5 min readAug 21, 2026 03:24 PM IST For years, the debate around air pollution has focused on what we can see and measure: dirty streets, traffic fumes and hazy city skies. But the effects of polluted air can begin much earlier, affecting children while their lungs are still growing. A new study published in...
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Maharashtra FDA urges consumers to avoid buying unsealed edible oil: ‘Difficult to take action’
3 min readNew DelhiAug 21, 2026 03:00 PM IST The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged consumers not to buy loose or unsealed edible oil, citing “adulteration, unsafe packaging, along with improper storage and transportation,” according to a statement from Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. Why was this step taken? The IAS officer said the...
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Weekend habits that can disrupt blood sugar: ‘Often called social jet lag…’
5 min readNew DelhiAug 21, 2026 09:28 AM IST For many people, weekends are a welcome break from structured weekday routines. Sleep schedules shift, meal timings become irregular, physical activity often changes, and social gatherings may lead to larger meals, alcohol consumption or late-night snacking. While these habits may seem harmless over two days, it...
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‘Man, this is a tough one’: Cardiologist shares simple rules for a healthier heart
4 min readNew DelhiAug 20, 2026 07:00 PM IST According to content creator and board-certified cardiovascular surgeon Dr Jeremy London, the foundations of long-term cardiovascular well-being may come down to a few consistent everyday habits. In a recent Instagram video, he participated in a rapid-fire ‘this or that’ challenge, comparing popular health practices and explaining...
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Sunny Deol on why smoking and drinking never became habits: ‘The age was such…’
4 min readNew DelhiAug 20, 2026 04:00 PM IST Sunny Deol does not smoke or drink, even when everyone around him is partying the night away. Fiercely resilient to peer pressure, the Batwara 1947 actor opened up about why he stayed away from these vices during a recent chat with podcaster Shubhankar Mishra. “I’ve tasted...
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Indian researchers develop GenAI platform to trace likely cancer root
New Delhi: What causes cancer? Researchers at Delhi’s Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology may have moved a step towards answering that all important question through an AI platform that helps decode DNA damage and what may have led to the malignancy. ‘MutAIverse‘ is the first of its kind generative AI platform anywhere in the world,...
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RK-251: What we know about India’s new ‘smart’ cancer drug that ‘could replace chemotherapy’
6 min readNew DelhiAug 20, 2026 03:00 PM IST What if a cancer drug could remain inactive while travelling through the body and switch on primarily when it reaches a cancer cell? That is the idea behind RK-251, a new experimental cancer drug developed by researchers in India. The Ministry of Science & Technology has...
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A tiny insect, a deadly enemy: how medicine’s discovery of its impact shaped health and town planning
Anyone waiting for municipal approval of a building plan may wonder why a local body should regulate construction on private land. In the Madras Presidency, such powers were formalised under the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919. After Independence, the first Conference of State Ministers on Town and Country Planning in 1960 gave impetus to...
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South Asians are missing from global health databases: why this matters and what needs to change
Globally, more than one in 10 adults now live with diabetes. If you have South Asian roots, that risk is even higher, and it hits earlier than it does in many other populations. In India alone, the number of people with diabetes is projected to reach 125 million by 2045. Yet, when scientists try to...
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Doctors warns against ‘most dangerous carbohydrate’: ‘Can raise blood sugar from 200 to 250 mg/dL’
4 min readNew DelhiAug 20, 2026 09:30 AM IST Carbohydrates are often blamed for a host of health problems, with foods such as sugar, bread and rice frequently singled out as dietary villains. However, the bigger concern may not be traditional carbohydrate-rich foods themselves, but the highly processed starches hidden in many packaged products. These...
