There is always more to human health than meets the eye. This is particularly important in the Indian cultural and political context, where the outward appearance of physical well-being is often consi...

Many packaged snacks and fast food products sold across the country have salt and fat levels higher than thresholds proposed by India’s food safety regulator, the non-government Centre for Science a...

Retail loans are expected to double to Rs 96 lakh crore by March 2024 from Rs 48 lakh crore in March 2019 because of higher private consumption, greater willingness to take loans and finance companie...

India has become the world’s worst victim of extreme weather events driven by climate change, with a sharp increase in climate-linked deaths and economic damage in recent years, analysts said in a r...

Sir — A report in The Lancet states that climate change will potentially affect the health of the children across the world adversely. This is a matter of serious concern. This growing global crisis...

In recent years, hospitals and medical centres across the US have stopped selling sugar-sweetened beverages in an effort to reduce obesity and diabetes. Now a new study carried out at the University o...

For decades, scientists and doctors have treated common bacterial and viral infections with fairly blunt therapies. If you developed a sinus infection or a stomach bug, you would likely be given a bro...

Potted plants may spruce up interior décor through foliage and flowers, perhaps even uplift the spirits of occupants, but claims about their capacity to improve indoor air quality are vastly exaggera...

Children between three and five years old with more screen time display lower levels of structural integrity in the brain’s white matter, researchers said on Monday raising questions about whether s...

Homeless people in Indian cities are not all migrants. This finding from a study funded by the European Union and conducted by two non-governmental organizations should be enough to unsettle the conde...