AIIMS study: Yoga therapy relieves pain in patients of chronic backache and cervical spondylytis, according to the outcome of a pilot project undertaken by the All Indian Institute of Medical

Minister : Delhi Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has asked citizens to stop using mustard oil for the time being, to prevent use of dropsy cases due to consumption of adulterated oil. As a

In what could be a significant step in curbing the malaria menance, an Indian scientist claimed that feeding zinc or vitamin-A to children could raise their immunity against malaria. Mr Anaruj

The Ministry of Environment has laid down specifications on the manufacture of polythene bags so that these become more eco-friendly and are recycled often. Union Enviornment Minster Suresh Prabhu

No less than 2.2 million trees in 40 coastal villages were totally destroyed in the June cyclone which ravaged the Kutch region of Gujarat and caused untold damage to agricultural property, a survey

An estimated 10,500 people in Delhi suffer from cancer and nearly 15 to 18 lakh are at the risk of developing the deadly disease, Delhi Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said here on Sunday.Announcing

After a gruelling battle against adverse weather conditions, rescue teams succeeded in finding only 33 survivors and fishing out 24 bodies at Malpa, the site of the landslide tragedy in Pithoragarh

The Haryana government sought to wash its hands off the allegation of huge discharge of industrial waste in the Yamuna through in the state. Arguing on a petition, seeking Delhi High Court directions

The Delhi High Court issued notices, among others to the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Police, on a petition seeking ban of trade of human hair, also involving its burning at its

Several senior government officials have been challaned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for not adhering to norms suggested for prevention of dengue. The MCD has challanged a total of 762