India 60 Tankers Short Of Blood In 2016-17, As Shortage Increases
Mumbai: India fell short of 1.9 million units of blood in 2016-17--equivalent to 60 tankers--that could have aided more...
3 Million Truckloads Daily: India's Real Trash Problem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may want a “Swachh Bharat” (clean India) by 2019, but sweeping the streets does not address...
How Solar-Powered Health Centres Could Transform Indian Healthcare
More than 50% more patients were admitted and almost twice the number of babies were delivered in a month in...
In 2015, India Lost 2 Children Below Age 5 Every Minute
Nearly 1.08 million Indian children under the age of five years died in 2015--that’s 2,959 deaths every day or two each...
More Male Foeticides Than Female: Govt. Data Indicate Vast Under-reporting
More male babies were victims of foeticide than female in 2014, the latest year for which data are available, according...
Heat-Wave Death Toll Up 3 Times Over 23 Years
Heat-wave deaths in India have increased 296%, or three times, over the last 23 years with more than 150 already dead...
61% Rise In Heat-Stroke Deaths Over Decade
There was a 61% increase in the number of deaths due to heat stoke across India between 2004 to 2013, according to...
1 Laboratory For 8.8 Million, As India Faces Food-Safety Crisis
Faced with a growing food- and water-contamination crisis, India has only 148 food-testing laboratories. In...
