‘Childhood cancers are more amenable to treatment and have better cure rates as compared to adult cancers’ February 23, 2021, 8:31 PM IST
A selection of interviews that appear in TOI.
Over four lakh children are detected with cancer every year in the world and in India the reported cases are around 50,000. As the number of such cases is increasing, with survival rates in developing and underdeveloped countries falling, WHO in 2018 announced a Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer.
Manas Kalra, a senior paediatric oncologist at New Delhi’s Ganga Ram Hospital, spoke to
Amit Anand Choudhary on precautionary measures that need to be taken:
Though a veteran criminal lawyer, Rebecca John admits that the Priya Ramani trial was perhaps one of the most significant cases of her career. Fresh from the win, she tells Himanshi Dhawan that while the.
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‘We are already seeing massive infrastructure development in Tibet opposite the eastern sector, indicators of things to come’ February 16, 2021, 8:13 PM IST
A selection of interviews that appear in TOI.
India’s eastern sector borders two countries, China and Myanmar. Each border presents the Indian army with a unique challenge. Lt Gen
Rana Pratap Kalita, GOC (general officer commanding) of the army’s Dimapur based 3 Corps, outlined the issues to
Prabin Kalita on the eve of relinquishing charge:
How different is the eastern sector from the western sector?
The eastern sector varies from the western sector in terms of geography, terrain, history and host of other factors. The basis of claims and counterclaims, including the nature of disputed and sensitive areas also varies. Though border guarding per se implies ensuring territorial integrity, these factors impact the approach to border guar
Leprosy is a chronic bacterial infection which affects nerves and can lead to disfigurement. The popular notion is that it’s a thing of the past in India. Facts indicate otherwise. Amrita Didyala speaks to Prasant.
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‘Joshimath flood was due to slumping of temporarily deposited snow. Pattern of climate is shifting in the Himalayan region’ February 9, 2021, 7:23 PM IST
Santosh Kumar Rai is a senior scientist in the glaciology lab of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun. It is an autonomous research institute of the central government. The institute’s glaciology lab has a field station at an altitude of 3,800 metres that collects data through the year. Rai shared his initial understanding of the probable cause of the flood on Sunday in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district with
Sanjeev Verma: