Just 2 days of healthy breath
Data shocker on city's air quality last year Patna: The air quality in the state capital was "good" on just two days, "satisfactory" on 77 days and "medium" on 92 days last year, according to Bihar
Halth Effects
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HPV vaccine gets immunisation nod
Decision on manufacture hinges on Supreme Court decision in 2012 case The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), an advisory body that recommends vaccines for India’s Universal Immunization
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Kolkata tops constipation survey, Chennai close behind
About 22 per cent Indian adults in urban areas suffer from constipation, a gut health survey by a multinational healthcare firm has suggested. Kolkata tops the chart at 28 per cent among eight cities where
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Andhra Pradesh tops south in smoking at 14 per cent
VISAKHAPATNAM: Despite the various awareness programmes, Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of smokers in South India with new smokers being constantly added to the numbers. The percentage of smokers
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Goa pollution control board files complaint against JSW
In October, during an investigation into health hazards posed by the transport of coal across Goa, The Indian Express had reported that SWPL has been exceeding its import capacity since 2012. THE GOA
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Pollution from traffic affects foetal growth: study
A linked editorial advocated not just policy change to tackle polluting vehicles, given the evidence of its effect on unborn babies and young children, but also personal protection, including, but not
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Bombay High Court takes MMRCL to task over night-time works for Metro 3
The High Court had earlier banned any activity during night time. The Bombay High Court on Thursday warned the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) that it would stop all work on the Metro
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Aadhar cards no longer required at dengue detection centres
KOLKATA: Under pressure from state health department, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to exempt patients from submitting photocopies of their Aadhar cards at three dengue detection centres
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Dengue fever cases touch 42 in CMCH
Coimbatore: The number of dengue patients undergoing treatment at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital touched 42 on Sunday while the number of patients admitted with fever reached 187. None of
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Air pollution report card
Let's take stock of what we have done and what needs to be done for the right to clean air It’s that time of the year again. The winter is closing in. The cold will bring inversion and trap the pollutants