Cataract top cause of blindness in India, finds survey

The condition is responsible for 66.2 per cent of blindness cases in people above 50, according to the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey

Traffic pollution may lead to vision loss: Study

Prolonged exposure to nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide can increase risk of age-related macular degeneration that can cause irreversible …

African swine fever: Forgotten contagion

Viruses, it seems, are at war with life forms. While the world is struggling with the novel coronavirus, another one has been killing pigs, …

Climate change to trigger mortality risks from air pollution, flooding: Researchers warn ahead of COP28

More than 6.5 million deaths a year globally are attributable to air pollution

COVID-19 will now be an endemic pandemic

Eventually, an endemic COVID-19 will add to the world’s burden of diseases

Antimicrobial Resistance: New CSE report focuses on major ethnoveterinary medicine programme  

AMR has been recognised as a ‘silent pandemic’ and is a global public health threat today  

Loss and grief at 14,000 feet: A shepherd’s fight to save his dying flock

The sheer number of migratory sheep & goats reaching Lahaul-Spiti from Chamba demands an allocation of sufficient vaccinations, medicines …

As told to Parliament (March 24, 2023): India has eliminated leprosy, as per WHO criterion

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Extreme weather events continue to hamper access to potable water, sanitation; urgent action needed: WHO 

The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation for all by 2030

Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities

Air pollution-related fatalities in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad from 2005-2018

Lumpy skin disease: The deadly pandemic that has taken root among India’s bovines

This will have a devastating impact on the country, where most dairy farmers are either landless or marginal landholders and milk is among the …

COVID-19: Coming from a tree in my backyard, meals and pickle

The bark and fruits of Lasoda tree possess various medicinal properties and its bark is used to treat fresh wounds

COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM

The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China  

New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease

Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study

Human evolution didn’t stop at split from chimpanzees, 155 tiny new genes identified: Study

Some of the new genes linked with growth defects, diseases, say scientists

Water, Africa’s Gold: One crisis too many

Africa is caught in a vortex of poverty, water and disease

Ground report: Tanzania’s sanitation battle is just half won

Part 1: CSE team finds awareness campaign for toilets is not enough, correct designs are needed as well 

Long COVID: Here’s what we can learn from chronic sequelae of other infectious diseases

Long COVID-like conditions were recorded in patients of ebola, polio and chikungunya as well

Prevention better than cure: Why World Bank bats for One Health to combat pandemics

Report finds cost of prevention a third of fighting off pandemic as pace of emerging infectious outbreaks increase

Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks

Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International

Easy to switch: Here is why India’s dairy farmers should shift to ethnoveterinary medicines

Low-cost ethnoveterinary medicines can help curb the use of antibiotics in Indian dairy sector and combat the overlooked pandemic of …

Mysterious maladies: The enduring battle of autoimmune patients against information gap amid COVID-19

Fresh cases reported post vaccination; many suffered relapse after discontinuing medication out of fear

World Heart Day: Why India needs clear front-of-pack warnings on food items

Not all consumers understand what’s written on the packet because it is not written in the language they understand. Many do not read the label

COVID-19: Need to relook human relationship with wild, domestic animals, says report

But should not come at the cost of ignoring needs of local / indigenous communities, warns report 

Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report

The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said