Breastfeeding in times of COVID-19: Will newborns miss out on vital nutrition

Reduction in prevalence of breastfeeding could occur due to limitations in provision and use of health services amid COVID-19 pandemic &…

2020 में 26.5 करोड़ लोगों को करना पड़ सकता है भुखमरी का सामना: यूएन

2019 में करीब 13.5 करोड़ लोग भुखमरी का सामना कर रहे थे। जिनके 2020 में बढ़कर 26.5 करोड़ हो जाने की आशंका है

Through the thick air

This Diwali, PM 10 and PM 2.5 reached eight times the safe limit. Its not the first time and it won't be the last. Burning of crop stubble, road …

Extinctions, an epic reality

The gripping non-fiction shows how reality is actually more dramatic than the imagination

Air pollution linked to autism

Exposure to diesel particulates, heavy metals doubles the risk

Science and Technology - Briefs

Danger zone

Cancer in children has increased following radioactive leakage from a plant in France

202 new industrial chemicals

No healthcare for Simplipal tribals in Orissa

Bad tobacco ads

The thalidomide story explained

How a drug prescribed for nausea in pregnant women led to severe limb defects in their babies  

Something for parents to chew on

Food than pills is the best source for iron

Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps

The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources

Last mile smile

Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes

Unsafe in womb

Exposure to particulate matter during pregnancy harms foetus

Yummy but harmful

Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits

Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

International journal vindicates endosulfan study

The strong case against endosulfan just got stronger. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of international …

On hold

Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder

Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity   

A village desperate for nutrition

Resurgent polio

Eradicating polio in India is proving to be a tough ask. The disease, which seemed to have been contained a few years ago, is rearing its head …

कोविड-19 के कारण 2030 तक बाल विवाह के खतरे में होंगी 1 करोड़ अतिरिक्त लड़कियां

दुनिया भर में पिछले दस वर्षों में उन युवा महिलाओं का अनुपात, जिनका विवाह बाल्यावस्था में हो जाता था उनमें 15 फीसदी की कमी ...

Age at marriage in India: A gossamer of complexities and intricate linkages

India is the home to largest number of child brides. Nearly 27 per cent women aged 20-24 years were married before attaining 18 years of age