Children breathe two to three times faster than adults, increasing their exposure to harmful levels of air pollution and affecting their lungs, say health experts
Union Health Ministry advised school authorities, heads, teachers as well as parents to develop mechanisms to create awareness and motivate students to adopt better practices to...
An air purifier is a device that helps to clean the air by removing various pollutants, improving the overall indoor air quality
All the rooms in New Delhi Municipal Council old age homes have air purifiers to ensure that the residents breathe clean air
Dr Kumar said that anyone who is breathing this quality of air is vulnerable. However, the newborns and children are the most vulnerable
Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital
The Supreme Court had directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to ensure crop residue burning was stopped forthwith
New initiatives including cleaning roads with water, sprinkling water on construction sites and fogging guns, are being taken by the corporation to curb pollution
The minister informed that some filters are being installed and checked at different locations, and the technologies are found to be the best to curb air...
India's efforts have resulted in the reduction of TB incidence by 16 per cent in 2022 (from 2015), compared to the reduction in global TB incidence...
The minister said he held a meeting with scientists from IIT Kanpur who told him that cloud seeding could only be attempted if there were clouds...
The winter break for the session 2023-24 is ordered to be preponed so that schools can be totally closed and both children and teachers can stay...
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...
