Health

Breastfeeding Is Ideal:Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Human milk provides the best nutrition for most babies and breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for infants and very young children, according to an updated position pape...

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Nagaland CM stresses for Agriculture varsity in state

Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang has stressed the need of a Central Agriculture University in Nagaland to enhance productivity in agricultural and horticultural crops for m...

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Emergency Care Essential to Stop Maternal Deaths

I was a gynecologist in Bo, Sierra Leone, when Mariama arrived on a motorcycle in front of our clinic. She was heavily pregnant and pale, sandwiched between her mother and fat...

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Indian maternal health far worse than previously thought

As per a new study, maternal health in India much worse than previously thought as more than 40% of women are underweight when they begin pregnancy. The findings of Princeton ...

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India hosts expert consultation on global strategy for women, child and adolescents health

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is hosting an Every Woman Every Child consultation with more than 130 stakeholders in New Delhi between 26 and 27 February to discuss on ...

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Assam’s rural health practitioners face uncertain future

In mid-February, rural health practitioners of Assam sat on a three-day protest in Guwahati, demanding assured career and regular jobs. This follows a high court order, which ...

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When women thrive, the world thrives

This week India’s leadership will play a key role in defining the security of the world’s fundamental economic and social resource in the 21st century: Its demogra...

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How Did A Celibate 82-Year-Old Buddhist Monk Contract HIV?

An 82-year-old celibate Buddhist abbot from Cambodia has been diagnosed with HIV. His doctor was the cause: He was reusing syringes and infected a reported 272 individuals, in...

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841 deaths due to swine flu, matter of great concern: Govt

NEW DELHI: 841 people have died in the country due to swine flu since January 1 this year, which is a matter of “great concern” and the situation is being monitore...

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OCD Is Not a Quirk

The term “obsessive-compulsive” has become a jokey shorthand, to the detriment of people who actually suffer. While shuffling through a Washington, D.C.-area metro...

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PROGRESSIVE WRITERS ASSOCIATION 90 YEARS

Progressive Writers Association 90 Years Mumbai by Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe examines the ...

April 20 2026

BHOOTH BANGLA REVIEW: MISSED COMIC HORROR

Arnab Banerjee examines Bhooth Bangla, dissecting its failed blend of horror and comedy,...

April 19 2026

ESCAPING INTO REALITY: KETAKI SHETH

Ketaki Sheth, a renowned image-maker, with four decades of dedication to a wide spectrum...

April 18 2026