AHMEDABAD: The attack of dengue and malaria in the city may be more severe than what is reflected by the figures given out by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).

Pakistan is unlikely to meet MDGs regarding sanitation facilities as about 50 percent people here would be deprived of access to adequate sanitation facilities and safe drinking water by the year 2

The dept of horticulture has produced about 1.6 mn microbes that feed on pests

AGARTALA/AIZAWL: Incidence of cancer has been rising alarmingly in the hilly northeastern region of India, almost half the cases being attributed to consumption of tobacco products, experts say.

According to experts, Mizoram tops the rate of cancer patients with an incidence of 200 in 100,000 each year. Though other northeastern states have an average of 75 to 125 per 100,000, the numbers are higher than the national average.

The outbreak of kala-azar is taking an epidemic form as a good number of people have been attacked by the deadly disease in Chatmohor upazila of the district.

KOCHI: The wheels of bureaucracy has finally creaked to tackle the issue of replacing damaged pipelines in West Kochi, with the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) proposing a project estimated at Rs 2 crores for replacing old and damaged underground water pipelines in the area.

SHILLONG: Lack of awareness on the oral hygiene in the state coupled with excessive intake of tobacco has gave way to high dental-related diseases like oral cancer.

LDF accused of adopting apathetic attitude

Even as the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the world showed a decline for the first time globally, India continued to be reporting higher number of cases, the World Health Organisation (WH

With another person testing positive for Japanese Encephalitis, the number of people affected by the virus rose to five in the city.