Jammu, Aug 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met the Kishtwar cloudburst injured at the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Jammu.During his visit to the hospital, he reviewed the medical arrangements for the injured people of Chashoti village cloudburst in Kishtwar district.Speaking to reporters after his hospital visit, Rajnath Singh said that he had come to meet the people injured in the Chashoti tragedy.He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very much concerned abo…

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Delhi Police on Sunday took part in the nationwide ‘Fit India – Sundays on Cycle’ campaign at the Indira Gandhi Arena in the national capital, with the aim of spreading awareness about fitness and healthy lifestyles among citizens.The initiative, organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), is held simultaneously in all state and union territory capitals, encouraging participation from people of all age groups.A Delhi Police official told IANS, “Fit Indi…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Adani Agri Fresh Limited (AAFL) has started the procurement of apple with Rs 85 per kilogram in Himachal Pradesh, which is Rs 5 more that the opening rate of last year.AAFL procures apple in Himachal Pradesh from Rohru, Rampur, Tutu-Pani, Sainj, Jarol-Tikkar and Reckong-Peo sites, according to the company.Last month, in a landmark initiative for the horticulture sector, Adani Agri Fresh launched the country’s first digital apple market platform in Bithal near Rampur, a…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Space science has brought miraculous changes in the agriculture sector, said Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, on Saturday.In a virtual address at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), organised on the occasion of National Space Day, Chouhan called space scientists the “modern sages”.“Through space science, we are bringing change in India and the world. We all know how important technol…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) India is progressing exceptionally well in the domain of space, said scientists on National Space Day on Saturday.National Space Day is celebrated every year to mark the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the first country to land on the South Pole of the Moon on August 23, 2023.India also became the fourth country, after the US, China, and Russia, to make a soft landing on the lunar surface.”I would like to say that India is progressing exceptionally…

Vientiane, Aug 23 (IANS) In the fight against dengue, Laos is expanding the release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes, a safe and effective method that turns mosquitoes into tiny warriors against the virus.In early August, Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes were released across seven districts of the capital Vientiane. The move builds on the success of a pilot project in 2022, which saw the deployment of Wolbachia mosquitoes in several areas of the city, protecting 32 villages and nearly 86,000 people…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will share tools and training to support emerging health research systems in South Asian countries, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.At the high-level regional dialogue on strengthening health research systems, health officials from the ICMR and Department of Health Research (DHR) fostered collaboration across South and Southeast Asia to ensure that health research directly informs policy, addresses …

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 23 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday called for greater social involvement in the care and treatment of patients suffering from rare genetic disorders such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). She stressed that families of such patients require significant community support.The minister was speaking while inaugurating the National SMA Conference here.“Kerala was the first state in the country to extend compassionate intervention for SMA patients, with …

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Saturday imposed a penalty of Rs 3 lakh on beauty and wellness chain VLCC for publishing misleading advertisements regarding fat-loss and slimming treatments.The order reinforces CCPA’s commitment to protecting consumers from false, misleading, and exaggerated advertisements in the health, wellness, and beauty industry.The CCPA noted that VLCC was making claims of drastic weight loss and inch reduction within a single…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) India is laying the foundations to emerge as a global medtech hub, said the Union government on Saturday.At a two-day Southeast and South Asia regional meet, Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, emphasised the need to strengthen the medical device sector ecosystem.Beyond “technology and skilled manpower,” there is also a need to establish “internationally accredited laboratories, adopt globally harmonised standards, and support clinical investiga…