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 …
The state health department will gear up to tackle any outbreak of rain-related diseases in the State, Health Minister B Sriramulu said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with District Health Officers (DHOs) in Bangalore, Sriramulu said sufficient medicines will be stocked. The health department has also …
In order to ensure food hygiene in the Capital, especially during summer, the Health Department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi had conducted 82 raids in eating joints of the city from May 8 to 15. Meanwhile, the Delhi Government is also mulling over setting up a high-level committee to …
KOLKATA, 19 May: With the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) expecting a rise in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria this season, the municipal commissioner, Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay today sought better co-operation among various departments of the state government that included the public works, KMC and health department. The municipal commissioner …
Meanwhile, the number of suspected chikungunya cases continued to climb with the Public Health Centre in Kaval Byrasandra reporting 450 OPD cases per day. Lady Curzon and Bowring Hospital is treating 40 suspected cases everyday while KC General Hospital reported 24 suspected cases on Tuesday. Sources at the PHC confirmed …
The Delhi government will soon set up a high-level committee to ensure integrated approach to tackle vector-borne diseases, particularly during monsoon in the national capital.
The civic authorities will meet realtors on Tuesday to alert them against water accumulation at construction sites that could turn breeding ground of mosquitoes.The meeting at the civic headquarters is part of a drive to control vector-borne diseases in Calcutta. The authorities will explain to representatives of Credai, a realtors
KAAC Malaria Department in deep hibernation HOWRAGHAT, May 17: Karbi Anglong can be described as a highly malaria confronted district of the State. Hence, to tackle malaria, some successful malaria eradication campaign programmes have been initiated by some NGOs and Government registered social organizations in the district before the advent …
The world's poorest nations are not prepared for the strain climate change will put on their public health systems, according to studies by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and partners. The findings come ahead of a major summit of health ministers from Commonwealth nations in Geneva that …
MUMBAI: Parel, Dadar, Byculla and parts of Andheri (E) are emerging as the hotspots for malaria. The BMC has identified 326 chronic sites, including 127 in the island city, 59 in the western suburbs and 13 in the eastern suburbs, where the disease is assuming menacing proportions. "We have deployed …
Mumbai Ahead of the advent of monsoon in the city health authorities have warned about the deadly mosquito sting which claims several lives every year. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials have reported a ten per cent rise in confirmed malaria cases this year compared to last year. The malaria menace …
zoology Undersea myths The mystery behind the underwater display of natural glow, seen by sailors time and again, has been solved. It is the bioluminescent marine fireworm that secretes a mucous which gives out a green glow to attract mates and ward off predators. Reported in the March issue of …
Even as BBMP plans to issue notices to private doctors in DJ Halli for creating panic over chikungunya, two cases of the vector-borne disease have been confirmed at Bowring Hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Palike has confirmed six dengue and 36 chikungunya cases since May 12. Besides, suspected cases …
K. Srinath Reddy Whether it is livestock breeding in factory farms and accompanying deforestation that contributes to global warming and zoonotic infections, or increasing automobile density, which depletes fossil fuels and escalates heart and lung diseases by changing activity patterns and air quality, environmental and health concerns are linked by …
Three blood samples - two from DJ Halli and one from KG Halli - have tested positive for chikungunya, according to the reports received by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Tuesday. The number of confirmed chikungunya cases in the city in April alone, according to official reports, is now …
The number of suspected Chikungunya patients has been increasing in and around D J Halli, Kaval Byrasandra and the surrounding areas. These areas have more than 50 local clinics and nearly 40 persons are said to be suffering from Chikungunya. A few residents alleged that the BBMP deputy commissioner visited …
A few residents of Jagajeevanramnagar staged a flash protest in front of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) office on Friday demanding compensation for a labourer who died of Malaria. Compensation sought The deceased, Maruthi (36), was rushed to the Victoria Hospital around 11.30 am. He failed to respond to …
Pune With no existing vaccine, dengue is a threat to 2.5 billion people and with 50 million cases of dengue fever every year, it is a challenging task to beat this virus. So, it is a moment of pride for Dr Yogesh Shouche, Pune-based scientist at the National Centre for …
SURAT: To prevent outbreak of water-borne diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya in the city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched an awareness campaign for denizens from Tuesday. Through pamphlets, the civic body has listed guidelines for residents of apartments, housing societies and colonies making them cautious about all possible mosquito …
New Delhi, May 4 Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Monday announced the commencement of the third phase clinical trials for its new anti-malaria combination drug in India, Bangladesh and Thailand. The drug, Arterolane maleate + Piperaquine phosphate, is targeted at patients in developing countries with the aim of significantly improving upon …
Malda, May 3: Eight jawans of the railway protection special force have been diagnosed with malignant malaria and kept isolated in a ward of a hospital here. While five jawans were admitted to the isolated ward specially set up at the Malda railway hospital on Saturday, three were brought there …
