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  Delhi CM Rekha Gupta tables CAG report on health sector, flags AAP govt's lapses in mohalla clinics

  Delhi | February 28, 2025 20:27 IST

  The second CAG report was tabled days after the Delhi government presented the first report on the liquor policy. The report revealed underutilisation of funds, delays in project execution, shortage of staffs and drugs under the Aam Aadmi Party government.

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  Centre to invest Rs 64,000 crore in health sector over next 5 years: Mansukh Mandaviya

  India | November 27, 2021 8:29 IST

  "Never in the past was health considered as wealth. The present Union Govt under the leadership of PM Modi is working on these lines to provide health security to all through its various health welfare schemes," Mandaviya said.

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  'Quality manpower needed, Skill India Mission working towards it'

  News | July 15, 2021 19:20 IST

  The Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan said that quality manpower is needed in the country and Skill India Mission is working towards it.

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  Cabinet announces Rs 23,123 crore package to fight Covid

  Kurukshetra | July 08, 2021 20:28 IST

  The Union Cabinet on Thursday announced a Rs 23,000 crore second emergency Covid package to improve the facilities in the health sector across the country, which will be used by both the Central and state governments to deal with the issues facing the country with regard to the second wave of the pandemic.

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  PM's new team gets cracking: Rs 23,123 crore Covid Fund announced

  India | July 08, 2021 20:11 IST

  Mansukh Mandaviya in his first briefing as Union health minister announced that the Centre and states would contribute Rs 15,000 crore and Rs 8,000 crore respectively to the emergency response package.

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  FM Sitharaman announces Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for Covid-hit sector

  News | June 28, 2021 16:19 IST

  In a major relief for sectors affected by Covid pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made some big ticket economic announcements on Monday. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Sitharaman said that the government has approved a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19 affected sectors.

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  Sitharaman announces relief measures worth over Rs 6 lakh cr for Covid-affected sectors

  Business | June 29, 2021 0:01 IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has approved a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19 affected sectors.

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  Female dentist provides quality dental care in Kashmir

  News | May 02, 2021 16:20 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir is empowering women and one example is that female dentists in the private health sector are providing quality care to patients in the region.

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  Govt working on four fronts to keep India healthy: PM

  India | February 23, 2021 12:30 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is taking a holistic approach to healthcare in the country and is not just focused on treatment but also wellness.

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  'We aim to eliminate Tuberculosis from the country by 2025' : PM Modi

  News | February 23, 2021 11:56 IST

  We aim to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from the country by 2025. Wearing masks, early diagnosis and treatment are also important in its prevention: PM Narendra Modi

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  Union budget focuses on spending to boost economic growth, strengthen health sector: Prasad

  India | February 07, 2021 7:08 IST

  Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the central budget for 2021-22 fiscal has focused on spending to build infrastructure and boost the economic growth of the country.

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  Budget 2020: FM introduces campaign against tuberculosis, announces Rs. 69,000 for Health sector

  Business | February 01, 2020 13:02 IST

  Health Budget 2020: Finanace Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has allocated Rs. 69,000 crore to give a boost to the Health sector. Presenting the Budget in the Lok sabha, Sitharaman proposed to expand Jan Aushadhi Kendras in all districts of the country to provide medicines at affordable rates.

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  Video: Andhra villagers carry ailing man on makeshift stretcher for 12 km to reach ambulance

  India | January 29, 2020 23:39 IST

  In a case highlighting a lack of adequate infrastructure and connectivity, villagers of Daraparti Panchayat of Vizianagaram district carried a 22-year-old man suffering from jaundice for about 12 kilometers in a makeshift stretcher to take him to an ambulance. 

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  Global PIO body to honour 3 Indian-Americans

  World | October 11, 2019 10:41 IST

  The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) will present the Health Council Award to the recipients during the Health Council Summit, organised by it, on Saturday.

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  Expectations from Union Budget 2017-18: Prioritise investments in health and family planning

  January 25, 2017 23:19 IST

  According to Census 2011, 53 per cent of India’s population is in their reproductive age group (15- 49 years). One of five persons in our country is an adolescent (10-19 years) and every third is

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  SEE PICS! Meet HeroSurg, the world’s first robotic surgeon with a sense of touch

  World | October 04, 2016 12:38 IST

  In a world where robots play an important role when it comes to the health sector, giving a sense of touch to a machine is what a team of researchers hope will pave way for

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  Health services high on Narendra Modi's agenda

  India | August 06, 2014 14:15 IST

  New Delhi: Providing quality public health facilities is on the top of the agenda of Narendra Modi government.  Acting at the behest pf the Prime Minister, Union Health Minister Harsh Vrdhan along with top officials