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PM Modi receives award for Swacch Bharat campaignWorld
PM Modi receives award for Swacch Bharat campaign

PMO said Modi lauded countrymen for contributing to grand success of cleanliness mission, saying he shared honour with...

25 Sept 2019 8:47 AM IST

This focus on infection prevention is reflected in year on year drop in infection rates. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
World Patient Safety Day: Marking global health priority

WHO to commemorate World Patient Safety Day annually every year on 17th September.

17 Sept 2019 11:06 AM IST

443 students have committed suicide in the capital in the last five years alone.Life
Everything's not lost

With World Suicide Prevention Day observed recently, psychologists and Delhiites weigh in on the stigmas that still...

12 Sept 2019 1:25 AM IST

The economic uncertainty resulting from the Wuhan virus outbreak has been mirrored in the markets. (Photo: ANI)Business
Wuhan virus will have no impact on India's economy? Think again

Indian exports to China grew 25.6 per cent to USD 16.75 billion in FY2018-19 from a year ago.

27 Jan 2020 11:46 AM IST

A view of city skyline engulfed in smog.Metros
Mumbai's air 8 times more polluted than WHO limit'

The dust pollution in Mumbai is prevalent due to ongoing development projects however measures have been taken to...

22 Jan 2020 7:22 AM IST

Young people vulnerable to the virus too: WHO chiefWorld
Young people vulnerable to the virus too: WHO chief

While the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are the hardest hit, young people are also vulnerable...

21 March 2020 12:29 PM IST

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Air pollution cuts short lifespan by 3.9 years in India

Shocking fact: In UP, toxic air cuts short life expectancy by 8.5 years

3 March 2020 1:29 PM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AP)World
US to cut all ties with World Health Organization over virus

Trump accuse Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured the agency to mislead the...

30 May 2020 9:08 AM IST

Vigorously defending his governments record over the pandemic, Mr Xi claimed in Geneva on Monday that China acted with openness, transparency and responsibility\. AP PhotoOpinion
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray: Global role eludes India

This could be India's chance of helping to shape a new world order and for Mr Modi to seize the spotlight that was once...

20 May 2020 7:06 PM IST

US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP)World
Just don't want to talk to Xi Jinping right now: Trump

The US's criticism on how Chinese leadership handled the coronavirus outbreak has led to a spat between both the...

16 May 2020 12:51 PM IST

A Yemeni doctor talks to a patient receiving treatment and lying on a bed at a hospital in Aden, Yemen. (AP)World
Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check

WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen's population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could...

16 May 2020 12:31 PM IST

People stand in white circles drawn on the ground to adhere to social distancing measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they wait for a bus at Nyabugogo bus station in Kigali, Rwanda. (AFP)World
Burundi kicks out WHO officials as they raise concern over mass...

Burundi has 27 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but some have raised concerns that more cases exist

14 May 2020 3:02 PM IST

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