India has made remarkable progress in controlling malaria with 86.45 per cent decline in cases of the vector- borne disease and 79.16 per cent reduction in deaths in 2021 as compared to 2015, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday. During an address here on World Malaria Day, the minister said railway stations in … Read more
KOLKATA: After deciding to privatise 151 passenger trains, the Centre is planning to auction railway stations to private players after modernising the facilities, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Addressing a webinar organised by the Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) here, the Union railway minister said the bids for privatising the trains … Read more
NEW DELHI: In order to control spread of infection through baggage at airports and railway stations, scientists at Hyderabad-based R&D centre of science & technology ministry in collaboration with a Noida-based company have developed baggage disinfection system which can efficiently disinfect 360-degree surface of any baggage within eight seconds. The system, known as KritiScan UV … Read more