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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
TopicMalaria

Topic: malaria

At 1.28% of GDP, India’s expenditure on health is still low although higher than before

Himani Chandna -
National Health Profile data, released Wednesday, says cost of treatment has been on the rise in India, which has led to inequity in access to healthcare.

Now, an oral drug to treat deadly kala-azar — IIT Hyderabad says it’s faster, better

Himani Chandna -
Researchers at IIT Hyderabad say the pills will ensure controlled release of the drug used to treat the disease, bettering a patient's chance of survival.

Eco Survey praises Modi’s Swachh Bharat, says child deaths due to diarrhoea, malaria down

Himani Chandna -
Economic Survey says emphasis on sanitation led to dip in diarrhoea cases among kids aged below 5, similar improvement in malaria, stillbirths cases.

Killer GM fungus helps scientists destroy 99% of malaria mosquitoes in 45 days

Sandhya Ramesh -
The study, conducted by teams from University of Maryland, US, & Burkina Faso's IRSS, spells hope for medics battling malaria.

World’s first-ever malaria vaccine has just been rolled out in Africa

Himani Chandna -
The vaccine — RTS,S or Mosquirix — offers partial protection against the deadly parasitic disease that killed 4.35 lakh people in 2017.

India pays more than any developing country on funding R&D for dengue, malaria, HIV

Rahiba R. Parveen -
According to a new report, India accounts for nearly three quarters of the total public funding on R&D by low- and middle-income countries.

Latest tool in fight against malaria: Dogs that can sniff out malaria from our socks

Sandhya Ramesh -
A two-year study has shown dogs can be trained to identify socks worn by a malaria patient with a 70% accuracy

Africa will ‘produce’ a mosquito that will actually fight malaria

Sandhya Ramesh -
WHO says 88% of world’s malaria cases occur in Africa, and that’s why countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali & Uganda are adopting ‘edgier’ methods to combat it.
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Opinion

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Shabnoor Rahman -
Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

More and more POCSO cases are being settled by victim-accused marriages

UPSC Civil Services Exam has been reduced to a memory test. That’s not how you select officers

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

Saksham Thakur -
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

National Interest

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Shekhar Gupta -
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.

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