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Health/Education
Bengal school observatory to function again after 120 years
Restored and revamped, the astronomical observatory - one of the oldest in Asia and the largest among educational institutions in India - at the St. Xavier's College here may be soon opened to the public on weekends, the college principal said Monday. |
TV, video game, junk food expose kids to liver diseasesAstha Saxena/ Hindustan Times
Long hours in front of television, video games replacing sports in the park and junk food has exposed one in six children to fatty liver disease, according to doctors. |
India pledges new low-cost drugs to developing nations
Stressing that India's pharmaceutical technology was appropriate for Africa, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said India is committed to making available to developing countries newer generation life-saving drugs also. |
Indian writer Pankaj Mishra wins $150,000 Yale literary prizeBy Arun Kumar
Indian writer Pankaj Mishra is one of the eight writers from seven countries winning a $150,000 Yale University prize each in recognition of their achievements and to support their ongoing work. |
IIFT graduates get 15 percent higher average salary
The government-run Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) said all the graduates of its 2012-14 batch have got job offers with an average 15 percent higher salary than last year. |
Apollo Health City bags award for medical tourism
Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, in south India has bagged the prestigious international medical tourism award for excellence in customer service by Britain's International Medical Travel Journal. |
India bids to keep polio threat at bayBusiness Line
On January 13 this year India made a landmark achievement — it completed three years of not recording any new case of the debilitating infection polio. However, being surrounded by countries which are yet to mark this feat comes with the danger of the virus coming back into the country. |
Technology, consulting make maximum offers at Indian School of Business
Technology and consulting continue to be the largest recruiters at the Indian School of Business (ISB), which March 3 announced progress of its placement season for the class of 2014 at its campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali. |
Palliative care is in need of a lifelineBy Rema Nagarajan/ Times of India
In the throes of excruciating pain, the 45-year-old patient of tongue cancer asked for only one thing — that he be allowed to throw himself off the roof of the hospital and put an end to his suffering. Exhausted family members had to take turns to watch him to make sure he didn’t get away. |
Two medical colleges to come up in Himachal Pradesh
Union Health Minister of India Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday announced two new medical colleges, two trauma centres and a burn centre in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. |
India is meeting the challenge of reaching quality health care to every household in a country of over a billion people living in over 700,000 cities, towns, villages and hamlets. The country boasts of some of the finest hospitals in the region, cutting-edge research facilities, pharma companies which also export their products to other countries. Indian doctors are known for their expertise and commitment to their chosen vocation.
