ALWAR/JAIPUR: The state forest department, in a move to safeguard wild animals, will form protection groups comprising villagers living in the core areas of forests.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Rajasthan Government for “delayed release and slow spending” of funds on an Integrated Forest Protection Scheme partially sponsored by th
JAIPUR: Taking a strong stand against encroachments in and around the Ramgarh Dam catchment area, the high court on Thursday directed the state government to cancel all land allotments that are ham
JAIPUR: Rajasthan is at a higher risk of HIV transmission due to geographical and occupational reasons such as tourism, according to World Health Organisation.
WHO officials threw light on Rajasthan's status relating to HIV/AIDS at a press briefing on the second day of WHO's South East Asia Region's 64th session of the Regional Committee meeting here on Thursday.
JAIPUR: India is close to eradicating polio, a dreaded disease of the 20th century. "Only one polio case was found in 2011, which means it will soon be eradicated," Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, regional director, WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) told TOI.
A survey conducted across nine states by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Allahabad University suggests that the much maligned system has revived, prodded by politics, good governance
South-East Asia Region Health Ministers meet in Jaipur
Meetings of the Health Ministers of South-East Asian Region (SEAR) and the 64th session of the regional committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) opened here on Tuesday with a call to the world to wake up to the challenges posed by overuse and misuse of antibiotics and the increasing threat to human health from non-communicable diseases.
To ensure that the land use is not changed by the owners who have been allotted the plots on concessional rate and to keep a check on encroachments, the urban development and housing department will appoint an independent agency or conduct a third party inspection regularly.
