In Southeast Asia, India Leads In Child Mortality

India accounts for maximum number of newborn deaths in Southeast Asia region. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), out of the total deaths in the region, more ...

NO2 Emission Rising In India, New NASA Air Quality Maps Show.

The emission of the nitrogen dioxide pollutant has gone up significantly in the South Asia region, including India, during the 2005-2014 period, severely affecting air qual...

DD To Telecast Special Programme On Mental Health Problems & Prejudices

The Doordarshan flagship programme Aaj Savere will focus on issues relating to mental health awareness and public education.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Avdesh Sharm...

India?s Top Court Orders Measures To Curb New Delhi?s Worsening Smog

New Delhi's runaway pollution has put it on a par with the notoriously smoggy Chinese capital Beijing Appalling levels of pollution in the Indian capital have prompted the ...

Small Metal Grate Makes Big Impact On Environment, Health

A University of Iowa researcher created an inexpensive metal insert for primitive cookstoves, such as this one used in a remote village in India, that may decrease global w...

196 Countries Approve Historic Paris Global Warming Accord

The world on Saturday got a historic climate deal with all 196 countries approving the Paris text that got unprecedented support from all quarters.  It will ...

196 Countries Approve Historic Paris Global Warming Accord

The world?on Saturday?got a historic climate deal with all 196 countries approving the Paris text that got unprecedented support from all quarters.? It will formally be sig...

India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

Nitu Paswan was four months pregnant when she met a community worker from the?Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action. Paswan, a 25-year old from Dombivli, a cit...

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