Over 50 mn Indians lack handwashing access: Study

More than 50 million people in India do not have access to effective handwashing, putting them at a greater risk of acquiring and transmitting the novel coronavirus, according to a study. IMAGE:......

India may see 5 lakh Covid cases daily next month: Expert

'There will be many Omicron cases in India, but much less hospitalisation and death than you had in the Delta wave' IMAGE: Policemen stop people during the night curfew between 10 pm to 5 am......

Mask use may prevent 2 lakh COVID deaths in India: Study

Widespread mask use and data-driven social distancing measures in India may help prevent over 200,000 COVID-19-related deaths in India by December 1, according to a modelling study which shows the......

Holy smoke! 11.2 per cent of world smokers are in India

According to a new study, China, India, Indonesia, USA, Russia have the largest number of smokers.   More than one in 10 deaths globally was caused due to smoking in 2015 and over 50 per cent......