The industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) in Himachal Pradesh is seeing a negligible impact of the economic slowdown.

Manipal Institute of Nephrology & Urology along with Manipal Heart Institute has set up the cardio-renal unit to offer comprehensive services for both the heart and kidney. A dedicated Cardio-Renal package is offered to patients to carry out tests to check the kidney and heart at a subsidized rate.

Union government has sanctioned Rs 90 crore to set up six dedicated 'State Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy' centres across the country. To begin with, these centres will come up in Karnataka, Haryana and Jharkhand.

The State Drug Regulator of Kerala, M P George, has submitted a set of comprehensive suggestions to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) in the context of ongoing process of amendment to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940. He made the proposal in the wake of a decision made at the 39th Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) held on December 10 last year.