Opinion: Community support can go a long way in properly implementing homeless dog management policies
Dog lover or not, everyone agrees that streets are no place for any dog and they shouldn’t be there
Finally, stricter rules for transporting livestock in India
The amended rules specify the size of partitions for different categories of livestock and poultry inside transport vehicles
World Drowning Prevention Day: There is a need to create safe spaces, says WHO
Drowning is among the top 10 leading causes of death for children and youth aged between one and 24 years
Zoonotic diseases: interview with Sarman Singh of AIIMS
A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be spread from animals to humans. Scientists estimate that more than six out of every 10 infectious …
Hepatitis in children: 2 new research focuses on probable causes
Their findings reveal it is likely a combination of 3 elements — co-infection with two different viruses and genetic susceptibility
Criminalising bestiality safeguards society
If India’s laws do not adequately punish those who commit sexual assault on animals, they may move on to unleash their cruelty on humans too
World not on track to reduce suicide mortality rate by 2030 : WHO
While COVID-19 has increased mental stress globally, a new WHO report shows a crisis was already in place in 2019
Coming up in 2020: Measles, AMR big health challenges
Many countries are no more 'Measles-free'; antimicrobial resistance is a worry for India too
‘Albumin better indicator of diabetes’
New research says measuring levels of free albumin and albumin attached to glucose molecules in the blood can be a better diagnosis for diabetes
Limited access to pesticides reduced suicides in Tamil Nadu villages: WHO report
In rural India, poisoning accounts for four in 10 suicides due to swallowing of pesticides
Cap energy drinks
CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks
World's biggest physics meet cancelled amid COVID-19 fears
The American Physical Society was scheduled to meet in Denver, Colarado on March 2-6, 2020
India’s food safety authority halts sale of Monster Energy drinks
The drinks contain ingredients which are either not permitted under food safety regulations or for which the proof of permission is missing
India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US
The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries
Rajasthan human rights body seeks answers over food adulteration
In petition, Commission claims use of banned food dyes; use of colour on low quality cereals, and vegetables being washed in sewage water
Non-profit warns EPA against expanding use of crucial antibiotic as pesticide
The Center for Biological Diversity and Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future ask EPA to not expand the use of oxyteracycline for citrus crops
Contest for pesticide
Demand for state control as Pesticides Management Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament
Global pandemic fund to open for investment proposals in November
The treasury will help boost pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in low- and middle-income countries
Making COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: Advances and sustainability issues
Demand, market for locally produced vaccines critical for sustainability of 15 COVID-19 vaccines manufacturing facilities
Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha
Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018
It’s high time to move towards compassionate, responsible wildlife tourism
Elephants used for tourist rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan are part of the tourism packages that subject these wild animals to live in …
Zika virus: US relaxes travel warnings to India
US health agency changes India’s status to “current or past transmission but no current outbreak” from the earlier “…
Remove cap on autorickshaws in Delhi-NCR to boost public transport: EPCA
In latest report, environment body suggests restricting private vehicle ownership to reduce congestion, vehicular emissions
Supreme Court warns of criminal prosecution against those found torturing captive elephants
Despite rules to protect the animals from cruelty, many temples in Kerala continue to organise processions of these animals without taking into …
SC directs environment ministry to notify plan to improve Delhi air
The Comprehensive Action Plan is the first-ever comprehensive set of short, medium and long-term measures for key sources of air pollution in …