Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests: FAO data
Oct 22, 2025, at 10:29 am
Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities.
Oct 22, 2025, at 12:15 am
Several districts across Tamil Nadu are on high alert as the northeast monsoon intensifies following its early onset, raising fears of a potential cyclone formation over the Bay of Bengal.
Despite 77.5% drop in stubble burning, Delhi’s air quality hits a five-year post-Diwali low
Oct 21, 2025, at 09:22 pm
Despite a 77.5 percent drop in stubble burning. long seen as a primary cause of Delhi’s winter smog, the capital’s air quality collapsed to a five-year post-Diwali low on Tuesday morning, with PM2.5 levels averaging 488 micrograms per cubic metre, nearly 100 times the World Health Organization’s exposure limit.
Pakistani health department begins investigating two deaths as dengue cases spike
Oct 20, 2025, at 05:31 pm
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has launched an investigation into the deaths of two people in Mardan, reportedly caused by dengue fever, as the province’s total number of infections rose to 3,638 with 37 new cases reported on Sunday.
Mother elephant rescues calf stuck on road, video melts internet
Oct 16, 2025, at 09:40 pm
A viral video of a mother elephant rescuing her calf, shared by Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan, has melted the internet by perfectly capturing compassion in the wild.
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024, alerts UN weather agency
Oct 15, 2025, at 06:33 pm
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates: CAQM enforces Stage-I curbs under GRAP
Oct 14, 2025, at 09:14 pm
Signalling the annual return of toxic air in the capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, has enforced Stage-I restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
One in six bacterial infections globally are resistant to standard antibiotics: WHO report
Oct 14, 2025, at 02:47 pm
New data released by WHO shows that one in six bacterial infections globally are resistant to standard antibiotics, endangering millions and straining health systems worldwide.
Maldives is now the first nation in world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B
Oct 14, 2025, at 09:23 am
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis.
Tornado-like ‘Haathisundh’ stuns tourists at Odisha’s Chilika Lake, sparks awe and panic
Oct 11, 2025, at 11:01 pm
Puri: The serene Chilika Lake in Odisha presented a terrifying spectacle for the tourists on Friday when a tornado, described as a towering spiral of wind and water, appeared, creating awe and panic among the visitors.
WHO survey reveals 1 in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe have suicidal thoughts
Oct 11, 2025, at 10:20 am
One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe has revealed.
Kolkata: CMRI Hospital hosts Walkathon to celebrate Patients’ Experience Week
Oct 09, 2025, at 05:10 pm
The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), a unit of CK Birla Hospitals, on Friday hosted a special Walkathon in Kolkata on Thursday to commemorate Patients’ Experience Week 2025.
Ayurveda and Skin Health in the Modern Age
Oct 09, 2025, at 12:46 pm
Ayurveda, the traditional system of medicine originating in India, presents a holistic approach to skin health that integrates physical, mental, and environmental factors.
Trio wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing new form of molecular architecture
Oct 08, 2025, at 06:07 pm
Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a new form of molecular architecture.
Kolkata: BM Birla Heart Hospital conducts successful dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implantation
Oct 08, 2025, at 05:06 pm
BM Birla Heart Hospital, Kolkata, has become the first centre in Eastern India to successfully implant a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker World’s First Dual Chamber (the most advanced and latest technology in cardiac science), marking a major leap forward in the management of heart rhythm disorders.
Himachal Pradesh landslide tragedy: 18 dead as bus buried under debris in Bilaspur
Oct 07, 2025, at 09:48 pm
At least 18 people were killed after a private bus was buried under debris following a massive landslide in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh late Tuesday evening.
Oct 07, 2025, at 06:54 pm
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and the Tri-Services, formally released Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) standard 1.0 to enable interoperability in Military Communication.
U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis win Nobel Prize in Physics
Oct 07, 2025, at 04:30 pm
U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit", the award-giving body announced on Tuesday.
Oct 06, 2025, at 03:52 pm
Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 'their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance', the award-giving body said on Monday.
Oct 06, 2025, at 11:29 am
Siliguri/Kolkata/IBNS: At least 28 people have died and over a dozen people are missing in the floods and landslide caused by heavy rain in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills last weekend, media reports said.
Nepal: 51 die in rain-related incidents, Indian PM Narendra Modi offers assistance
Oct 06, 2025, at 10:47 am
At least 51 people have died in rain-related incidents across eastern Nepal after days of heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and floods, local media reported on Sunday.
Fewer than one in 10 Somalis to receive life-saving aid in November, alerts WFP
Oct 05, 2025, at 10:45 pm
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortfalls force the agency to cut back on life-saving emergency food assistance.
Seventeen dead as torrential rains, landslides hit Darjeeling and North Bengal
Oct 05, 2025, at 03:51 pm
Heavy rainfall triggered landslides across West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, disrupting normal life and leaving at least 17 people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
14 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides, road disruptions across North Bengal
Oct 05, 2025, at 12:00 pm
Continuous overnight rain has wreaked havoc across North Bengal, leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides in Darjeeling’s Mirik and Sukhia Pokhari areas.
Oct 04, 2025, at 11:27 pm
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday imposed an immediate ban on the sale and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of a highly toxic chemical, Diethylene Glycol (DEG), in samples from the same batch linked to the deaths of nine children in Chhindwara district.
MedSage expands footprint with new branch in Rampurhat
Oct 04, 2025, at 05:54 pm
MedSage, a licensed wholesale and retail chemist and druggist company based in Kolkata, has inaugurated its new branch opposite Gate No. 2 of Rampurhat Medical College.
Over 5 million people in India at risk of chikungunya, new study warns
Oct 04, 2025, at 04:39 pm
India could experience the greatest long-term impact from mosquito-borne chikungunya, suggests data from the most comprehensive mapping of its global risk to date.
Two children die, several get ill after consuming cough syrup in Rajasthan
Oct 01, 2025, at 09:38 pm
A generic cough syrup manufactured by a pharmaceutical company for the Rajasthan government has led to the deaths of two children and at least 10 others falling ill in the state over the past two weeks, media reports said.
Sep 28, 2025, at 02:14 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation, the pioneer of Indian science research, has issued an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) inviting scientists within India to utilise the archival data available from past Venus missions.
WHO says no conclusive evidence links acetaminophen use to autism
Sep 24, 2025, at 06:00 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) said there is no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a link between acetaminophen (paracetamol) use during pregnancy and autism, countering recent political statements in the United States.