Around 1800 primary schools in New Delhi have been shut on Saturday, as the national capital’s pollution level becomes more harmful. The decision affects around 9 lakh children studying at schools run by the municipality. “All municipal schools under the three corporations will be closed on Saturday due to the[Read More…]
With Delhi facing the worst smog in 17 years, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take steps to control and curb the pollution. The environment secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan were summoned and asked[Read More…]
According to the 2016 Global Hunger Index (GHI), 38% of Indian children under the age of 5 have stunted growth due to non-availability of food. India was ranked 97 among 118 countries, worse than its neighbours China (29), Nepal (72), Myanmar (75), Sri Lanka (84) and Bangladesh (90). Only Pakistan[Read More…]
In what could be a breakthrough discovery, a 44-year-old British man is actually the first person in the history to be cured of HIV. Scientists told The Sunday Times that presently the virus is completely undetectable in the man’s blood and if it remains that way it will be the[Read More…]
Medicover, which has invested in India through a number of businesses such as Oriflame for over a decade, has now entered the Indian IVF market in May this year.Medicover plans to open 50 IVF clinics in India, andpromises high standards of operations and quality. After surveying the IVF markets in[Read More…]
