Today's Plague

Some of the most common cancers in India are directly linked to poverty

Killer with a BIAS

There is overwhelming evidence that some of the common cancers target the poor

Shelling out remedies

Marine organisms like bivalves hold cures for viral diseases

In distress

Hair pollution hits Karnataka

Gas chamber

Industries spew poison unchecked in Chhattisgarh

Therapeutic smoke

Environmental injustice

The poorest people in urban India live in foul environs. Research from across the world shows that the poor stand greater risks of several cancers.…

Out of breath

After visiting hospitals and slums VIBHA VARSHNEY has found that asthma makes poor children suffer far more than their rich counterparts. And a …

Deadly Particles

They are tiny and deadly. Recent research has brought to light the existence of airborne particles so tiny they defy measurement. Toxic particles …

Bangalore besieged

Respiratory problems increase with rise in air pollution in Bangalore

Penetrating evidence

Air pollution causes genetic damage among Kolkata residents

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Gas chamber

Industries spew poison unchecked in Chhattisgarh

TB and respiratory disorders have increased in Bellary: CAG report

Country's chief auditor calls for a comprehensive study on impact of mining on people, livelihood before grant of leases

‘Pollution OPD’ launched in Delhi as worsening air quality poses health hazards

Open once a week now, the OPD at Ram Manohar Lohia will operate more frequently if number of patients increase  

In polluted Delhi, children have no place to hide from diseases

Seasonal measures, graded action not enough when millions of children are at risk of chronic ailments

66 per cent increase in respiratory deaths in Delhi

About 9,149 people in Delhi died due to respiratory diseases in 2016, up from 5,516 in 2014

Gujarat industries under scrutiny

Court asks government to ascertain workers’ safety

Bad air

Delhi's dream clean-up

Factories smugly carry on polluting villages around capital city

Deep defence

Why avian flu is rare in human beings

South Asia

Clues from the Nile

May help with diseases like avian flu and SARS

Grain warehouse workers prone to respiratory diseases

Asthama's female bias