Move to shut down pigeon feeding zones has met with stiff resistance from residents, but authorities & health experts warn about the increasing cases of pulmonary illnesses.
National Medical Commission had dropped respiratory medicine to 'ease workload of MBBS students', but doctors say India needs more physicians trained to handle rise in respiratory diseases.
Foracort, which is sold in inhaler form, clocked sales worth Rs 75 crore in October, dethroning Augmentin, a broad spectrum antibiotic, and antidiabetic Glycomet-GP.
The MCD is considering a ban on pigeon feeding in Delhi to curb health risks to children and the elderly. But for many Delhiites, it’s a threat to their route to good karma.
China's National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng linked the surge to the simultaneous circulation of several kinds of pathogens, most prominently influenza.
The ministry has advised states to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness in view of the rising respiratory illness in children in northern China.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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