Health

The burden of cancers and their variations across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

Previous efforts to report estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in India and its different parts include the National Cancer Registry Programme Reports, Sample Registration System cause of death findings, Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Series, and GLOBOCAN. We present a comprehensive picture of the patterns and time trends of the burden of total cancer and specific cancer types in each state of India estimated as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 because such a systematic compilation is not readily available.

Publication Date: 
12/09/2018
Lancet Oncology
1-18
Tags:
Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Diagnostic Methods, Health Care, Statistics, Mizoram, Kerala, Assam, Haryana, Meghalaya, Arunachal, Delhi, Cervix / Uterine Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Tobacco Related Cancer, Lifestyles, Health Effects
Health

The increasing burden of diabetes and variations among the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

The burden of diabetes is increasing rapidly in India but a systematic understanding of its distribution and time trends is not available for every state of India. We present a comprehensive analysis of the time trends and heterogeneity in the distribution of diabetes burden across all states of India between 1990 and 2016.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
12/09/2018
Lancet Global Health
1-11
Tags:
Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Statistics, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi, Punjab, Goa, Karnataka
Climate Change

Citing Kerala floods, UN chief says 'climate change running faster than we are'

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres cited the devastating floods in Kerala and the wildfires in California as he expressed concern that climate change is "running faster than we are and called fo

Publication Date: 
07/09/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Climate Change, Floods, Forest Fires, Economy, Global, COP 21 (Paris)
Environment

Post Kerala floods, NGT stays ECs

Citing the recent devastating floods in Kerala and the serious stress to the Western Ghats ecology, the National Green Tribunal has restrained six States in the region from giving environmental cle

Publication Date: 
05/09/2018
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment Clearance (EC), Western Ghats, Environment
Health

Kerala: 19 die of leptospirosis in Kozhikode

KOZHIKODE: Total number of leptospirosis related deaths in Kozhikode rose to 19 with the reporting of one confirmed and one suspected death here on Monday.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2018
Times Of India (Kozhikode)
Tags:
Kerala, Kozhikode (D), Leptospirosis, Health Effects, Health
Environment

‘Go for ecosystem-based development in the State’

Expert says man-made causes mainly trigger disasters

Publication Date: 
04/09/2018
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Floods, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Accept Kasturi report in original form’

Thiruvananthapuram: BJP’s Rajya Sabha member V Muraleedharan said on Mondaythat the state should review its reaction to the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats and the government should work towa

Publication Date: 
04/09/2018
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Western Ghats, Floods, Environment
Natural Disasters

Study report: Kerala floods of August 2018

This study analyses the August 2018 Kerala floods by examining earlier floods in the region, rainfall data before and during the disaster, and both the reservoir operations and runoff computations of various reservoirs in Kerala.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2018
Central Water Commission (CWC)
Tags:
Floods, Rainfall, Reservoirs, Kerala, Dams
Environment

Floods imperil Western Ghats ecology

Govt initiates steps for rapid assessment of biodiversity loss

Publication Date: 
30/08/2018
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Western Ghats, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Environment, Floods
Environment

The Gadgil dilemma: Kerala floods a result of governance failures?

The notable ecologist correctly ascribed the disaster to governance failures, but his own panel's recommendations may not have been the right solution

Publication Date: 
28/08/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Western Ghats, Ecology, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment Act 1986, Floods, Kerala, Environment

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