International standards evolved to assess health of newborn and yet-to-be born babies
It will provide health practitioners worldwide with clinical tools to monitor growth from early pregnancy to school
As told to Parliament (February 8, 2022): India’s per capita expenditure on health has increased
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Economic growth has done little to reduce child under-nutrition
Data taken from 121 health surveys and 36 countries has been analysed
Hyderabad: the coveted jewel
Why both Andhra and proposed Telangana state want the city as their state capital
'High GDP states have grown at the cost of the environment'
North-eastern states and Himachal Pradesh score high on environmental sustainability index, says report by Chennai non-profit
Girls interrupted
Ruhi Kandhari visits Jhajjar-the district with lowest number of girl children in India-to know the reason behind the decline
Antibiotic resistance: Nigeria stares at a major catastrophe
Coordinated response is the need of the hour
Can Nigeria kill the fuel subsidy?
With nearly 5,000% increase in expenditure on petrol import subsidy, IMF and World Bank call for funds for education and health sectors
Yet another urban flood: Bengaluru suffers severe water logging following heavy rains
Floods brought traffic, public and emergency services to a halt
Humans exhaust this year’s quota of natural resources
International report shows our demand is way beyond what Earth can provide
UN-backed summit pledges to save oceans, promote 'blue growth', food security
Improved governance, eliminitaion of harmful subsidies on fishing, sharing of knowledge and solutions through information technology are a few …
India poised to surpass China's population
World population to touch 9.6 billion by 2050
What is leading to Africa’s baby boom
The continent will witness arrival of 2 billion babies between 2015 and 2050
The cost of development in Himalaya
There is a link between the disaster and the manner in which development has been carried out in this ecologically fragile region
Can economic growth and action on climate change go hand-in-hand?
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate explains how this could be achieved in its New Climate Economy report
Health cost of air pollution in India assessed at 3 per cent of its GDP
Total damage to India because of environmental degradation is US $ 80 billion, says first such national-level economic evaluation made by World Bank
Air pollution affecting even unborn children
Higher the pollution, higher the incidence of low birth weight, finds study
Cost of growth: Global natural resources depleting by 45% a year
Analysis of data by World Bank from 136 countries shows poor countries are losing natural resources fast without gaining much by way of human …
Is America the right partner for India to deal with antimicrobial resistance?
The US has largely relied upon voluntary measures to curb the misuse of antibiotics in livestock and poultry farms
Liberal politics of Economic Survey 2011-12
The Economic Survey 2011-12 showcases the dividends of economic liberalisation started by the ruling party. But admits: growth is not possible …
Ways to ensure remunerative prices to farmers
Several states have different levels of capabilities. Some states like Haryana and Punjab are historically in a better position to procure, while …
Mangroves may have saved this village from Phailin
Residents of Praharajpur say the mangrove forest they nurtured contained damage to the coastal village
AMR Awareness Week: How colistin went from 'holy water' in medicine to 'sewage' of resistance
More research is needed to find out the long-term effects of using colistin on humans
World population touches 7 billion
Ten billionth baby likely by end of the century if population growth continues at current rate