BHEL to set up 120 MW hydel project in J & K
The power equipment major, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited or BHEL has bagged an order for setting up a 120 MW Hydro Electric Project or HEP in Jammu and Kashmir. It outbid leading multinational
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Poison in India’s groundwater posing national health crisis
Depletion of groundwater and its increasing pollution could be leading to a silent, nationwide public health crisis as aquifers in many stretches across India are becoming unfit for drinking, according
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Pfizer aims $500 million at trachoma
The drug company Pfizer is donating more than $500 million worth of an antibiotic to fight trachoma, the world's leading cause of
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Can people afford to pay for health care: New evidence on financial protection in Europe
<p>Out-of-pocket payments for health can create a financial barrier to access, resulting in unmet need, or lead to financial hardship for people using health services. This report brings together for the
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EPA sued over wildlife exposure to lead from spent ammunition
Environmental groups filed suit on Thursday seeking federal regulation of lead in ammunition, claiming exposure to the toxic metal from spent bullets fired into the environment by hunters kills millions
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Heart disease giving way to cancer as top killer of men
Parts of Europe are reaching a "tipping point" where cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death, a study shows. Four million deaths each year - nearly half the European total - are
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Exposure on tap: Drinking water as an overlooked source of lead
Providence, Rhode Island, and Portland, Oregon, are two cities that by all accounts have well-run water utilities and health departments. Both have also had recurring problems with lead in tap water, yet both
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Scrub typhus leading to acute encephalitis syndrome, Assam, India
<p>To determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, researchers conducted a retrospective study of hospital
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Govt plans hefty fines for needless honking
The Centre is working on some steps, including imposing hefty fine on vehicle owners, dealers and manufacturers, to check the menace of excessive honking -a nuisance on Indian roads apart from leading
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'TB kills one person every minute'
Eleven years after the World Health Organisation declared Tuberculosis (TB) a global health emergency, the bacterial disease, in formidable alliance with the HIV, remains a leading killer in the
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Lead poisons '100,000 birds annually'
About 100,000 wetland birds are killed every year from poisoning by discarded lead ammunition, say scientists. This is one of the conclusions of a report published on Thursday by the University of Oxford.
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Govt to ban e-cigarettes, Health Ministry tells Delhi HC
The ministry said “nicotine addiction through e-cigarettes among young people may lead to its consumer to try conventional tobacco products and hence is a gateway product”. THE MINISTRY of Health and
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Plan to develop Maharashtra as biotech destination
With plans to set up a biotech park in Pune and develop the Pune University into a Centre of Excellence, Maharashtra, has initiated a roadmap to emerge as the country's leading biotech
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Poor quality water in 1.80-lakh rural habitations
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: About 1.80-lakh rural habitations are afflicted by poor water quality leading to serious health problems such as cancer and fluorosis that damages bones, teeth and muscles.
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Every breath that we take
Class VIII student Juhi Neogi of Loreto House is determined to start a campaign against environment sharks after attending a session by actor and wildlife photographer Sabyasachi Chakraborty and fashion designer Agnimitra Paul.
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Guidelines for national waste management strategies: moving from challenges to opportunities
These UNEP guidelines for national waste Management seeks to provide strategic guidance to countries whose waste management systems are disorganized, haphazard or under-resourced or are in need of a review of their current strategies.
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More than 2 million children have HIV
More than 2 million children under the age of 15 are living with HIV, almost all in SAfrica where there is no access to treatment and death is virtu-ally guaranteed, seven leading child advocacy
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Call to focus on tobacco hazards in medical textbooks
Dr Bhaben Choudhury, an eminent ENT specialist and researcher on tobacco and health problems, has said that during the past 20 years, numerous epidemiological, clinical, pathological and experimental studies have shown that tobacco is related to disability diseases, leading to various health problems.
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Social protection and COVID-19 response in rural areas
<p>Implementing adequate social protection measures in response to COVID-19 is critical to saving both lives and livelihoods. Ensuring that these measures reach rural populations will be key to avoid further
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Preventing suicide: a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators
The number of countries with national suicide prevention strategies has increased in the five years since the publication of WHO’s first global report on suicide, said the World Health Organization in