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On the National Tele Mental Health programme, the finance minister said it will be operated under a network of twenty-three mental health centres of excellence under National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). (Representational Photo:AA)

Union Budget lists tele-mental health programme

Sitharaman also announced an open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem

2 Feb 2022 6:58 AM IST

A health worker shows empty vials of Covishield vaccine at a vaccination centre in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Covishield, Covaxin get sale approval

The two Covid-19 vaccines can be purchased by hospitals and clinics, but will not be available at pharmacies and drug...

28 Jan 2022 7:43 AM IST

A municipal corporation worker shows vials of COVID-19 vaccine before administering to beneficiaries, at a KMC health centre in Kolkata. (Photo:PTI)

Two COVID vaccines may cost Rs. 275 after market nod

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has already been directed to start working towards capping the...

27 Jan 2022 6:59 AM IST

Indian Armed Forces Akash missile system during the Republic Day Parade 2022, at Rajpath in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Republic Day: Military might and cultural scenery on show

A flypast by 75 aircraft and helicopters was the highlight of this year's parade

27 Jan 2022 6:58 AM IST

A healthworker prepares an oxygen triage facility for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases surge, at Omandurar Government hospital in Chennai, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (PTI Photo/ R Senthil Kumar)

Omicron enters community transmission, metros in grip

It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in the country

23 Jan 2022 12:38 PM IST

A medic walks inside the Shehnai Banquet Hall, a COVID-19 care centre in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Centre nudges states and UTs on ramping up COVID-19 tests

The ministry has also issued an updated set of guidelines for the care of Covid-19 treatment

19 Jan 2022 6:43 AM IST

Union health ministry secretary Rajesh Bhushan urged the chief secretaries to direct their departments to ensure adequate buffer stocks of medical oxygen for at least 48 hours and reinvigorate oxygen control rooms. (Photo:PTI)

Centre tells states to keep oxygen ready as COVID cases near 2 lakh a...

Rajesh Bhushan urged the chief secretaries to direct their departments to ensure adequate buffer stocks of medical...

13 Jan 2022 1:41 AM IST

AIIMS, Delhi Director Randeep Guleria receives the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Hospitalisations may rise as COVID crisis 'evolving': Government

The health ministry advised retired medical professionals or MBBS students could be roped in for teleconsultation...

11 Jan 2022 7:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the review meeting on Covid-19 situation, through video conferencing, in New Delhi, Sunday, January 09, 2022. (AFP)

Public support, adherence to curbs key in COVID-19 fight: PM Modi

Mr Modi stressed upon the need to continue intensive containment and active surveillance in clusters reporting higher...

10 Jan 2022 6:42 AM IST

Passengers wait for taxis outside the T-3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan 6, 2022. (PTI Photo)

7-day self-isolation mandatory for international fliers from January...

The guidelines released on Friday come into force from January 11 and will remain effective till further government...

7 Jan 2022 10:36 PM IST

Medical staff take swab samples of passengers for a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test during a Covid-19 coronavirus screening upon his arrival at a railway platform in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

India reports first Omicron death in Rajasthan

Union health ministry on Wednesday released revised guidelines for home isolation for mild and asymptomatic infections

5 Jan 2022 1:47 PM IST

A student takes a selfie as a health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to teenagers in Thane, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (PTI)

Over 40 lakh 15-18 children given COVID-19 vaccine doses on first day

The Centre will also decide within the next two to three days which vaccine should be administered as a precaution dose

3 Jan 2022 4:13 PM IST