From haze shrouding Southeast Asia for decades to Delhi's recent acrid smog, a toxic tide of air pollution is choking cities worldwide
Millions of people living in cities in South and Southeast Asia face the threat of dying prematurely due to air pollution, the study said
The death toll was recorded over 5.33 lakh (5,33,396) with four new deaths — two from Kerala and one each in Karnataka and Tripura — reported...
Delhi had been experiencing a consistent decline in its annual PM2.5 levels since 2015-17, with 2020 being the only outlier due to pandemic lockdowns
The average Air Quality Index (AQI) for 2023 in Noida was recorded at 188, which is the best in seven years from 2017, according to the...
"A significant milestone has been crossed," said the Health Ministry after over 1 crore people were screened under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission
The 58 door-to-door vehicles flagged off by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will be used for waste management work from seven assembly constituencies of Municipal Corporation Dehradun,...
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) data showed 239 Covid cases recorded in the country in December had the presence of JN.1, while 24 such cases...
Despite adequate food production in the country, about 190 million Indians remain undernourished, as per a report on ‘Food Waste in India’
Three new fatalities due to Covid —two from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu — have been reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry...
The Centre introduced several programmes in 2023, addressing the accessibility and affordability of the healthcare services. Here are some of the key initiatives taken by the...
Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is an inherited blood disorder marked by defective haemoglobin. In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission...