Doctors on Wednesday issued a health advisory asking people to avoid outdoor activities like jogging and cycling as high levels of air pollution in Delhi and NCR can cause chronic lung and heart diseases and also affect the health of expectant mothers.


Health advisory: Avoid outdoor activities as pollution rises


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Actress Taapsee Pannu has expressed her sadness over the "smoggy and hazy" weather in the northern part of the country.


Taapsee sad over 'smoggy' weather in North India


A day after Delhi witnessed its worst 'air quality' and 'smog situation' of the year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he wished to meet his Haryana and Punjab counterparts to find a solution to pollution in the National Capital Region.


Kejriwal wants to meet Haryana, Punjab CMs over pollution


Does your mood change when you're hungry? Anger, impatience, irritation and lack of concentration are amongst the most common hunger behaviours, according to a survey.


Millennials undergo changed behaviour when hungry: Survey


The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for the cancellation of Airtel's Delhi Half Marathon in view of the alarmingly high levels of air pollution.


Cancel half marathon, urges IMA as Delhi air quality worsens


Six persons injured in the NTPC boiler blast in Uttar Pradesh and admitted to the AIIMS trauma centre have started showing improvement and are taking solid food and responding to physiotherapy, doctors said.


NTPC blast: Six injured at AIIMS showing improvement


Pharma-cum-biotech firm Cipla on Tuesday reported Rs 423 crore consolidated net profit for the second quarter of 2017-18, registering 19 per cent annual growth from Rs 354 crore in the same period last year.


Cipla net up 19 per cent in Q2


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that while stubble-burning is the "visible villain" behind severe air pollution, there are other contributory factors to the "grave" environmental situation in the national capital.


Stubble-burning visible villain but dust too contributes to pollution: HC


A Supreme Court-appointed panel on Tuesday asked the Delhi Metro to drop fares and increase frequency for the next two days, while ordering a fourfold hike in vehicle parking fee in a bid to curb worsening air quality in Delhi as the high-pollution winter months kick in.


Drop metro fare, close brick kilns, work on odd-even, orders SC-appointed panel


With air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region remaining a cause of worry for both authorities and its residents, the latter on Tuesday stressed the need for immediate steps to redress the situation and offered varied suggestions.


With air pollution in mind, Delhi residents suggest host of remedies


Doctors at a Delhi hospital provided a new lease of life to a toddler from Bangladesh who had developed acute liver failure.


Bangladeshi toddler undergoes liver transplant at Delhi hospital


Keen on producing 2,000 doctors every year to meet the shortage of health specialists, the Haryana government has decided to set up a medical college in every district of the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Tuesday.


Haryana to set up medical college in every district


A new tourism product 'AyurBodha', which blends tourism and learning about ayurveda for those visiting Kerala, was launched at the World Travel Mart (WTM) in London on Tuesday.


Kerala launches ayurveda tourism programme


The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday rapped the Centre and the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab over the spike in pollution in the city and asked why choppers were not used to sprinkle water to control dust pollution.


Why choppers not used to control pollution, asks NGT


Sounding alarm bells, The Global Nutrition Report 2017 says India faces a serious challenge stemming from both under-nutrition and obesity leading to various health, social and economic problems.


'Malnutrition, anaemia pose huge health challenge to India'


Two men were arrested on Monday on the charge of peddling drugs online, Delhi Police Crime Branch said.


Two arrested for online drug peddling


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Satellite images from NASA show a slight hike in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana

Delhi air quality worsens: 12-19 times more polluted than permissible limit

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Australian doctors without surgical experience will be banned from referring to themselves as "cosmetic surgeons" under sweeping reforms, a media report said.


Australia to crackdown on cosmetic surgery industry


Prompted by the recent largescale episode of dengue in West Bengal and across the country, the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur has set up a cell for "reliable detection" of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya and to carry out research to find out reasons behind such large scale outbreak.


IIEST Shibpur to set up cell for reliable dengue detection, research


Actress Ileana D'Cruz, who suffered depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder, says at one point in her life she felt suicidal. But once she accepted herself, she started feeling better.


Ileana D'Cruz had 'suicidal thoughts'


The increasing toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally can significantly be attributed to the rise in air pollution, researchers have found.

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