Delhi’s Air Quality Worsens — AQI Nears 400, Authorities Consider GRAP Stage III
New Delhi, October 31, 2025: The national capital once again finds itself under a suffocating blanket of toxic smog, as air quality levels plunge...
India’s New AI-Biology Hub Launched; Experts Warn Against Cutting Polio Surveillance Network
India’s science and health sectors took centre stage today — one story highlighting bold innovation, the other cautioning against complacency. While Bengaluru celebrates the...
Delhi to Ban Entry of BS-IV Commercial Goods Vehicles from Nov 1 as Air...
Highlights
From 1 November, Delhi prohibits entry of BS-IV standard commercial goods vehicles.
Move aims to reduce emissions as air quality in the capital...
India Faces Rising Health Risks as Air Pollution Causes 2 Million Deaths in 2023
A recent report on air quality in India has revealed alarming statistics: air pollution contributed to nearly 2 million deaths in 2023, with long-term...
Delhi Air Quality Continues ‘Very Poor’ for Fourth Day After Diwali
New Delhi, October 23, 2025 – Delhi’s air quality remains in the ‘very poor’ category for the fourth consecutive day following Diwali celebrations, triggering...
Satellite Alerts Rise Ten-Fold but Methane Action Falters: UNEP Warns of Climate Risk
The world’s climate-action efforts received a sobering reminder today from the United Nations: despite major technological gains in emissions monitoring, actual response to methane...
WHO Sounds Alarm on Contaminated Medicines: Urgent Recall Issued Across India
Public health officials are racing against time as the WHO announced an urgent recall for three batches of oral liquid medicines in India found...
WHO Celebrates 20 Years of Kala-azar Elimination in South Asia — Bangladesh Leads Global...
Colombo, Sri Lanka — October 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) commemorated a significant milestone today, marking 20 years of the Regional Kala-azar Elimination...
Global Alarm: WHO Warns of Rising Antibiotic Resistance Threat
Geneva, Switzerland — October 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stern warning about the escalating global threat of antibiotic resistance, describing...
Green Crackers: Less Toxic, But Still a Choking Hazard for Delhi’s Air This Diwali
As Diwali 2025 approaches, Delhi's battle against air pollution intensifies with the rise of "green crackers"—touted as low-emission alternatives. But a new study on...
