Ozone build-up: Delhi-NCR and other metropolitan areas of India confront new air quality crisisThis summer, ground-level ozone levels surged in 10 metropolitan areas of India, with Delhi-NCR being the worst hit, recording 176 days abo...
07 Aug, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
EVs can’t fix a global epidemic of ‘car harm,’ study findsA global all-EV fleet perpetuates car harm, including deaths, injuries, pollution, and inequality. Car ownership is higher in richer countr...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.27 AM IST
Why passive vaping can be a health scare for the smoker and those around himThe lung defenses of smokers, vapers, and bystanders are overwhelmed by repeated exposure.
27 Feb, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
Seeping under doors, bad air from West Coast wildfires won't ease upPeople in Oregon, Washington state and California have been struggling for a week or longer under some of the most unhealthy air on the pla...
16 Sep, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Mothers’ struggle behind nod for ‘compassionate use’ drugsWhile the mothers waited for guidelines, seven of the 34 children chosen for compassionate use of the new drug, Risdiplam, passed away. “It...
11 Jun, 2020, 12.05 AM IST
India exports 50 million hydroxychloroquine tablets to US for COVID-19 fight: ReportThe trade, India's biggest export of the drug to any country, follows a request by U.S. President Donald Trump for New Delhi to release sup...
30 Apr, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
Blood-pressure drugs are in the crosshairs of COVID-19 researchResearchers agree that the life-saving drugs affect the same pathways that the novel coronavirus takes to enter the lungs and heart. They d...
23 Apr, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
Oral cavity & lungs cancer common in Indian men, women suffer from cervix & breast tumourPoor survival rate can be attributed to a delay in diagnosis, poor availability and access to treatment centres.
04 Feb, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
The Quit Delhi Movement?Industry body Assocham cautioned the central and state governments that poor air quality could drive away top executives and talented indiv...
13 Nov, 2017, 03.00 PM IST
What IIT scientists are not telling govt about air pollutionThere is something cyclical about the air pollution debate in Delhi – almost like the seasonal cycle of air pollution itself.
30 May, 2015, 01.31 AM IST
Government to launch toll-free helpline for Tuberculosis patientsReferring to the eradication of polio from the country, Nadda said, it was important "To do polio to TB".
23 Apr, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
- Soaring heat wave leading to deadly ozone pollution: CSE
Summer pollution curve has taken an ugly turn as ground-level ozone, a highly reactive and harmful gas, far exceeds the permissible limit. ...
10 Jun, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
Twitter: a popular source for vaccine informationTwitter has emerged as a popular and reliable source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines.
31 May, 2013, 05.53 PM IST