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In a span of 10 years, Himachal Pradesh has shown commendable improvement in infant mortality rate, under 5 mortality rate, and cases of malnutrition among children as per National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16)

Dr K K Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India has a solution to battle with indoor air pollution which is potentially more dangerous than outdoor air pollution – low cost, homemade air purifier

Though iron deficiency is usually diagnosed and confirmed through a medical test, but some of these common symptoms can help in early detection

Through his lens CS Sharada Prasad, an engineer turned into social scientist researching on sanitation access in low and middle-income countries, has dived into the world of sanitation workers

From 2005-06 to 2015-16, anaemia cases among children (6-59 months) in Delhi increased by 2.7 per cent and among women (15-49 years) the upsurge was by a significant 10 per cent, while at an all India level anaemia cases saw an overall dip. That is just one parameter Delhi’s has other health woes to deal with

From 2005-06 to 2015-16, the infant mortality rate and under-five mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh has dropped down by 12.32 per cent and 18.75 per cent respectively

On Tuesday (November 19), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation announced the results of Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 and awarded the top districts and villages of India on cleanliness quotient

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray, who has been instrumental in pushing through the ban on single-use plastics in Maharashtra, speaks about the impact of the ban and how it is possible to get rid of single-use plastic from one’s life

The initiative is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aim to make the country free of single-use plastic by the year 2022

As part of their campaign ‘Plastic Ka Time Up’ which aims at making Chandigarh free of plastic, the Department of Public Relations organised a Halloween rally on theme ‘Harrows of Plastic'

Here are the key findings from the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative’s report on disease burden of child and maternal malnutrition and trends in the states of India from 1990 to 2017

Ganjam district in Odisha has introduced milk ATMs to phase out the use of single-use plastics and bring back the tradition of buying milk in one’s own containers

World Food Day 2019: It is celebrated with the aim of achieving the Zero Hunger target by 2030

Smile on Wheels in Chennai’s Pattinambakkam and Velachery block is addressing to the primary healthcare needs of the poor by offering free, door step medical facilities