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[Interview] “Must not target ethnic groups and create prejudice over COVID-19”

Pollution watchdog releases guidelines to handle COVID-19 biomedical waste

Caught between virus outbreaks, Kerala’s model for public healthcare lauded

[Interview] Taking One Health approach to tackle zoonoses crucial for India

Madhya Pradesh’s ‘fluoride warriors’ unleash citizen science to empower community

Dust storms could spread microbes, finds study

Preparing health systems to deal with disasters

Delayed Indian monsoon, Cyclone Fani ‘high impact’ events of 2019

Poor urban neighbourhoods more vulnerable to extended effects of heat

Mental well-being takes a hit post cyclone Fani

Mildly cold weather as deadly as extremely hot temperatures, finds study

Revive indigenous knowledge, reorient transport to deal with climate change, obesity and undernutrition

Air pollution major, underappreciated contributor to ill health in India

Water access and sanitation shape birth outcomes and earning potential

Soot in placenta: Study spotlights air pollution and maternal, child health

Air pollution from crop residue burning in the north spreads across India

Saving the seed: A bank that secures the future of agriculture

Beating the bite: Tracking malaria in Himalayan birds

Nipah infection in Kerala: Don’t blame the bats alone; improve public health

Experts feel that India’s action plan to tackle air pollution could lose wind before take off