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Delhi’s outdoor workers, low-income households bear brunt of deadly heat
Anna Walnycki, a principal researcher on IIED's human settlements...
Space data fuels India’s farming innovation drive
"We are on a surer footing when it comes to agricultural practices;...
Six of nine planetary boundaries now exceeded: Study
"Crossing six boundaries in itself does not necessarily imply a disaster will ensue but it is a clear warning signal. We can regard it as we do our own blood pressure," Katherine Richardson, professor at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark said. Human activities...
Climate change hitting fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
The increasing challenges of climate change and conflict mean the world is likely to miss the target of putting an end to AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030 without "extraordinary steps", said Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund. Climate change and conflict...
Health must be fast-tracked for 2030
Sustainable Development Goal 3 also identified universal health coverage as the broad platform that could deliver health services while offering financial protection against inordinate out-of-pocket expenditures and debilitating catastrophic health expenditures New...
Earth fails six health tests in ‘Breakthrough’ scientific study
“This does not mean that we are pushing the planet across an irreversible collapse,” said Johan Rockström, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a co-author of the paper. “But it means we’re losing resilience — we are putting the...
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh faces worsening climate change impacts on a warming planet - from droughts and floods to sea level rise and storms - health professionals and organisations in the country are increasingly concerned about deteriorating mental health. Extreme weather and...
FEATURE-India’s women gig workers organise with WhatsApp, secret meetings
India is one of the largest and fastest-growing markets for the so-called gig economy, with nearly 8 million workers in 2020-21, and forecast to expand to 24 million workers by 2029-30, according to government think-tank NITI Aayog Women make up a very small part of...
Women are less happy than men – a psychologist on why and four things you can do about it
Studies show that when women engage in regular physical activity it increases self-acceptance and personal growth. Aerobic exercise is particularly helpful for cognitive health as women age. High impact, weight-bearing exercise such as jumping and running improve bone...
Breast cancer predominantly a lifestyle disease, is preventable: Experts
“One important cause of the rise of breast cancer is that we have adopted a westernised lifestyle which includes obesity, stress, habits like smoking habits, alcohol or fast-food habits. Apart from that the food that we eat, ultra processed food which is unhealthy...
Covid BA.2.86 appears less transmissible than XBB & EG variants: Experts
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its August 23 risk assessment, stated that based on currently available data, updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting the XBB.1.5 variant are expected to be effective against BA.2.86, for reducing severe disease...
Magsaysay award winning oncologist’s mission to provide affordable cancer care to poor
Radiation, surgical and medical oncology has to be institution-based but even more important is prevention, early detection, palliative care, providing support and rehabilitation of patients, Dr R Ravi Kannan said Silchar: It was 23 years ago that this year's...