A recent study has found a unique genetic association behind alarmingly low rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the Sahariya tribe in central India. This finding may partly explain why the TBthe TB rate in this community is so much higher than the national mean.

Breaking the News: WHO removes Nepal from endgame list of rubella. This makes Nepal the sixth country in WHO South-East Asia Region to become free from the contagious viral disease that causes brain damage in children, deafness, and in some cases leads to miscarriage in pregnant women.

The CEC of India’s removal procedure is by design cumbersome to shield the ECI from the influence of men in power.

Constitutional Protection for the CEC

The bedrock of the CEC’s security is the provisions of Article 324(5) of the Constitution of India. It provides that the CEC can be removed from office only "in like manner and on the like grounds' as a judge of the Supreme Court. 

India has come to a critical juncture in its innovation journey. First times ever In 2023, majority of patent filings in the country were filed by Indian applicants — surpassing each single foreign nations. This wave represents a significant departure from the country’s traditional role as a technology consumer.

Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design a new kind of antibiotic that can kill a wide range of dangerous bacteria — including some drug-resistant microbes that are already killing patients. This breakthrough provides a powerful new weapon in the war against antimicrobial resistance, which has taken an estimated one million lives globally.