PM2.5 pollution led to over 17 lakh deaths in India in 2022, fossil fuels caused nearly half: ReportA Lancet report reveals human-caused PM2.5 pollution led to over 17 lakh deaths in India in 2022, a 38% rise since 2010. Fossil fuels contr...
30 Oct, 2025, 12.45 PM IST
People in India each saw 20 heatwave days in 2024, 6.5 linked with climate change: Lancet reportIndia faced nearly 20 heatwave days in 2024, with over six attributed to climate change. This extreme heat cost 247 billion potential labor...
29 Oct, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
Ki Mobility's myTVS to launch AI-led diagnostics platform for aftermarket car segmentWhile the product is currently free for customers, soon the company will look to monetise it. The addressable market for the service is est...
13 Aug, 2024, 04.57 PM IST
Courts worldwide increasingly recognise climate action as a human rightCourts globally, including India's Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights, are recognizing climate action as a fundamental hu...
21 Apr, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
Cut fossil fuel use to save millions of lives, health experts sayClimate campaigners, researchers and health policymakers said phasing out the use of fossil fuels was vital to saving millions of lives eac...
04 Dec, 2023, 10.04 PM IST
Why ESG will be at the front and centre of the built environment sector in 2023Global population trends show that people are moving rapidly and in greater numbers to urban centres. This places increased pressure on inf...
09 Jan, 2023, 03.24 PM IST
Nagaland government bars doctors from taking part in stirNagaland Chief Secretary J. Alam in an order said that no one shall be granted casual leave from April 18 to 20, when the Nagaland In-Servi...
14 Apr, 2022, 11.41 PM IST
'Be kind to yourself, stay focused & fearless.' Suhasini Sampath, co-founder of Yogabar, shares her success mantraHere are some more pearls of wisdom by Sampath, in her own words.
11 Apr, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
View: This Budget is the inflection pointEach of the preceding eight budgets revolved around a big idea - infrastructure, digital, entrepreneurship, tax reforms, national health, a...
02 Feb, 2022, 01.18 AM IST
Bangladesh economy registers growth notwithstanding pandemic, says Awami LeagueIn addition to the economic growth, the country adeptly stepped up its efforts on the health ground to tame the Corona monster, while many ...
14 Oct, 2020, 08.45 AM IST
Second wave? Britain imposes a tougher lockdown in swathes of northern EnglandBritain reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in more than a month on Thursday, as ministers fretted about a second wave o...
31 Jul, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
Global insurers exit $8.9 trillion coal-based investmentsCoal exit policies were announced by 18 of the world’s biggest insurers controlling more than 46% of the reinsurance market and in excess o...
16 Dec, 2019, 09.11 PM IST
LiveHealth raises $1.1 million from NexusThe funding will be used to expand its platform across India, explore international markets and to strengthen the product and technology.
05 Mar, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
Pay-as-you-workout health insurance for fitness freaksInsurers are now looking at making health covers cheaper for their more fitness-conscious customers by tracking their health routine.
29 Sep, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
Pune is new hub for health-tech startups“Also institutes like Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences and Ashtang Ayurveda ensure access to experts with domain knowledge and expert...
14 Jul, 2016, 05.00 AM IST
- Hooch tragedy: Civic hospital ill-equipped to handle patients
Out of 131 patients that we hospitalised, most of them were in extremely critical condition when admitted..we referred them to private clin...
23 Jun, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
Enforce RTI Act in private hospitals: CIC tells Centre, statesThe CIC has told the Centre and the state governments to enforce RTI in private hospitals and ensure they provide medical records to patien...
10 Apr, 2015, 02.23 AM IST