Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......

Bihar prohibition helps prevent 21L intimate partner violence, finds study

Bihar's alcohol ban in 2016 prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption, and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional......

6.7 Million Indian Children Have Zero Food

'The response from the government using words like malicious, deliberate, etc is diverting from the real issue.''The indicators related to young children such as stunting or child mortality are a......

German man gets 217 Covid vaccinations without side effects

Researchers have examined a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 vaccinations against COVID-19 and found that his immune system was fully functional. Until now, it has been unclear what......

'We will price Covid vaccine below Rs 1,000'

'Once the trials are successful in India and the UK, we are certain that COVISHIELD will be one of the first vaccines to be introduced.' IMAGE: The Reference Center for Special Immunobiologicals......

The poison that's 'KILLING' Delhi's citizens

In terms of disability adjusted life years, an average person in Delhi lost a healthy week of their life in 2017, and almost all of it due to outdoor air pollution. Air pollution affects different......

Air pollution: India, China worst sufferers

  Industrialisation has been accompanied by rising greenhouse gas emissions (particularly carbon dioxide) up to income levels of $10–15,000 per capita India and China suffer over $1.89......

Inhalers to the rescue as England players battle pollution in India

'Whether it was air quality or what, it was definitely an experience I've not had before.'   IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes was seen using an inhaler during training ahead of the game against Sri......

Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika

IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters More than......