In her lifetime, a woman might use 6,000 sanitary napkins and accumulation of dioxin in the body can cause serious health risks, warns gynaecologist Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj.
A 'green' tax aimed at discouraging high consumption of petroleum products may be in the offing, a government official said on Wednesday. The tax, perhaps in the form of a cess on consumption, would also check vehicular pollution to some extent and also help in controlling the high oil subsidy burden.With no sign of moderation in demand for petroleum products, government officials feel that a 'green' tax should be levied on automobiles, on the lines of similar taxes in UK.
To believe that the key job of his senior ministers is to ensure that his image be kept intact whatever be the outcome of his policies is to expect too much even of someone as ambitious as Narendra Modi, asserts Rashme Sehgal.
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
Second body blow after diesel ban on engines of 2,000 cc and above in NCR.
'It is clear that nature is not in a mood to give us leeway to be lazy, inefficient or just do business as usual.' 'It is telling us that we have no time to get things wrong. We need to take drastic actions - now
There had been few signs of social distancing as thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana began their protest last week against the three new agro-marketing laws, setting off on a march to the national capital.
All is not well with Telengana and its Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
Any concerned citizen ought to start practicing hygiene by washing their hands properly and be aware of the brands that are certified.
Lack of physical exercise lowers the body's lean mass, reduces the metabolic rate and causes increase in fat percentage, warns Komal Jethmalani.
Either Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India's maiden day-night Test match when the West Indies will arrive for a tour, later this year.
Sanjeev Nayyar offers a roster of things to do to see the India of our dreams.
'Visiting my friend in his affluent locality, I realised that the Delhi weather had become the great equaliser.' 'Pollution was always in the air, everywhere, and had become the primary subject of all conversations,' notes Ambassador B S Prakash.
The apex court directed the Centre to frame guidelines on the matter.
"There is need to extract iron ore, coal but it should not be done at the cost of tribals," he said.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Love has made me a poet, Rahul thought. He could think about her all day long. Sometimes, she entertained his dreams. He did not wish to wait until after Ganesh Visarjan to see her again.
Investors booked profits at higher levels after the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs in the previous session.
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sunday night.
The current crisis has forced the government to announce measures to ensure that India becomes self-sustaining for any kind of bulk drug. The government says India will not depend on any other country for vital key ingredients for drugs within six years, reports Sheela Bhatt.
Police opened fire in the air to control an agitating crowd protesting against pollution from a stone crushing unit at Saleli village, 40 km away from Panaji, after it attacked a police party injuring a superintendent of police and lynched the owner
Coal India achieved a staggering production of 536.51 million tonnes during the financial year ended March 31, 2016
After recognising its adverse health effects, the govt has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient.
Priya Bala on why she is glad Maggi is no more among the choices available for her to eat.
Caffeine is a bronchodilator that may improve airflow, says Pavithra N Raj.
India set Sri Lanka a daunting 410-run victory target and dented the tourists' top order to maintain their iron grip on the third and final Test on Tuesday.
Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir says he's being wrongly indicted by his successor CJI P Sathasivam and demands an apology. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, the former CJI also denies any leak of the National Eligibilty cum Entrance Test judgment.
Operating systems are increasingly subject to cyberattacks, as many are built around legacy technologies with weaker protocols
India will switch to the world's cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now -- a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the globe. India will join the select league of nations using petrol and diesel containing just 10 parts per million of sulphur as it looks to cut vehicular emissions that are said to be one of the reasons for the choking pollution in major cities.
Delhi's chief minister claims success, but his ambitious odd even scheme's real test could be on Monday.
After banning registration of diesel cars and SUVS with engines above 2,000 cc in December last year till March 31, the Supreme Court has extended the ban until the next hearing which is expected in July
Every time we pointed out the overwhelming evidence of diesel's toxicity, we were brushed aside.
While inaugurating the projects, Modi said highways construction has reached 27-km a day from mere 12-km a day during the Congress regime.
'Silencing citizens has become a major institutional process under this regime.' 'The anti-Indian argument is a bogey -- meant to silence independent thinking people in India and turn us into goats and sheep.'
The Goa Foundation started filing writ petitions before the Bombay High Court from 1992 onwards against several mining companies.
Experts consider Sebi's takeover code in its present form to be on a par with any foreign code governing public mergers and acquisitions.
Besides reviving investor sentiments, Vasundhara Raje's regime has brought reforms in the social sector.
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