Year: 2018

Smoke billowing from burning vehicles after a violent protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit entered the 100th day, in Thoothukudi, on Tuesday. Credit: PTI

UK Opposition Demands Vedanta Be Delisted From London Stock Exchange

Aditi Khanna 26/05/2018

A senior Labour Party MP highlighted that campaigners and...

Afforestation initiatives in the adjoining wasteland areas of a forest. Credit: Reshma M Ramachandran.

Scientists Report 40% Reduction in Forest Cover, Government Claims Otherwise

T.V. Padma 26/05/2018

The scientific reports are based on a mix of...

Ashwini Kumar Choubey. Credit: PTI

Treatment Packages Under Ayushman Bharat to Cost 15-20% Less Than CGHS

The government was also planning to incentivise private hospitals...

Staff of the 'Doctors without Borders' ('Medecin sans frontieres') carry the body of a person killed by viral haemorrhagic fever, at a center for victims of the Ebola

Congo: Infection Alert After Dying Ebola Patients Taken to Prayer Meeting

Stephanie Nebehay 25/05/2018

Congo's ninth recorded outbreak of the disease is thought...

Union ministers Rajyavardhan Rathore and Kiren Rijiju working out together. Credit: Twitter/Kiren Rijiju

Elitist #HumFitTohIndiaFit Campaign Divorces Fitness From Health

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay 25/05/2018

Rajyavardhan Rathore's video-posting campaign is selfish for placing self...

Kozhikode: Relatives and hospital officals wear safety masks as they perform the last rites of V Moosa (61), a 'Nipah' virus victim, at Kannam Parambu graveyard, in Kozhikode, on Thursday. The death toll due to Nipah rose to 11 in Kerala. Moosa's sons Mohammed Saliah (28), Mohammed Sadiq (26) and a relative Mariumma had died earlier due to the deadly virus. Credits: (PTI Photo) (story no MDS2)(PTI5_24_2018_000148B)

India Seeks Australia’s Help to Combat Nipah Virus

Death toll rises to 12 in India, with no...

The paper has tried to understand the geographical burden of stunting across districts, using data from the National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-2016). Credit: Reuters/Parth Sanyal

To Fix Childhood Stunting in India, Focus on Women’s Health: Study

Anoo Bhuyan 25/05/2018

Researchers found that low women’s BMI could explain almost a...