India’s diabetes epidemic just got more grim; Lancet report reveals why
High prevalence of diabetes & lack of infrastructure in rural India could accelerate obesity, prediabetes epidemic, notes study
How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the most sustainable societies on Earth
The people of Edo Period Japan lived with time as it changed with the seasons, cherished materials and used the wisdom of reuse as a matter of …
From Charles Dickens to woolly mammoths: Great long reads of 2020
Here are some stories of innovation and pure joy, intensely personal journeys as well as in-depth, data driven analysis
Burden of safety: Public buses need to work for women
Women’s everyday travels put the burden of manufacturing the experience on them, when they should be tapped into building a more …
Ebola: Lessons from Sierra Leone on school closure impact on girls
During COVID-19 pandemic schools have been closed in over 180 countries, affecting nearly 1.6 billion children, accounting for over 90% of …
Earth Day@50: NatGeo highlights evolution of Human-Nature relationship
National Geographic brings together its family of explorers and experts to highlight the fragile human-nature relationship
Humanity’s birthplace: why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
Earliest population of modern humans arose 200,000 years ago in an area that covers parts of modern-day Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe
Why we studied proverbs to understand emotion among Ghana's Akan people
They contain valuable cultural information that symbolises a specific society’s uniqueness
Odisha’s artisans strike gold with golden grass
Handicrafts made from the wild grass are helping change lives in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, providing people with a steady source of income
Mental health should be at centre of sustainable development: Lancet
Lancet Commissioners on global mental health and sustainable development urge governments to place mental health at centre of sustainable development
Fire load in modern buildings 3 times greater than in 1990s: study
IIT-Gandhinagar researchers found that average fire load energy density was three times the average found during a study done conducted 20 years …
Fenugreek and onions are good for diabetic heart
The fibre-rich fenugreek seeds and sulfur compound-rich onion are now understood to possess significant sugar-lowering as well as lipid-lowering …
Plan to reduce physical inactivity in adults by 15% by 2030
The World Health Organization launched a global action plan to reduce physical activity in adults, a major risk factor in lifestyle diseases
How schooling can save African girls from becoming child brides
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have some of the world’s lowest levels of school enrolment and completion
Looking back at 2020: The year we must not forget
Once upon a time there was no COVID-19; then came the last day of 2019. Exactly a year ago, on December 31, 2019, China flagged the threat with …
Airports Authority sets new guidelines for aircraft to operate post-lockdown
Airports will have to provide a host of facilities once the lockdown lifts and passengers are allowed to fly
Accepting, suffering and resisting: The 3 ways people are reacting to COVID-19
Impact of COVID-19 measures and our underlying attitudes are non-uniform, notes analysis from King’s College London
Scientists solve genetic puzzle surrounding Mundas
Study says genetic makeup of Mundas is a result of interaction that happened 2,000-4,000 years ago between Indian Dravidian and …
Mobile health system can help regulate hypertension, diabetes: study
Basic parameters such as blood sugar and cholesterol need to be fed into the mHealth system, called mWellcare
Promoting good food is cheap and the returns are 12 times the investment
For every $1 invested in policies to control lifestyle diseases, the financial returns can ensure millions of lives are saved, says WHO. But is …
Studying poop samples, scientists find clues on health and disease
Agricultural antibiotics, those fed to animals, were detected in many people who claimed they hadn’t taken antibiotics in the year prior to …
Yoga can work wonders, but caution is the key word
Experts say yoga is a holistic approach to treat various disorders, but it is a slow process and takes time to show results
What's driving the worldwide obesity epidemic?
The proportion of adults who are overweight or obese increased from 29 per cent in 1980 to 37 per cent in 2013
This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter
Genes interact with obesogens in the environment to make a person fatter
Global population set to touch 9.7 billion in 2050: UN
India will be the most populous country in the world by 2022