Air Pollution Kills Over 600,000 People Every Year in India
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 621,138 people die from an air pollution-related disease each year in India. While Delhi continues to be the most polluted city, the air…
Durex Offers Safe Sex Emoji to Mark World AIDS Day
As part of Durex’s ongoing #CondomEmoji campaign, the world’s leading sexual wellbeing brand has announced “Umbrella with Raindrops” as the preferred choice in a global poll to name the unofficial…
Can Medicines Made from Cow Urine Cure Chronic Diseases?
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in India through its constituent laboratories has conducted research studies in collaboration with Go Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur, on cow urine distillate…
2.4 Billion People Lack Access to Toilets: World Bank
According to the World Bank Group, 2.4 billion people in the world still lack access to sanitation services, such as toilets or latrines. The Sustainable Development Goals include a target…
World Bank Loan to Make India Open Defecation Free
Improving sanitation in India’s villages, where three out of five people defecate in the open, has proved to be one of the country’s greatest development challenges. A $1.5 billion World…
Delhi Is a Wakeup Call for World on Air Pollution: UNICEF
With every breath, UNICEF reports, children in India’s capital Delhi are suffering. Air pollution reports have indicated it hit record highs in the past weeks. Some say it hit 999…