eSanjeevani has crossed 50 crore teleconsultations, and the design is why

Punjab, Oct. 6 -- eSanjeevani, India's national telemedicine service, has passed 50 crore teleconsultations - 50,00,92,730 across all 36 states and union territories. It is handling 2.5 to 3 lakh cons... Read More

Durga Puja peaks 17 to 21 October, and the best time to see the pandals is 6am

Punjab, Oct. 5 -- Navratri begins 11 October. Kolkata's Durga Puja peaks between 17 and 21 October, with Vijayadashami on the 20th. Over 30,000 pandals go up across the city, and they are free to walk... Read More

ICMR wants trials run on Indian bodies, across at least five hospitals

Punjab, Oct. 5 -- The ICMR has mandated that clinical trials it funds be built around Indian body types and Indian health data, with multicentre studies across at least five hospitals and funding of u... Read More

All four dengue serotypes are circulating at once, and that is why the vaccine question is hard

Punjab, Sept. 30 -- A national surveillance study has found all four dengue serotypes circulating simultaneously across eight states and union territories. That finding arrives just as India prepares ... Read More

Lakme Fashion Week opens 16 October with a textile mill, not a couturier

Punjab, Sept. 29 -- Lakme Fashion Week, in partnership with the FDCI, runs from 16 October at Taj Palace in New Delhi. Arvind Limited opens with Ashish N Soni and a menswear collection built around fa... Read More

Kuttu atta has a three-month shelf life, and that is why people get poisoned every Navratri

Punjab, Sept. 28 -- Navratri starts on 11 October and millions of people will switch to kuttu atta for nine days. In September last year, around 200 people in north-west Delhi fell ill after eating it... Read More

62 percent of Indian calories come from carbohydrate, and the quality is the problem

Punjab, Sept. 27 -- Indians get about 62% of their calories from carbohydrates - among the highest shares in the world - and most of it from white rice, milled grains and added sugar. The ICMR has now... Read More

Diwali moved to 8 November, and the good train berths went in the second week of September

Punjab, Sept. 27 -- Diwali falls on 8 November this year - eighteen days later than in 2025. That single shift has rearranged the entire festive travel calendar, and the booking window for it has alre... Read More

Gold is up more than 50 percent and festive buyers are going lighter, not away

Punjab, Sept. 27 -- Navratri begins on 11 October and the wedding season follows. Gold is at roughly Rs 1.57 lakh per 10 grams for 24 carat - more than 50% above last year. What people buy this festiv... Read More

Navratri fasting food is a full cuisine, and it has one nutritional trap

Punjab, Sept. 15 -- Navratri fasting is one of the most widely observed food practices in India, and one of the least consistent. What is permitted varies by region, community and household, and almos... Read More

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