Sterilized but infectious

Drug-resistant bacteria spreads between hospitals  

Lifestyle diseases are the biggest killers in India

Down To Earth’s recently launched biennial publication shows crucial links between environment and health, some of them yet unexplored

Silent threat

Studies show modern kitchen is not as safe as believed. Use of exhausts, effective ventilation can reduce household pollution

Growing tendency

Compared to Europeans, South Asians need longer workouts

Gujarat industries under scrutiny

Court asks government to ascertain workers’ safety

Bad air

Clucking in alarm

poultry farms across north India are facing a mysterious viral disease. As many as two million birds have fallen prey to the illness and the …

Delhi's dream clean-up

Factories smugly carry on polluting villages around capital city

Grain warehouse workers prone to respiratory diseases

Asthama's female bias

Lungs, beware

Switching to ozone-friendly inhalers is not going to be easy

A toilet per second

Droopy dead

New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture's …

Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990

Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study

The killer mines

Open cast mining activity in Rajasthan has played havoc with the environment and is killing workers slowly

Emissions curtailed

Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001

Root out SARS

Mulethi affects coronavirus

International meet on Avian flu agree on a roadmap

Flood update

Water strikes the poor, says report

Asbestos: it cements the government

How air pollution hits lungs

Threat of vector-borne diseases: The way ahead

As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, cases of vector-borne diseases that constitute 17% of all infectious diseases globally, have …