Health & Sanitation

According to researchers at the University of Bath, by changing the timing of when you eat and exercise, people can better control their blood sugar levels. The six-week study found that people who performed exercise before eating breakfast burned double the amount of fat than a group who exercised after breakfast. This research was published...

Government of India's mental health helpline Tele- MANAS has received over 2 lakh calls ever since its launch in October last year. The major mental health concerns which have been conveyed include sadness of mood, sleep disturbance, stress and anxiety in the last nine months. Students have also complained about exam-related stress during the...

Government of Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with international non-profit organisation United Nations Population Fund India (UNFPA) has come up with an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven chatbot to share accurate information on social issues and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among teenagers and young adults. The chatbot has been named 'Just Ask' or 'Khulke...

Are you a corporate professional? Stressed about meeting your weekly deadlines and monthly targets? Are you sitting on your office chair for longer hours every day? Don’t have time to workout? The results are often stress, anxiety, back pain, stiffness of the muscles and several far more serious long term consequences. Did you know you...

Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) today inaugurated Telemedicine clinic in Mangalpur, Moosanagar, Rajpur, Macharehta and Pisavan villages in the Kanpur Dehat and Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. A total of 5 telemedicine clinics are now operational in the state. The telemedicine clinics are an extension...

Hill stations in India attract a significant number of tourists each year, but the rapid growth in tourism has brought about challenges, particularly in waste management. Unsustainable waste management practices in these hill stations have posed threats to the fragile mountain ecosystems and the overall environmental sustainability of these regions. To address these issues, Nestlé...

Cancer is a major cause of deaths across the world. In the year 2018, cancer was the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). While lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types...

Extreme temperatures combined with humidity led to a sudden increase in heat stroke cases in four countries including India in April this year, according to a latest study. It says, at least 13 casualties and about 50-60 hospitalisations were reported in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra on 16th of April alone caused by heat stroke. Largely...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6 calls for ensuring clean water sanitation for all and ensuring a toilet for all, it is one of the basic targets set under this goal. Defecating in the open has been an age-old practice in India, and when people have no option but to defecate in the open, it...

In a first, the Government of Jharkhand has launched an air ambulance to facilitate transport facilities for healthcare. This is an effort to provide timely better treatment to seriously ill people. While the service is chargeable, the government will also provide the air ambulance for those who are unable to pay for it as...

The 28th of April every year is observed as World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This was started by International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2003 to discuss and work towards the importance of a safe and healthy work environment. It is said ‘Sitting is the new smoking’. The present day corporate job often...

In a first of its kind initiative, Bidhannagar City Police (West Bengal) has started a Tele Medicine Project for senior citizens and police personnel. This has been done in association with AMRI Hospital Salt Lake and East Kolkata Nagrik Foundation, a non-governmental organization. Face to face or virtual consultation The project has been initiated under the...