Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
PANAJI:The directorate of health services (DHS) aims to achieve “zero malaria transmission - annual parasite incidence (API) of less than 1 - by 2020, but it is a mammoth task. The biggest challenge for Goa would be to sustain a API level of less than 1 till 2027, when 10 …
Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) formulations are presently being used for insect control. In this study, a water dispersible powder (WDP) formulation using fly ash (FA) as a carrier material was developed and studied for its activity against the larval stages of major mosquito vector species. Original Source
The total numbers of dengue cases have reached 26 this year, according to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday. On the other hand, the total number of people affected by malaria stood at seven while that of chikungunya at 10. Breeding of mosquitoes has …
Vaccine causes complications, 3 deaths reported. Hyderabad: Dengue vaccine is not for all and according to a review data of World Health Organisation (WHO) it has led to complications in children and three deaths have been recorded in the Philippines where the vaccine is being given. Due to this reason, …
The three municipal corporations in the national Capital, North, South and East, are all set to issue an advisory against dengue and other vector-borne diseases in all schools from Monday asking students to wear full-sleeved clothes. The school authorities will have to make sure and announce an area of 200-metre …
What we mainly find is an inequality in disease management, particularly in large cities and the zones between them Human societies have seen a significant decrease in mortality from infectious diseases over the past century. However, we must still struggle with ongoing pathologies we once thought were under control (cholera, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With another monsoon season round the corner, the Health Department has found itself in a Catch-22 situation. The department is concerned that, while the state may see a significant drop in dengue cases, the death rate may climb. The department feels an emergency situation may unfold if those tested …
Those in 9-12 age group in Thiruvananthapuram district would be at a higher risk during another epidemic outbreak Initial data from Phase I of an epidemiological study on dengue fever in Kerala, launched by the Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (GMCT), in partnership with the World Health …
House search, fogging & campaigns to destroy Aedes eggs, Larvae Jamshedpur: Over 400 dengue positive cases and two deaths last year have prompted the health authorities here to draw up an early action plan against the vector-borne disease. The dengue virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito that can …
The Malaria Summit, London, saw 14 Heads of State and Government, Bill Gates, scientists and private sector and international organisations making significant commitments that will catalyse progress towards beating malaria at a time when efforts to end the preventable disease have stalled. High level political commitments to beat malaria were …
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday said two of the three confirmed cases of Lassa fever died within three months in the territory. Humphrey Okoroukwu, the Director of Public Health in Health and Human Services Secretariat in FCT, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of …
MUMBAI: Dengue, in rare instances, has been known to cause blindness. A 23-year-old accountant from the western suburbs suffered from this relatively uncommon complication in November last year and is yet to regain her vision completely after four months and three surgeries. The woman, who didn’t wish to be identified, …
Diarrhoea cases also on the rise in densely populated areas With the onset of summer season, cases of malaria and diarrhoea have started surfacing in the densely populated areas of the city. While the city has witnessed its first malaria case in Mani Majra, there is a spurt in diarrhoea …
NEW DELHI: Indian scientists have formulated an ayurvedic drug to cure dengue, claimed to be the first in the world, and the medicine is likely to be available in the market by 2019. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under the ministry of AYUSH …
Speaking to ANGOP, the source said that, compared to the previous period, there were more than 100 deaths, and said that the province's health authorities continue to work to reduce malaria deaths, calling on the population's sensitivity to collaborate in the cleaning of the neighborhoods and the puddles, to avoid …
The bench also directed the Delhi government to place on affidavit its calculation based on which it has been releasing funds to the MCDs. Non-payment of wages and salaries to safai karamcharis will lead to “anarchy” in the capital, and filth will be seen all around the roads, the Delhi …
The inefficiency of civic agencies in keeping Delhi’s drains unclogged has left the city in the grip of a mosquito menace. Residents are complaining about mosquitoes swarming in various localities. Worse, repellents fail to scare or kill them. The only consolation is that these are Culex mosquitoes that don’t cause …
Ludhiana: Though not even a single case of dengue, malaria, or chikungunya has surfaced in the district due to the recent rainfall and sudden upsurge in the temperature, the district health department has advised the public to be cautious in this season and adopt preventive measures. Health officials have also …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An interim report of the first-ever dengue seroprevalence collaborative study being carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the state government is in the offing by June. As part of preparing the report and for assessing the progress of the study, a team from WHO will pay …
Kenyan researchers said on Saturday that they plan to use a combination of new drugs as well as a vaccine in order to end malaria menace in the country. Lucas Otieno, Deputy Director of Clinical Operations at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), told Xinhua in Nairobi that the illness …
