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Kerala health authorities are on high alert after a surge in cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the “brain-eating amoeba", that claimed 19 lives this year, media reports said on Wednesday.
Indian astronomers have mapped in detail the invisible layers of cosmic dust that veil our Milky Way and redden the light of the stars.
Dehradun/IBNS: Shops getting washed away, roads inundated and debris piled up on streets are some of the visuals that have emerged from Dehradun fighting with a cloudburst caused by very heavy rainfall on Tuesday, media reports said.
The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the ozone hole in 2024 was smaller than in recent years, according to a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report which contains welcome scientific news for people’s and planetary health.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick and died from the disease.
India is witnessing a rapid rise in overweight and obesity across all age groups, from its youngest children to adolescents and adults, experts cautioned at a UNICEF-organized national media roundtable on healthy diets held here today.
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.
A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tackled blocked roads and downed communications lines in a bid to reach the most remote communities still in need of help.
Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in war-torn Sudan, a senior UN official in the country said on Tuesday.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Birla Fertility and IVF Centre celebrated its fourth year anniversary in Kolkata's Bhowanipur on Tuesday.
More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), with conditions such as anxiety and depression inflicting immense human and economic tolls.
Heavy rains hit Gurugram on Monday causing huge traffic jams, and severe waterlogging on the road with vehicles breaking down at several places, throwing life out of gear.
After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on Monday pledged to “spare no effort” in helping those affected.
Over 600 people died, and more than 1,000 others were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Kunar province in Afghanistan, a region that was hit by a flash flood last week.
Hundreds were feared dead or injured after an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, a region swept by a flash flood last week.
Somini Sen Dua, Founder Director of the Mrittika Earthy Talks (MET) Foundation and a former lifestyle publicist, describes herself as a “climate crusader.” From building Miyawaki forests in Kolkata to upcycling fabric waste into eco-friendly alternatives to plastic, she explains to IBNS correspondent Surpiyo Hazra how her foundation is tackling climate change activism and reshaping urban lifestyles.
Indian PM Narendra Modi, who is currently visiting Tokyo, on Friday announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are collaborating for the lunar mission Chandrayaan-5.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has escalated its flood relief and rescue operations in northern India, focusing primarily on the severely affected Jammu and Punjab regions.
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