Community radio creates new waves in Uttarakhand

Rattled by the flood disaster last year, popular community radio voices have resolved to take up issues to safeguard their surroundings from …

Ganga returns to its sluggish, dirty state

Kumbh over, freshwater release is discontinued; tanneries resume operations

Okhla waste to energy plant: residents allege bias in inspections

Local commissioner appointed by green tribunal carrying out inspections when plant not running full capacity, say residents

A year on, no lessons learnt from Bihar mid day meal tragedy

Civil society calls for pesticide-free, organic food under government programmes for children while Bihar focuses on building new kitchens in …

Infant deaths in J&K: ill babies given pentavalent vaccine, says PUDR

Report of health experts deputed by civil society group says infants did not receive timely medical care when they developed serious reaction

Delhi High Court orders shifting of biomedical waste incinerator from Okhla

Residents hope it will pave the way for shifting of Jindal's waste-to-energy plant

'Corporate India needs to rethink growth'

The Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Works, set up jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industries and ITC Limited, helps …

Using improved plumbing technology can protect public health, say experts

Lack of training of plumbers may put people’s lives at risk, says Indian Plumbing Association that hosted the Tenth World Plumbing …

Okhla waste to energy plant put on notice for excess emissions

Residents had complained to chief minister Kejriwal during janata durbar; plant shut for now because of boiler malfunction

Call to make healthy choices available and affordable

Health experts lash out at food industry for putting public health at risk

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'Lifestyle' diseases spur UN to act

Road safety bill: Can it help achieve zero mortality?

Experts attending a roundtable organised by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment urge for a people-centric law rather than one …

Time to wake up to threat of NCDs

As the UN begins its meeting to devise strategies to tackle NCDs, Indian public health activists say it was a wake-up call for the health …

Non-communicable diseases: The unrecognised public health threat

Health is rarely the topic of discussion at the UN general assembly. But starting September 19, the UN began a high-level meeting to debate a …