'India Is Staring At Dementia Epidemic'

'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to double by 2036.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It is said that over 57 million people are living with......

Now CBSE brings 'oil boards' to fight fat in schools

The Central Board of Secondary Education has asked schools to set up "oil boards" to educate students and staff about harmful effects of consuming high-fat foods and oils and to serve as daily......

US foreign aid cuts can cause over 1.4 cr deaths by 2030: Study

Steep funding cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could result in over 1.4 crore preventable deaths by 2030, a third of which could be among children aged under......

Govt's obesity combat plan: Display oil and sugar in snacks

The Union health ministry has urged all ministries, departments and autonomous bodies to display "oil and sugar board" mentioning the sugar and oil content in snacks such as samosa, kachori, pizza,......

India will beat China to become world's largest employer

A report published in British journal The Lancet reckons India’s working population will surpass China’s in the mid-2020s. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s gross......

Financial crisis could send suicide, homicide rate

The current global financial crisis may turn out to be a major killer, and could send suicide and homicide rates soaring, says a new Lancet study. Researchers at London School of Hygiene and......

COVID-19: You may need a 'vaccine passport' to fly around the world

Several companies and technology heavyweights including Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce are working to create a digital vaccination passport or health passport app in the hope that governments and......

The poison that's 'KILLING' Delhi's citizens

In terms of disability adjusted life years, an average person in Delhi lost a healthy week of their life in 2017, and almost all of it due to outdoor air pollution. Air pollution affects different......

Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika

IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters More than......

Chappell brothers ask Adani to abandon Australian project

'We are writing to respectfully ask you to abandon the Adani Group's proposal in Queensland's Galilee Basin...Pollution from burning coal was the single biggest driver of global warming,......