Kerala steps up Covid-19 testing as cases increase

Kerala steps up Covid-19 testing as cases increase

Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) With the number of Covid-19 positive cases increasing in Kerala, the Health Department has decided to come out with fresh protocols. With around 1,435 patients turning positive for the virus, Kerala has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country. The directions have been given … Read more

Ramp up early, comprehensive testing to reduce TB incidence and mortality rate: Nadda

Ramp up early, comprehensive testing to reduce TB incidence and mortality rate: Nadda

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) While India has seen significant improvements in tuberculosis (TB) control, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday urged further reductions in incidence and mortality rates. Speaking at a high-level meeting with Health Ministers of eight states and Union Territories, Nadda stressed the need to ramp … Read more

K’taka govt directs authorities to stock up Covid-19 testing kits

K'taka govt directs authorities to stock up Covid-19 testing kits

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 25 (IANS) Amid the fear of the spread of Covid-19 in Karnataka, the state government has directed authorities to stock up necessary testing kits for the coming month. However, the state government has said on Saturday that there is no need for any concerns in this regard. State … Read more

Naveen Jindal urges govt to establish food testing lab in Kurukshetra

Naveen Jindal urges govt to establish food testing lab in Kurukshetra

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) BJP leader and Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal has called upon the central government to establish a Food Testing Laboratory in Kurukshetra under the “One District, One Lab” initiative. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour on Thursday, Jindal stressed the need for a … Read more

Centre to establish 100 new food testing labs in FY26

Centre to establish 100 new food testing labs in FY26

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) In a bid to enhance food safety and quality, the government on Saturday announced to establish 100 new NABL-accredited food testing laboratories across the country in the financial year 2025-26. Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh Bittu, said during … Read more