With support from the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, the Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has circulated its updated draft of Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules, 20xx, among stakeholders, that includes provisions to minimise testing on animals

On World Heart Day, several public health experts raised concern over the dual challenges being faced by patients with cardiovascular disease amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Heart patients are more prone to develop serious complications and not seeking treatment or lack of immediate attention due to fear of catching the virus could spell doom for them

Strong support from live-in help and grandparents, as well as flexible working hours, saw more women's workplace participation in India, as the share of female hires increased from around 30 per cent in April to reach 37 per cent at the end of July, a LinkedIn study revealed on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended an invitation to Denmark for joining India, Japan and Australia's joint effort at creating alternative supply chains to China's

With a spike of 70,589 coronavirus cases and 776 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Tuesday breached the 61 lakh-mark with a total of 61,45,291 cases

India has done away with the offset clause in government-to-government, inter-government and single-vendor defence deals, a week after the country's auditor pulled up French defence giant Dassault for not meeting its contractual obligation to reinvest in India after the sale of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force

India can take defence assets on lease as and when required and operate without owning thereby, substituting huge initial capital outlays, the Defence Ministry said on Monday while releasing the new defence acquisition procedure

India's Defence Ministry has approved a proposal to purchase 72,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles from the United States at a cost of around Rs 780 crore

Four years after his arrest on charges of entering into a conspiracy to carry out terrorist attacks in India, a special court here on Monday awarded life imprisonment to Islamic State (IS) terrorist Subahani Haja Mohideen, who was in the war zone in Iraq

Three Apple suppliers in Taiwan are reportedly planning to invest US$900 million in India in the next five years under the Indian government's new incentive plan for large-scale electronics manufacturing

A groundbreaking interim report on a clinical trial being conducted in three hospitals has shown that COVID-19 patients on natural treatment, based on the Indian traditional systems of herb-based medicines, are resolving most symptoms earlier than those on conventional medicines

Artistes were among the worst-hit communities due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown, Kathak exponent Rekha Mehra has organised an online talent hunt to assert that, despite all odds, the artiste community is active and waiting for opportunities to exhibit talent

With a spike of 82,170 coronavirus cases and 1,039 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Monday breached the 60 lakh (6 million) mark with a total of 60,74,702 cases

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday reiterated the Narendra Modi government's commitment to increase the expenditure on public health to 2.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cautioned that the ICMR's Sero survey report should not create a sense of complacency in people, as the Indian population is not even close to achieving herd immunity