-The Times of India MUMBAI: Debunking the popular belief that the incidence of breast cancer is rising among India's younger women, doctors from Indian's premier cancer hospital in Parel say the typical patient is, more often than not, in her 50s and lives in an urban area. "We have conducted a 20-year analysis of breast cancer rates among the Indian Population and found that while the rate of breast cancer is definitely...
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Poor in desert State search for greener pastures -Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu Study says 10 per cent of Rajasthan's Population migrates seasonally in search of work Jaipur: As many as 5.79 million people in Rajasthan, or 10 per cent of the State's Population, migrates seasonally in search of employment, says a new study on migration and labour. Approximately 4.38 million households thus send a person or more to other States in search of work seasonally, it adds. The number of migrants per household...
More »Climate change a public health issue: Jairam
-The Hindu Chennai: There is accumulating evidence in India that pollution and contamination are becoming a serious public health issue, which requires focussed strategies to mitigate. "Environment in India is not a lifestyle issue. The missing dimension in the environment debate is the public health debate. One way of getting a larger political focus for environmental issues would be to pitch it as a public health issue," said Jairam Ramesh, former Union...
More »MGNREGA scheme improved status of women: Study
-CNN-IBN Kerala: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme had helped women improve their social and economic status, according to a study by a university. The study by the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) showed that 97.3% of workers under the scheme are women. Conducted as part of a project on Impact Assessment Study of MGNREG scheme in Alappuzha District, the study was funded by Kerala State Institute of Rural...
More »Diwali sends pollution levels spiralling in Delhi -Jayashree Nandi
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The sustained anti-firecracker campaign, clampdown on Chinese crackers and a 10pm deadline do not seem to have made the city breathe any easier this Diwali than during the last one. There was no significant improvement in air quality compared to last year. The range of average PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) may have reduced from 201-533 microgram per cubic metre last Diwali to 145-500 microgram per...
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