A new global report warns that inequality is increasing the world’s vulnerability to pandemics, making them more deadly, more costly and longer lasting – and where you live, could determine how badly impacted you are.
A new so-called “miracle” weight-loss pill is sweeping across Russian social media, promising quick results without exercise or dieting.
Authorities have issued an urgent safety warning after several Portuguese Man O’ War, also known as “Floating Terrors,” washed up on a popular Welsh beach in the UK, posing a danger to the public.
Indian PM Narendra Modi addressed the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi when he launched the Research, Development and Innovation Scheme, with an allocation of Rs.1 lakh crore.
At least four people were killed after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday, officials said.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday launched its heaviest communication satellite to date, CMS-03, marking one of the major leaps in its satellite missions.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch Indian Navy’s GSAT-7R (CMS-03) communication satellite on Sunday.
India has achieved a historic milestone in women’s health, securing three Guinness World Records through the nationwide Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan, Union Health Minister JP Nadda announced on Friday.
The Union Health Ministry has achieved three Guinness World Records titles under the nationwide “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan” (SNSPA) campaign, recognising India’s stance on preventive and women-centric healthcare.
The Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services has urged dog owners in Goa to vaccinate their pets following a rise in Canine Distemper cases in parts of the state.
Perimenopause, the transitional phase before menopause, is traditionally experienced by women in their 40s but in the present time, the stage often sets in prematurely.
New research has revealed that exposure to light at night may significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure and stroke, even when traditional risk factors are accounted for.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, becoming one of the strongest cyclones ever to strike the Caribbean before moving toward Cuba as a powerful Category 4 storm, according to media reports on Wednesday.
International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General Ashish Khanna has stated that for the first time in the initial six months of the calendar year, the total energy generated from renewable sources exceeded that from coal.
The cloud-seeding trial aimed at inducing rainfall in pollution-hit Delhi has been completed, officials said on Monday, as the national capital continues to struggle with a thick blanket of toxic smog.
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the United States Air Force conducted a daring mission into Hurricane Melissa, as it moved towards Jamaica, capturing footage inside the storm, termed as one of the most powerful to hit the region this year.
The evacuation process has been heightened across Odisha and Andhra Pradesh with Cyclonic Storm “Montha” moving towards the coast and likely to make landfall between Kakinada between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam on Tuesday evening.
Kolkata/IBNS: Vijaya Diagnostic Centre, India’s largest B2C-focused integrated diagnostic chain, on Thursday announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art diagnostic centre in Kasba, Kolkata.
More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations.”
For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed in a new report on Tuesday.
Thousands of skywatchers in several nations across the world, including in India, witnessed the rare celestial event, ‘Blood Moon’ or the total lunar eclipse, on Sunday.
At least five people drowned after a boat carrying them capsized in the Chenab River in Pakistan's Punjab area on Saturday, when a flood evacuation process was ongoing.
City living is exhilarating—but it is also loud, fast, and biologically confusing. Irregular meals, late nights, high screens, low sunlight, and long commutes push many women toward fatigue, poor sleep, weight fluctuations, and menstrual irregularities.
New Delhi: On Sunday night, the skies over India will stage a celestial performance as a total lunar eclipse unfolds, visible in its entirety across the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab on September 9 to assess the impact of the floods and review ongoing relief measures, media reports said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit several north Indian states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, in the wake of deadly flash floods and landslides, media reports said.
As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across the world.
CK Birla Hospital – CMRI, recently participated in India's first multicentric trial of Supernova stent retriever, a measure that is expected to reduce the cost of stroke therapy by more than 50 percent.
Kolkata's leading private medical hospital, CMRI, on Thursday welcomed the Indian government's announcement to exempt health insurance premiums from GST, eliminating the earlier 18% levy.
Consistent water flowing from the Yamuna River as a result of heavy rains left the streets of Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) flooded on Wednesday, disrupting the lives of those living in inundated areas.
