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What does male migration have to do with water scarcity in Central Asia?

About 60 percent of the region’s people are employed by the agricultural sector, which depends almost entirely on irrigation.

Engineers need to rethink how to design and operate dams after research found that they create an additional 1.1 million cases of malaria every year.

Asia Times opinion article reports insights from new research in Nepal.

IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative research.

A study across 15 cities in South Asia, Africa and South America shows that water is inaccessible and unaffordable.

Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste from septic tanks as an untapped resource. 

No new coronavirus positive cases were reported from any of the eight northeastern states in the past 24 hours even as several people, who had earlier

The COVID-19 situation is especially serious in 11 cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, stated sources. The Ministry

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said the total of coronavirus cases in India is 20,471 with 1,383 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours, along with 50 new deaths, taking the toll to 652.

Total number of coronavirus cases in India on Sunday reached 21,700, including foreign nationals. "A total of 2,230 patients have been cured and discharged,

Before the lockdown and 30 days into the lockdown, India's coronavirus positivity rate has remained constant at 4.5 per cent, the Centre said on Thursday.

India is getting high-speed testing machines for Covid-19 from Swiss firm Roche Diagnostics in the US. The import is being facilitated by the Ministry

India has donated USD 5 million worth of medicines and related supplies to the world till now to combat COVID-19 pandemic. Sources in the ministry

In India, 23,077 people have been found infected by COVID-19 so far. Of these, 17,610 cases are active while a total of 4,748 have recovered. According

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said we have saved India from going into Stage 3 or community transmission stage, and have also fared better than many countries.

There is no spike in fever and pneumonia cases, no flooding of ICUs with patients. Data-sets indicate there is nothing to suggest a large-scale spread of viral infection in the country.

Addressing people through the Mann ki Baat program, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's fight against coronavirus was people-driven. Speaking

Total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 27,892, reports the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In a morning update, the Health

Tamil Nadu is expecting central government's permission for plasma trials in a week's time for treating COVID-19 patients. Speaking to reporters,

The recovery rate for patients infected with coronavirus stood at 22.17 per cent, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. The

India, Indonesia and Thailand must play a lead role in overcoming the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

77 per cent of people in India wish to have dinner with friends and family at their favourite restaurants. The survey conducted by restaurant tech

2644 new cases and 83 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 39,980. Of the total cases, 28046

New Delhi, May 3 (ICMR) Million RT-PCR tests for novel coronavirus have been conducted so far in India. In a press statement the apex medical research

In India, in the past 24 hours, 2,293 new coronavirus cases have been reported, the most in a single day so far, taking the total number of cases to 37,336, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India, said that, 28,070 are active cases with 1,306 fatalities among 40,263 cases reported by Sunday. Earlier

Number of novel coronavirus cases in India soared to 46,433 with 32,138 active cases, despite a 40-days and above lockdown period completed in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19.

In India, the total number of COVID-19 cases has mounted to 59,662 on Saturday, with 3,320 cases and 95 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.

New study published online today by Nature Communications revealed which patients with ovarian cancer won't benefit from immune-PARP combo. The study

Since ovarian cancer has very silent symptoms, women can take care of themselves by staying vigilant and going for regular health checkups. It is a

New type of immunotherapy that targets macrophages has undergone preliminary testing on mice and shows promise for the future treatment of ovarian cancer.

In people who have never smoked, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, stated research published in the journal Thorax.

Direct and repetitive illumination from 222nm ultraviolet radiation C does not cause skin cancer, according to the joint research between Kobe University and Ushio Inc.

New prognostic tool foretells how long someone diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) should wait before starting cancer treatment. Researchers

New biomarkers were identified by scientists from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center to diagnose rare chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC)

Most patients experienced a greater occurrence of infections in the years preceding a cancer diagnosis. The findings of the study are published in iCancer

New method enables timely diagnosis and treatment of urological cancer which includes prostate, bladder and kidney cancers. Biomarkers are biological

An association between blood infections with certain anaerobic bacteria and increased risk of developing colorectal cancer has been revealed by new research

CT scans for people at risk for lung cancer lead to earlier diagnoses and improve survival rates. A study published in American Journal of Respiratory

In pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the cardioprotective drug dexrazoxane preserved cardiac function without

Combination of radiation and the schizophrenia drug trifluoperazine can help treat glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat brain tumors.

In children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), diet rich in vitamin A, alpha and beta carotene and carotenoids was found to reduce the risk of developing

MRI technique may aid in assessing the response to chemotherapy in children and youth at lower levels of radiation than existing approaches, according

Mystery illness kills around 12 people in Malaysia, and death investigation is underway. Finding out the cause of death as soon as possible could save many lives.

Italy's 15 percent rise in its contribution to the United Nations to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria shows its commitment to the health sector, says Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re.

A small group of Americans considers the religious affiliation of the hospitals they choose to be treated, but a majority said they didn't want religion to interfere in their healthcare choices.

Myopia or short/near sightedness, which causes damage to the eye and even blindness, can be accessed easily, according to a new article published in iPLOS ONE/i.

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of time, coaxing adult human cells in the laboratory to