Health & Sanitation

Overpopulation feeds traveling viruses like the globe-trotting novel coronavirus we are grappling with. Back in 2009, the swine flu pandemic infected millions and killed thousands of people before coming to a halt a year later. The culprit behind it was a new strain of H1N1. Ironically, H1N1 is the virus responsible for the destructive...

Log 9 Materials, a Bengaluru-headquartered nanotechnology start-up, has partnered with the Rotary Club of Bangalore Orchards, to donate its latest product CoronaOven to various government hospitals/Covid Care Centres in Covid-hit districts of Karnataka. The CSR initiative is a part of Log 9’s continued social responsibility efforts to contribute towards India’s collective fight against Covid-19 virus....

Zoonoses have claimed many lives across the globe in the last few years. COVID-19 pandemic has been the worst among them all for having affected millions of people, causing over half a million deaths and collapsing the global economy. The consequences of these diseases have made it inevitable for man to study and understand...

As the country faces an unprecedented challenge with the Covid-19 global pandemic affecting our nation, Magic Bus has joined hands with the Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, the BMC and corporate partners Godrej & Boyce, RPG Foundation and ATE Chandra Foundation in Milkar For Mumbai. This time around, Magic Bus India Foundation has further strengthened its...

India has taken a giant step towards discovering the cure of COVID-19. A Hyderabad-based biotech company, Bharat Biotech has received a nod to developing India’s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has given approval to the company for conducting clinical trials for its vaccine, that has been named...

Danone India, which is a part of world’s leading food and nutrition company with over 900 million consumers worldwide, announced strategic initiatives under its ‘One Planet. One Health’ frame of action, which will further strengthen its capacity across the food supply chain and deliver innovation across people, planet and product. The frame of action...

Doctors have been subjected to a lot of things. They are exposed to sickness, pain and are subjected to watch their patients lose their lives in front of their eyes. The experiences of doctors are difficult and unique to them. The job of a doctor is tough. They do not have fixed hours of work,...

We cannot begin to fathom the tremendous strain doctors are under. The pandemic has sent the medical fraternity scrambling to flatten the curve. Healthcare systems are in overdrive. Doctors are working harder than anyone else in the world in order to contain the casualties. Doctors Day 2020 comes at a time when the spike...

The drinking water in some areas around Bangalore city is reported to have high levels of bacteriological and chemical contaminants, making it unfit for consumption. To provide access to safe and clean drinking water, Volvo Group has helped setup of a clean drink water plant (main plant) and 3 water dispenser units (drop points)...

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a host of buzzwords into everyday vocabulary. The most important one you ought to know as the lockdown eases is 'Covidiot'. Dictionary.com describes this term as a “blend of COVID-19 and idiot... insult for someone who disregards health and safety guidelines about the novel coronavirus”. Some obvious examples of...

From Easy Rider to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hollywood movies have a long tryst with substance abuse. Drug cartels, destructive-level addiction and illicit trafficking are so common in American films, it doesn't shock in the least. In Indian cinema, however, any portrayal of drugs on-screen is a trend that began only in...

SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society), a leading humanitarian organisation and Grace Cancer Foundation have come together to start the initiative, #Healthcareonwheels. The two organisations are dedicated to provide medical services to those affected by a wave of sequential disasters in 24 North Paraganas, 24 South Parganas and East Medinipur districts of West Bengal. A...