Delhi-NCR 'unliveable': Experts flag serious health risks amid toxic smogDelhi NCR faces severe air pollution making it unliveable. Experts warn of widespread health impacts affecting all ages. Doctors report a s...
14 Nov, 2025, 09.28 AM IST
The Silicon Dragon Goes Green: How China's Robot Revolution is Accidentally Saving the PlanetChina's unprecedented deployment of industrial robots in factories, the world's biggest such effort, has initiated an unintentional environ...
25 Aug, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
Is cleaning the air making Earth hotter? Scientists reveal a hidden side to pollution controlScientists warn that while reducing air pollution is vital for human health, it also exposes the Earth to stronger warming. Countries like ...
16 Jul, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
France’s largest tap water ban exposes global threat of ‘forever chemicals’A tap water ban in eastern France due to high PFAS levels has spotlighted the dangers of these "forever chemicals." The contamination, link...
13 Jul, 2025, 09.01 AM IST
What if your baby’s organs are filled with plastic? New research reveals disturbing truthRecent studies reveal that microplastics can transfer from pregnant mothers to their unborn children, infiltrating crucial organs and poten...
16 Oct, 2024, 07.41 PM IST
Air pollution can hurt unborn babies, study says even low levels of exposure may lead to risk of asthma & COPD in adulthoodA study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress suggests that even low levels of air pollution can lead to sma...
08 Sep, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
At least one in seven pregnancies end in miscarriage, 11% of women endure it at least once in their life, says studyLevels of care for women suffering miscarriage is highly uneven across countries, the data showed.
06 May, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Lancet study confirms air pollution in India can result in increased risk of pregnancy lossPollution above WHO guideline may have contributed to 29% of pregnancy losses.
08 Jan, 2021, 09.08 AM IST
Air pollution biggest health risk in India, contributed to death of 16.7 lakh people in 2019: Study"Outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the death of more than 1,16,000 Indian infants in their first month of l...
21 Oct, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
Mom's weight during pregnancy can affect IQ and physical health of sons, no impact on girlsThe researchers clarified that the findings aren't meant to shame or scare anyone.
26 Dec, 2019, 05.56 PM IST
Air pollution killed over 1 lakh children in a year in India: WHOA WHO report said air pollution is one of the leading threats to child health, accounting for almost one in 10 deaths in children under fiv...
30 Oct, 2018, 12.53 PM IST
There’s a big fight brewing over what pregnant women should eatEvery month that passes brings new studies saying this food is good for you and that food is bad.
11 Jan, 2018, 06.19 PM IST
SC rulings settled national debates in 2017, but it weakened internallyMany constitution benches were set up to deal with pending issues — from validity of Aadhaar to tricky issues like misbehaviour of a sittin...
01 Jan, 2018, 11.47 AM IST
Protect the child, Nobel Laureate Satyarthi tells Modi and TrumpBorn in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, the son of a police officer, Satyarthi studied electrical engineering and went on to become the seventh In...
21 Jun, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
Hazardous 9/11 dust pollution made newborn babies smaller, says new studyWhen the towers of the World Trade Centre fell, a cloud of hazardous materials enveloped the surrounding neighbourhood.
02 Jan, 2017, 06.52 PM IST
Exposure to air pollution may increase obesity, diabetes riskExposure to polluted air may increase the risk of obesity and lead to high cholesterol and more insulin resistance.
21 Feb, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
Is India’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics an attempt to make a clean sweep?After all, a recent study by a US university has determined that a significant number of babies born to mothers in Beijing in their eighth ...
01 May, 2015, 07.04 AM IST