The central government has hiked the registration rates for ultrasound centres from Rs 3,000 to Rs 25,000 and from Rs 4,000 to Rs 35,000. The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) took umbrage to the hike and termed …
Whenever Bollywood stars indulge in philanthropy, they raise doubts of a personal motive. But actor-producer Ajay Devgn is emphatic that his short film on the burning issue of female foeticide has no commercial purpose. Ajay has …
Satyamev Jayate anchor Aamir Khan backs the Maharashtra governments decision to slap the charge of murder on people participating in female foeticide. Aamir Khan says aborting a child after sex determination is wrong and …
Recently there has been a marked change in the government's view on female foeticide. After Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate outlined the foeticide menace, a number of state governments have woken up to the malice. In a move to curb …
The Haryana health department recently caught three persons including a doctor for allegedly conducting sex-determination tests and sealed the ultrasound machine at Saunda village on Monday. This is a part of the government’s …
To curb rampant sex-determination tests and prevent a fall in the gender ratio, the Uttarakhand government directed district magistrates to ensure regular inspection of 522 private and 79 government-run ultrasound centres. The …
Impressed by Aamir Khan's advocacy of generic drugs, Bihar has sought the Bollywood star's help to create awareness and popularise the medicines among the people in the state, a minister said Sunday. "I have requested Aamir Khan …
The recent Satyamev Jayate episode brought forward some questions that we tend to ignore about alcoholism. Addictions are dependent on external factors to feel a misplaced sense of control. It doesn’t matter what form the …
Today’s Satyamev Jayate episode dealt with alcohol abuse. Alcoholism is a problem that ails our society yet we usually refuse to acknowledge its effect. It usually starts early in life - as a dare, a sort of a coming-of-age …
Carrying forward a popular health initiative, Rajasthan has decided to distribute 200 new generic drugs free of cost at government-run hospitals to benefit millions of patients in the state. Under the Chief Minister's Free …
The 24th June broadcast of Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate, on the toxic effects of pesticides, has given rise to a flurry of thoughts and queries in many people’s mind. Here we offer answers, to some of the most frequently …
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan along with his Satyamev Jayate team is going to talk to present their research at the parliament today. Rajya Sabha MP Shanta Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who heads the parliamentary standing …
A parliamentary panel has invited actor Aamir Khan, who exposed malpractices in the medical sector on his "Satyamev Jayate" TV programme, for an interaction on the issue. He will appear Thursday morning with his team. Rajya …
While the IMA has castigated Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate for asking him to apologise for misrepresenting doctors, two other medical institutions the Medico Friends Circle (MFC) and the Forum for Medical Ethics Society (FMES) …
