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WHO, Ayush ministry collaborate to promote traditional medicine
18 Nov 2023
India's ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have entered into a `Traditional and Complementary Medicine 'Project Collaboration Agreement'
US intransigence on farm issues could jeopardise WTO talks
13 Dec 2017
The eleventh round of ministerial conference (MC 11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Buenos Aires could collapse over US attempts to stonewall Doha Round commitments on agriculture and development and instead introduce new issues
WHO to review Sanofi’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia over safety concerns
05 Dec 2017
The review comes after the French pharma giant’s own admission that its dengue vaccine could have unintended consequences in patients who had never been infected with the mosquito-borne virus and the Philippines halted its use
WHO updates ‘essential drugs’ list, aims to fight superbugs
07 Jun 2017
The updated list of 433 medicines, including 30 new medicines for adults and 25 for children, aims at reducing the use of certain categories of “last resort” antibiotics while specifying new uses for nine drugs
WHO spends more on travel than on fighting AIDS
23 May 2017
WHO publishes first list of drug-resistant killer bugs
28 Feb 2017
The list was drawn up to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics, as part of WHO’s efforts to address growing resistance among bacteria to medicines currently in use
WHO finally gives nod for HIV self-testing; India takes note
01 Dec 2016
Though India does not allow HIV self-testing, the UN agency's guidance has prompted the Union health ministry to evaluate the proposal
WHO calls for banning e-cigarettes
07 Nov 2016
WHO recommends `soda tax’ on sugary beverages to fight obesity
17 Oct 2016
Unhealthy diet accounts for more than 11 million deaths annually, with four million deaths due to obesity, the UN health agency said while launching a new report
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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