HIV spreads in the human body by targeting and infecting T cells, the critical white blood cells of our immune system. PrEP works by blocking HIV from replicating inside T cells after exposure, ...

Ayman Khan works in healthcare management in New Delhi, reporting on elder care and healthcare systems. As India’s elder care policies emphasise care at home, parliamentary data show that services ...

As India’s elder care policies emphasise care at home, parliamentary data show that services often fall short, shifting the burden to hospitals, families and unpaid caregivers.

One of the results of this underspending on public education is that over one million government schools, where over half (52%) of India's nearly 248 million children study, have remained poorly ...

As India’s elderly population grows with increasing life expectancy—currently 72 —so are opportunities to invest in the ...

In a reply to a question by parliamentarian Ashok Chavan in the Rajya Sabha, the government said that the annual requirement of blood in the country is 14.6 million units, and a total of 14,601,147 ...

Jharkhand’s blood banks scarcely organise blood donation camps, lack manpower and adequate testing facilities, records have shown ...

The proportion of undertrials has reduced from 76% in 2022 to 74%, the NCRB report shows. By April 2025, the number of undertrials had reduced by 2.5% but the proportion remained the same, indicating ...

Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Despite the 14th and 15th Finance Commissions’ recognition of the need for rural local bodies to become more efficient in revenue collection, panchayats’ own income fell 10.5% ...

Mumbai: Indian women disproportionately bear the burden of unpaid domestic and care work, and this burden is especially acute for urban working women, with domestic responsibilities clashing with ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian men spend less time on unpaid domestic and caregiving work compared to the women, and the little time they do spend is also concentrated in outdoor activities such as ...

Agartala, Tripura: Adiram Reang, an indigenous farmer who belongs to the Autonomous District Council (ADC) village of Bagmara, in Dhalai district, 125 km from the state capital Agartala, wanted to own ...