huddled over a makeshift stove making a meal right outside the gates of India's
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FIFA's Valcke released from Rio hospital
Football | Oct 23, 2012, 01:00 PM ISTRio de Janeiro, Oct 23: FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has given a glowing report of Brazil's health care after being released from a hospital here. Valcke was cleared by doctors to return to Switzerland