According to Pfizer’s spokesperson, COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the firm in partnership with German biotechnology company BioNTech has the potential to be an important part...
While the doctors and researchers consider vaccines as one of the most efficient public health interventions, there are still a lot of myths and misconceptions about...
Expressing concerns over the rising number of COVID-19 cases and to check the increasing air pollution, various states and UTs in the country have taken a...
Sikkim government’s Chief Secretary SC Gupta issued an order on November 4 under Disaster Management Act 2005 to completely ban selling and bursting firecrackers until further...
According to experts, R number helps in understanding how fast and wide is the infection spreading; but what exactly is the R number and why does...
Rajasthan has banned the sale of firecrackers and restricted its use among people with an aim to check the air pollution that engulfs the northern part...
In a report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the cost of making transformative changes required to prevent future pandemics would be...
Amitabh Bachchan, Campaign Ambassador of NDTV-Dettol’s Banega Swasth India Campaign, welcomed Ramon Magsaysay awardee Bezwada Wilson on Kaun Banega Crorepati 12's Karamveer special episode to raise...
With the declining air quality of Delhi-NCR, stricter pollution control measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) came into effect across the region on October...
According to a population-based study published in The Lancet journal, residential context is an important factor in the risk of COVID-19 mortality among older adults
While COVID-19 has affected the healthcare facilities immensely, an 87-year old doctor from Chandrapur, Maharashtra continued braving the pandemic to reach his patients on a bicycle...
According to experts, loss of habitat of wildlife and disturbance in their environment caused by humans are the major factors behind the increasing list of endangered...
Jayalakshmi, a 16-year-old girl who studies in Class 12 and sells cashews to support her family, has motivated fellow villagers to give up open defecation and...
To support healthcare workers in Chhattisgarh in their fight against COVID-19, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan provided 2,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits through his NGO...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
