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 …
Metabolic syndrome is prevalent worldwide and its prevalence is related to physical activity, race, and lifestyle. Little data is available for people living in rural areas of China. In this study we examined associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviors with metabolic syndrome components among people in rural China. Original …
India continues to be at the top of the table Concerned over the slow rate at which stillbirths have reduced across the world, missing a specific Millennium Development Goal target, the journal, The Lancet, has launched a series of five papers about ending preventable stillbirths and kick-started a campaign along …
Schools are required to ensure that there is no HFSS foods (such as chips, fried foods, carbonated beverages, ready-to-eat noodles, pizzas, burgers, potato fries and confectionery items, chocolates, candies, samosas, bread pakora etc.) available in the school canteens. In so far as possible in their capacity, schools are also urged …
The Lancet Editorial (Oct 3, p 1312) correctly identified that Coca-Cola's goals differ greatly from those of the public health and research institutions that it funds.1 All organisations concerned with public interest need to guard against conflict of interest from Coca-Cola's vast marketing campaigns to safeguard public health. One such …
MUMBAI: Is malnutrition in childhood triggering an early onset of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia among Maharashtra's population? The state health department hopes to have an answer in the new year, thanks to a study it is conducting along with UNICEF and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). "The study is …
With rising prevalence of obesity in children and its adverse health effects, obesity is being recognised as a serious public health concern. To address this issue on time, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has decided to kick-off a campaign against the junk food in school children from New year. This …
Cigarette consumption in India is falling steadily even as the number of women smokers is rising, making it home to the second largest number of female smokers after the United States. According to the latest data on cigarette consumption given by the health ministry in Parliament, the consumption in 2014-15 …
Small price differences at the point of purchase can be highly effective in shifting consumer demand from high calorie to healthier low calorie alternatives, according to a study in the Articles in Advance section of Marketing Science, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). …
A new study, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology, has dismissed the concept of 'fat but fit'. In contrast, the results from the new study suggest that the protective effects of high fitness against early death are reduced in obese people. Although the detrimental effects of low aerobic …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases, 18/12/2015. According to Sample Registration System (SRS) based Abridged life table brought out by Registrar General and Census Commission, India the expectation of life at birth for men and women has increased from 62.3 years and 64.6 years during 1999-03 …
The risk of cancer is thought to be caused from both genetic and environmental factors. Yet a new study suggests that most cancers are not likely "bad luck," but more the result of unhealthy lifestyle choices, including poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking and/or drinking. New research published in …
India has seen an increase in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria due to climate change Sample this: Air pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in India, 37.7 million Indians are affected by water-borne diseases annually and approximately 1.5 million children die due to diarrhoea alone. Worse because …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Non-Communicable Diseases, 11/12/2015. As per World Health Organisation (WHO)’s “Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles 2014”, NCDs are estimated to account for 60 percent of total deaths in India which includes deaths due to Cardiovascular Diseases (26%), Cancer (7%), Chronic Respiratory Diseases (13%), Diabetes (2%) …
WHO launched a new comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000 and an assessment of the challenges for the next 15 years. "Health in 2015: from MDGs to SDGs" identifies the key drivers of progress in health under the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It lays out actions …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on cancer cases, 04/12/2015. The estimated number of cancer patients along with the number of cancer cases and attributable deaths reported in the country during the last three years and the current year, state /UT wise are at Annexure 1 & 2. Details of funds …
CSE’s first Health Annual explores the connect between health and environment, in a way everybody can understand. It will be on the lines of our highly popular SOE (State of Environment) series. The annual publication examines a specific theme related to health every year. The theme for Body Burden 2015 …
Elevated postprandial blood glucose levels constitute a global epidemic and a major risk factor for prediabetes and type II diabetes, but existing dietary methods for controlling them have limited efficacy. Here, we continuously monitored week-long glucose levels in an 800-person cohort, measured responses to 46,898 meals, and found high variability …
Frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by the animal farm industry is leading to difficulties in treating common bacterial infections as well as post-surgery infections, a panel of scientists warned at a meeting organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on antibiotic resistance, on Tuesday. Dr. Chand Wattal, …
Scientists raise concern over frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by animal farm industry Frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by the animal farm industry is leading to difficulties in treating common bacterial infections as well as post-surgery infections, a panel of scientists warned at a meeting organised by the …
World Health Organisation's (WHO) statistical profile 2015 for India states that the probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 due to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes for both sexes is as high as 26%. Corrective action has already been initiated with the Government of India becoming …
