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Illegal sex selection and gender-based abortions remain rampant across social and economic groups in the country. (Photo: Pixabay)

India has 21 million 'unwanted' girls

Families where a son is born are more likely to stop having children than families where a girl is born.

29 Jan 2018 3:23 PM

he energy landscape will have to change drastically, and soon, for the world to meet its UN climate goals and protect the health of the next generation, the report warns.

Kids face lifelong burden of climate change: Lancet

Despite many initiatives, this report shows the public health gains achieved over the past 50 years could soon be...

15 Nov 2019 2:11 AM

As per the Lancet study, the total volume of alcohol consumed in India has increased by 38 per cent between 2010 and 2017 in India. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

India getting drunk more than ever before

China, India contribute to the growing global alcohol thirst according to the latest study by The Lancet journal.

8 May 2019 9:31 AM

Tomato fever is not the official name of any disease. (Representational Image)

Chandrakant Lahariya | As tomato fever' emerges, misinformation...

It has become clear that what has been reported is not a new virus but rather a form of the hand, foot and mouth...

7 Sept 2022 6:30 PM

In 2015, Andorra scored the highest score (94.6), Central African Republic had the lowest (28.6) and the UK scored 84.6.

Global healthcare improves but inequalities on the rise: Study

Globally, the index increased from 40.7 in 1990 to 53.7 in 2015 and 167 countries saw healthcare access and quality...

19 May 2017 1:03 AM

This is the first study to document these negative effects on healthy people. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution may cancel health benefits of exercise: study

It highlights the need for stricter air quality limits and better traffic-control measures in our cities.

6 Dec 2017 1:27 PM