Balkrishna said that the medicines introduced during the press conference have been validated through in-depth in-vitro and in-vivo biological and chemical studies, along with randomised clinical trials

Budget allocated to health sector is unprecedented. It is a symbol of our commitment to provide better healthcare to every countryman, says PM Modi

Bharat Biotech will supply initial doses to be used in the US upon Ocugen's receipt of an EUA from the US regulatory authorities

It is a new year, and the one resolution that you have to make this year, more so after an eventful 2020, is to manage your finances the best way possible.

Budget 2021: The Indian middle class was hooked onto news channels. When the Finance Minister was presenting the annual Budget, netizens came out with their own interpretations

Union Budget 2021: Studies have reported that there's a huge shortage of doctors, nurses, and medical beds in India. In 2019, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said there is one doctor for every 1,457 people as per the country's current population (1.35 billion)

Although the challenges are complex and expectations from the budget are high, the budget needs to be a well-intended one in its approach and commitment to the development of the sector and the realisation of the vision of the NEP

Budget 2021: Even if the vaccine is considered at a discounted rate for everyone at Rs 220, the cost per person would come to be around Rs 440 as the vaccine would need to be administered in two doses

There are high expectations that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce measures to create jobs during the Budget. Although creating millions of jobs is an uphill task, the government can still do it by strengthening its very own flagship programme - PMKVY

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also hailed the country's scientists and health professionals for effectively tackling the Covid-19 pandemic

As many as 1,75,000 persons trained by the Ministry's skilling ecosystem in health sector professionals such as health workers, emergency medical technicians, were made available to the States for utilising their services during the pandemic

Need to raise rural incomes and multiply opportunities for enhancing livelihoods

The portal was launched after the consumer internet company saw a 40 per cent increase in the number of doctors registering over the past 3 years

Private sector willing to support govt in coronavirus vaccine roll-out, says FICCI The private sector is willing to support and augment government's capacity across the value chain of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration, industry body FICCI on Thursday said. The FICCI-EY paper, that was developed in consultation with various stakeholders states that India would need 1.3-1.4 lakh vaccination centres, 1 lakh healthcare professionals and 2.0 lakh support staff/ volunteers to suppo...

Private healthcare sector, responsible for almost 70 per cent of healthcare delivery in the country, can adequately supplement the physical and human infrastructure supply in key capacity constrained regions, specifically in urban and semi-urban areas, FICCI noted

What started as an incubator programme N/Core to create a support system for early-stage non-profits in 2017 gradually evolved into a plethora of offerings under Centre for Social Innovation

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bushan announced the Co-WIN app during a press conference. The Co-WIN will record the data of its users and enable them to register for vaccine administration

The decision will impact a large number of Indian IT professionals and several American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US government for the FY 2021 beginning October 1

The COAI in a statement said that it respects people's right to protest on any issue, but sabotaging the telecom network infrastructure and disrupting telecom services as a form of protest by anyone is strongly condemned

India and Australia can combine complementary skills and expertise to develop new innovations by leveraging Australian expertise with Indian expertise including in data analytics, biotech, and mobile applications