Environment ministry issues advisory to import live exotic animals
Document fails to address issues such as invasive species and zoonotic disease, experts say
From identifying plant pests to picking fruit, AI is reinventing how farmers produce your food
A sophisticated form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning could help make agriculture more efficient and environmentally friendly
Increased consumption of ultra-processed food linked to rising cases of cancer
10 per cent increase in proportion of ultra-processed food in diets could lead to a 12 per cent increase in overall cancer risk
Low vaccine coverage could be behind measles outbreaks: WHO
The world saw 300 per cent more cases in the first three months of 2019 compared to last year
Climate’s clear connect: It is time for Africa to move beyond mitigation measures
Must build climate-resilient systems in response to Africa’s disease outbreak surge
Improved water supply needed to reduce child mortality linked to sanitation: WHO
The study observes a general gradual decline in malnutrition with increasing access to water soruces
Undetected window
India cannot eradicate tuberculosis unless it treats the infection in cattle. The country accounts for 23 per cent of the global TB burden
India’s persistently high out-of-pocket health expenditure continues to push people into poverty
High expenditure on health is impoverishing 55 million Indians annually, says WHO
Poor sanitation cost India 5.2% of its GDP
Lack of access to sanitation wiped off US $106.7 billion from India's GDP in 2015. It is almost half of the total global losses
In Karnataka, 258 cows may be culled to prevent spread of disease
Brucellosis, also known as ‘contagious abortion', is an infection transmitted from animals to humans
Over 7.7 million people vaccinated in DRC against yellow fever
In neighbouring Angola, an estimated 3 million people have been vaccinated since mid-August.
High blood pressure is more prevalent in poor countries for the first time
Seventy-five per cent of all hypertension cases occur in low- and middle-income countries
A model to predict diseases that transfer from animals to humans
The study tested the model with Lassa fever, a disease endemic to western Africa and is caused by the Lassa virus which passes on to people …
How is climate change affecting crop pests and diseases?
The dynamics of crop diseases and pest influx are changing rapidly due to changing climate. Managing them has, therefore, become a huge challenge
Sweet miracle
A cheap hand-held device that does multiple tests accurately and quickly could revolutionise diabetic treatment
New mosquito threats shift risks from our swamps to our suburbs
Mosquito bites are important routes of transmission of Zika and other viruses but when it comes to spreading these pathogens, not all mosquitoes …
In the Parliament on March 8, 2016
Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues
Deadly mosquito bites
As Delhi and other parts of the country battle the surge in dengue cases, here is a look at how vector-borne diseases have been spreading their …
Ray of hope for transplant patients
A bill introduced during the last session of Parliament seeks to change the definition of death from when the heart stops beating to when the …
Lost in the Thar
The Indira Gandhi canal project is a costly failure that has led to destruction of habitat and loss of arable land
Virus alert
A strain of the virus that causes bird influenza has been implicated in the death of a three-year-old boy in Hong Kong. The case, though …
Working Upwards
CREATING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR HEALTH· B J A Haglund, B Petersson, D Finer and P Tillgren· World Health Organization …
Home remedy
A local remedy for controlling a parasitic disease works wonders for sheepbreeders in the Peruvian highlands
Expose the exposome
Human body maintains a record of all environmental exposures, from pollutants to diet and stress. Analysing the record, dubbed exposome, can help …
Traffic fumes cause permanent lung dysfunction