London, Nov 3 (IANS) Air pollution reached the near-maximum level possible in Delhi on Friday as the national capital was blanketed by a thick layer of toxic haze, marking the start of the annual smog season, as per reports.
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) A team of researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify key ingredients of a vaccine for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea -- a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year.
Seoul, Nov 3 (IANS) Seoul plans to launch a comprehensive insect prevention system with a goal of achieving a "zero-bedbug city" amid a flurry of bedbug damage cases reported across South Korea, officials said on Friday.
Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government is in the process of formulating a policy on the model of Tamil Nadu state on organ donation to encourage the people for the noble cause, State Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said here on Friday.
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) Humans have increased the concentration of potentially toxic mercury in the atmosphere seven-fold since the beginning of the modern era around 1500 CE, according to new research.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 3 (IANS) Paucity of funds to implement a counselling system for Kerala Police officials has led to 69 suicides and 12 suicide attempts by the serving personnel in the past four years, state police report revealed.
Bengaluru, Nov 2 (IANS) The Commissionerate for Health and Family Welfare Services in Karnataka released an advisory on Thursday in the backdrop of detection of deadly Zika virus among mosquitoes in Chikkaballapur district located close to the Bengaluru Urban district.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) With hazy weather conditions and slow wind movement, the air quality in Delhi-NCR continued to remain in the 'very poor' category for the sixth consecutive day.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Taking note of India’s hard stance against vaping, the UK government has also come down heavily on vaping, e-cigarettes and new-age gateway products and has shared its proposal for public consultation to rein in on vaping by children.
Canberra, Nov 2 (IANS) The increasing severity and intensity of heatwaves in Australia is driving an increase in the number of hospitalisations due to the extreme weather, a government report revealed on Thursday.
