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One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according to a new report from the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
A Mumbai-based private hospital has launched India's first weekly clinic to help patients and families prepare a 'living will' following a 2018 Supreme Court verdict recognising the same.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a bold new national initiative aimed at eliminating AIDS among children by 2030 – a move hailed by the United Nations as “a beacon of hope” amid growing global funding constraints.
In the coastal town of Sasmuan, Philippines, life flows with the river’s tide. At dawn, slender boats glide through calm waters as fishing nets are cast beneath the warming sky.
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is feeling "lightheaded" but "that is nothing compared to the excitement" as the Axiom-4 Mission carrying him and three other astronauts successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) this evening.
Mumbai: India’s annual monsoon is poised to blanket the entire country within the next three to four days, over a week earlier than its usual timeline, media reports said.
The Axiom-4 Mission carrying astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other specialists entered the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday.
New Delhi: The fourth edition of the India Space Congress (ISC 2025) began on Wednesday in New Delhi with a strong message: India is not just reaching for the stars, but steadily claiming its space among global leaders. Held under the theme “Pioneering Innovations in Space Technology: India’s Journey Towards Global Partnership”, the three-day event brings together over 800 delegates from more than 40 countries, showcasing India’s growing stature in space diplomacy, innovation, and policy.
Astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the first from the South Asian country to travel to space in 40 years as the Axiom-4 Mission was launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday after multiple delays.
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will create history with NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX gearing up to launch the much-awaited mission to space on Wednesday.
In April 2024, China broke the average temperature record that month. The following month, it was the same - and then again in August. And September. And November.
Tobacco use still claims over seven million lives a year, the World Health Organization warned on Monday, calling for greater efforts to limit its use amid rising interference from the global tobacco industry.
In a new observational study, researchers from the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University found the association between coffee consumption and mortality risk changes with the amount of sweeteners and saturated fat added to the beverage, reported Tufts Now.
NASA and India's ISRO's joint effort, NISAR satellite, the $1.5 billion Earth-observing mission, is expected to be launched in July.
Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Women who work night shifts are more likely to suffer with moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a University of Manchester study published today (Monday) in ERJ Open Research.
A potentially catastrophic fuel leak in the Falcon-9 rocket—tasked with flying four astronauts including Indian Air Force pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla—was detected and rectified only after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) demanded stringent due diligence, NDTV has reported in an exclusive.
Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, more than 40 ministers gathered on Tuesday to tackle one of the planet’s fastest-growing environmental threats: plastic pollution.
The Axiom-4 mission, which will carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to space, has been deferred on Wednesday.
The launch of the Axiom-4 mission, which would carry India's second astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla, to space, has been postponed by a day due to inclement weather.
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity’s fractured relationship with the sea.
Years after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma added a jewel to the crown of India's space story, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will create history by becoming the second person from the South Asian nation to go for a spaceflight on June 10.
New Delhi: Delhi residents reeled under intense heat on Sunday as the mercury climbed past the 40 degrees Celsius mark for the first time this June.
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. On the French Riviera, scientists are racing to unlock their secrets before the hush of their decline echoes across the planet.
A new study by Emory University researchers, published in Environmental Science & Technology, found that exposure to the tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy can disrupt maternal metabolisms, altering key biological pathways.
A new study has revealed that spending time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort.
Kolkata/IBNS: The 'Conquer HPV and Cancer Conclave 2025' was launched in Kolkata as part of a nationwide public health campaign by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
AIDS-related deaths have dropped to their lowest level since 2004, but progress remains precarious, with the disease still claiming one life every minute, as per the UN.
Kolkata: Women can now deal with period pain with a device designed to tackle period cramps, without medicines or side effects, claim the makers of the product.
New Delhi/IBNS: India has witnessed a steep spike in COVID-19 cases in the past week, with the number of active infections in the country surging over 3,000 at present.
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