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Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent since 2000, according to a new study published this week.
An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale struck near Jhajjar in Haryana on Friday evening, sending tremors across parts of Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology said.
The section of the National Highway 216 leading to Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which was damaged due to the flash flood which hit the region on Thursday, was reopened on Friday.
Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV — but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive.
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of Axiom 4 will begin their return journey to Earth on July 14, NASA has announced.
New Delhi/IBNS: Strong tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR region after an Earthquake of 4.4 magnitude struck Haryana's Jhajjar on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Anaemia remains one of South Asia’s quietest but most pervasive health crises, disproportionately affecting the region’s poorest women and girls – and with 18 million more cases projected by 2030, experts say urgent, unified action is critical.
Public sector lender State Bank of India commemorated its 70th foundation day with a nationwide blood-donation drive.
Caffeine has long been linked to potential health benefits, including reduced risk of age-related diseases, a new study said.
Indian Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who made history by reaching the International Space Station (ISS), was clicked in the iconic cupola, a moment the countrymen will cherish forever.
Studies conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and AIIMS found that there is no direct link between COVID-19 vaccination and the reports of sudden deaths in the country.
According to a new research paper, there are associated health benefits to adding more nature in cities, but where you add it matters. More green spaces in densely populated areas save the most human lives, followed by green spaces in areas with the least amount of nature. The study included five Indian cities, where increasing green spaces by just 1% could prevent at least 875 deaths, comparable to the annual death toll in Bengaluru due to road accidents. Mongabay India writer Nikhil Sreekandan reports
One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according to a new report from the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
A Mumbai-based private hospital has launched India's first weekly clinic to help patients and families prepare a 'living will' following a 2018 Supreme Court verdict recognising the same.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a bold new national initiative aimed at eliminating AIDS among children by 2030 – a move hailed by the United Nations as “a beacon of hope” amid growing global funding constraints.
In the coastal town of Sasmuan, Philippines, life flows with the river’s tide. At dawn, slender boats glide through calm waters as fishing nets are cast beneath the warming sky.
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is feeling "lightheaded" but "that is nothing compared to the excitement" as the Axiom-4 Mission carrying him and three other astronauts successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) this evening.
Mumbai: India’s annual monsoon is poised to blanket the entire country within the next three to four days, over a week earlier than its usual timeline, media reports said.
The Axiom-4 Mission carrying astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other specialists entered the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday.
New Delhi: The fourth edition of the India Space Congress (ISC 2025) began on Wednesday in New Delhi with a strong message: India is not just reaching for the stars, but steadily claiming its space among global leaders. Held under the theme “Pioneering Innovations in Space Technology: India’s Journey Towards Global Partnership”, the three-day event brings together over 800 delegates from more than 40 countries, showcasing India’s growing stature in space diplomacy, innovation, and policy.
Astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the first from the South Asian country to travel to space in 40 years as the Axiom-4 Mission was launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday after multiple delays.
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will create history with NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX gearing up to launch the much-awaited mission to space on Wednesday.
In April 2024, China broke the average temperature record that month. The following month, it was the same - and then again in August. And September. And November.
Tobacco use still claims over seven million lives a year, the World Health Organization warned on Monday, calling for greater efforts to limit its use amid rising interference from the global tobacco industry.
In a new observational study, researchers from the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University found the association between coffee consumption and mortality risk changes with the amount of sweeteners and saturated fat added to the beverage, reported Tufts Now.
NASA and India's ISRO's joint effort, NISAR satellite, the $1.5 billion Earth-observing mission, is expected to be launched in July.
Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Women who work night shifts are more likely to suffer with moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a University of Manchester study published today (Monday) in ERJ Open Research.
A potentially catastrophic fuel leak in the Falcon-9 rocket—tasked with flying four astronauts including Indian Air Force pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla—was detected and rectified only after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) demanded stringent due diligence, NDTV has reported in an exclusive.
Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, more than 40 ministers gathered on Tuesday to tackle one of the planet’s fastest-growing environmental threats: plastic pollution.
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