Noise Pollution Is Drowning Out Nature Even In Protected Areas: Study

Human noises are often 10 times that of background levels, impairing our enjoyment of natural parks and impacting animal behaviour, scientists have found The sounds of the ...

World Hypertension Day: How It Affects Indian Men And Women Differently

In a world where at least 1.13 billion adults are suffering from hypertension, May 17 is observed as World Hypertension Day, to create awareness about the issue while initi...

Sushant Singh Rajput To Provide Free Education To Underprivileged Kids

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who believes in the right to basic education for every child, has decided to do his bit in providing free education to underprivileged...

Eli Manning Headlines Tackle Kids Cancer All Stars Event

More than 500 youth and community groups joined stars from the world of sports to celebrate raising more than $250,000 as part of “Eli’s Challenge,” a cam...

With an endowment of $39.6 billion, and an annual grant support of about $4 billion, US-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is one of the leading private found...

They're Not Seen As Human Beings: Life For Unmarried Mothers In Tunisia

Tunisia is often hailed as a progressive Arab country, where, according to US human rights watchdog Freedom House, “women enjoy more social freedoms and legal rights ...

In Pursuit Of Public Health

“Public health mandates extra-ordinary commitment and will from government machineries which require non-partisan dialogues. Politics and public health are two sides ...

Saron Stone To Be Honored At ABCs Mother's Day Luncheon

The Associates For Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies, affectionately known as the ABCs, will host its annual, star-studded Mother’s Day Luncheon at the Four Seasons ...

Underpaid, Untrained Workers Deployed To Fix India’s Ailing Health System

Ashas, who make about Rs 1,000 a month, are required to undergo a 23-day training spread across 12 months, but a third of the Ashas in a block in north Bihar were not train...