93-year-old Prabhaben Shah from Daman and Diu, fondly called ‘Daman ki Divya’ runs canteens for the poor and also organizes ‘Vatra Banks’ for donating clothes to...
Long term exposure to air pollution will affect the immune system and make one more susceptible to any type of respiratory disease, said WHO expert
Women suffer the worst due to the lack of water and sanitation facilities as they are traditionally responsible for managing water, food and sanitation requirements of...
Pink ambulances, driven by women and managed by women is for women patients to feel safer and more at ease at a time when they most...
How does the world keeps track of new variants of COVID-19? What are the challenges? WHO’s Dr Maria Van Kerkhove explains
India’s annual average PM2.5 levels reached 58.1 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) in 2021, returning to pre-quarantine concentrations measured in 2019
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted EUA to Covovax, a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12-17 years
In rural areas and urban slums, women and girls have primary responsibility for managing household water supply, the lack of which impacts their health, sanitation and...
World Water Day 2022: 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. If the current trend continues then by 2030, 1.9 billion will not have...
WHO's COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove pointed out that misinformation like the pandemic is over, Omicron is mild and that it is the last variant,...
For the urban poor in India, a section that depends upon shared toilets, the risk of contracting Covid is much higher, say experts
Being a bouncer is not just for men, says Mehrunnisa Shaukat Ali, India’s first woman bouncer
