We are surrounded by food that is contaminated, adulterated and does not meet Indian safety and packaging standards, says Abheet Singh Sethi/IndiaSpend.com.
Temperatures have soared to 50.3 degrees Celsius, but no deaths from the heat have been reported from Churu.
Australia beat England by an innings and 123 runs after lunch on the last day of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Monday to wrap up a 4-0 series triumph. The hosts, who scored 649 declared in their reply to England's first innings 346, dismissed the tourists for 180 at the Sydney Cricket Ground to seal a comprehensive victory.
Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.
The most worrisome aspect is that most water woes are the result of mismanagement
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After the deluge, the fear of epidemic is lurking in the minds of doctors here who are facing an "acute" shortage of medicines.
India alone accounts for more than one-fifth of deaths worldwide of children under the age of five, according to a new UN report released today, which said nearly 6.6 million kids died globally, last year, before reaching their fifth birthday.
Stopped drinking milk? Kavita Devgan gives you 8 reasons to start again.
'Open defecation kills more Indians than any terrorist organisation could, but turning that around will take communicating that all Indians are created equal and that continuing this practice is anti-national,' points out Rahul Jacob.
As the mid-day meal school tragedy in Bihar fuelled food safety concerns, more cases of children falling ill after consuming free food or contaminated water have come to light from Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Delhi and Maharasthra.
Is it safe? Bariatric surgery is very safe if performed at a proper centre by a competent surgeon.
The virus had broken out in the lead-up to the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang last Friday and led to some 1,200 security staff being quarantined. Organisers had to call in military personnel to replace them.
Villagers and social workers who witnessed the event felt that it was aimed at raising funds for the Clinton Foundation
Scientists have developed a pill to prevent Delhi belly -- a condition that causes cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea due to intake of contaminated food and water -- in those travelling to India and other tropical countries.
The new season looks super dreary, warns Sukanya Verma.
According to a study by the medical journal, the Lancet, air pollution has emerged as the deadliest form of pollution and the fourth leading risk factor for premature deaths worldwide.
Our busy schedules, our living conditions where sunlight is often a luxury, pollution as also social mores that frown upon exposure are collectively responsible.
The Russians had appealed their exclusion from the Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the doping scandal from the 2014 Sochi Games.
Frequent bans on Indian food products by the EU have prompted the Indian government to invite the officials of the EU Food and Veterinary Office to let them assess the food safety standards followed by India.
Priyanka Jagga clears her stand on Bigg Boss.
The Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Thursday launched a frontal attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party over growing attacks on Dalits and other sections, saying a "Taliban-like attitude" was prevailing in some parts of the country and the 'Gujarat model' had been thoroughly exposed.
Use of chemical compounds to artificially ripen, colour and increase the shelf life of fruit is rampant in India.
The United Nations estimates about one third of the world's 1.2 billion poorest people live in India
Lack of basic sanitation affects people's dignity.
No Ebola case detected in the country so far; experts say a robust preparedness plan to fight the virus missing.
Believe it or not, your skin can tell you a lot about your stress level.
The 102nd Indian Science Congress, which concluded last week, saw claims on ancient aviation and surgery, and created quite a stir
Think, says Nikita Puri, before you eat.
Taking away free healthcare facilities, as recommended by the Aayog, would place a huge burden on the people, especially in rural areas, says Devanik Saha.
Follow a balanced diet with a mixture of whole grains, suggests Jeeva Anna George.
In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.
India's neglect of villages shows up in many other ways.
Sadly, for hundreds of millions in India, that inequality from their birth and the utterly inadequate schooling and health care they receive thereafter mean that the lottery is stacked against them.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, maps out our emotions that are just downright unhealthy.
The Insurance penetration in India is very low at 3.9 per cent.
Anusha Subramanian talks to some of these volunteers, who are helping out in far-flung Nepal villages.
Some of the World Bank's suggestions to hold back the predicted tide of fresh poverty appear to run counter to the economic policies of Narendra Modi's government
Bestselling author Dan Brown spoke at the Penguin Annual Lecture in Mumbai on November 12. Snapshots from the evening
No large nation has done less to feed its millions of poor than India has in the past decade or two since the beneficial effects of the Green Revolution wore off.
