New Delhi: On World Tuberculosis Day today, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025. He said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment. “Tuberculosis is a preventable & treatable disease. On World TB Day, we reaffirm commitment to make India TB-free […]
New Delhi: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-Post graduation (PG) counselling 2021 will start from January 12, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday. “The NEET-PG counselling is being started by Medical Counselling Committee from January 12, 2022, following the Supreme Court order as assured by the Union Health Ministry to the resident doctors,” Mandaviya […]
New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 150 crore with more than 81 lakh shots being given on Friday, the Health Ministry said. Friday’s vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of final reports for the day by late tonight, the ministry added. The 150-crore milestone […]
New Delhi: With the vaccination drive for adolescents entering its third day, as per the Co-WIN portal 1,06,27,277 children in the 15 to 18 years’ age group have been vaccinated with the first Covid-19 vaccine dose so far. According to the government’s Co-WIN portal, 1,33,64,030 children have registered so far for the first dose of […]
New Delhi: The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday reviewed the RT-PCR testing facilities for passengers coming from abroad at the IGI airport. A total of 35 rapid RT-PCR testing machines are functional and with this the passengers screening and testing time will be reduced to even 30 minutes for the passengers coming from […]
Hyderabad: Health Minister T Harish Rao has urged Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya to reduce the period between the two doses of Covishield vaccine and allow booster doses to be administered to frontline workers, healthcare workers and high-risk groups in Telangana. Harish Rao, in a letter to the Union Minister […]
Hyderabad: After cutting down on paddy procurement from Telangana, the Centre continued its discrimination in supply the required quantity of fertilisers to the State. As against the required 6.4 lakh tonnes of fertilisers during October and November, the Centre allotted only 3.67 lakh tonnes. Of this, only 1.55 lakh tonnes have been supplied which could […]
India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has 5 EUA vaccines.
The two-time MP has also served as a member of the consultative committee for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate and the Ministry of Textiles.
