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India reports less than 1K new COVID-19 cases after 715 days, 913 test positive in last 24 hours

The health ministry in its latest COVID-19 bulletin, released on Monday morning, said the daily coronavirus positivity rate now stands at 0.29 per cent

Centre revises travel guidelines for Indians being evacuated from Ukraine

Indians being evacuated from Ukraine have been exempted from mandatory pre-boarding negative RT-PCR test and vaccination certificate as well as uploading of documents before departure on Air-Suvidha Portal

COVAXIN not made of calf serum, is part of manufacturing process - MoHFW and Bharat Biotech clarify

An RTI petition was submitted by Vikas Patni, on 15 April, 2021, to CDSCO consisted of 12 questions on the vaccines in India.

Hyderabad-based Biological E to manufacture Canadian firm Providence's COVID 19 vaccine

Biological E will conduct a bridging trial for the vaccine in India and also manufacture the vaccine.

As race to COVID-19 vaccine heats up, a look at major jabs, development and clinical trials underway

According to WHO, there are 48 COVID-19 vaccine candidates are undergoing clinical evaluation, of which eleven are at late-stage trials, whereas, 164 candidate vaccines are in preclinical evaluation

COVID-19 vaccine to reach 30 cr by July-Aug, says Harsh Vardhan; healthcare workers, people above 65 yrs priority

Stating that everything is being decided by experts with a scientific point of view, the Union health minister expressed confidence that the COVID-19 vaccine will be ready in the next three to four months

Method of contraception used may determine how long it takes until normal fertility resumes

There are many types of contraception available across the globe and their proper use enables and empowers one to make the best sexual and reproductive health choices. The main purpose of contraception is to prevent pregnancy

Despite Delhi govt capping COVID-19 treatment prices, complaints of private hospitals overcharging persist

The authorities, for their part seem reluctant to fix the flaws in the government order or take the violators to task despite repeated interventions from civil society organisations.

Home care for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients: How to self-quarantine safely when one lives with others

The population density and cultural norms in India are such that most people not only share their life and space with their families (joint or nuclear) but also with their neighbours and communities.

Centre's menstrual hygiene drive increases sanitary napkin use, but shoddy quality of product, other problems reduce impact

The use of sanitary napkins has increased driven by a central government drive to promote menstrual hygiene, but the scheme suffers from multiple problems