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Despite India’s low ranking in the Global Hunger Index, Modi government is hesitant to address the issue
Why is it reluctant to conduct a household consumption survey?
T.K. Rajalakshmi
THE FRONTLINE INSIGHT BOX
India’s immunisation crisis
India ranks among the ten worst countries in mass immunisation, alongside Nigeria, Ethiopia, Congo, Sudan, Yemen, etc.
Frontline News Desk
SNAKEBITE CRISIS
Snakebites kill more Indians than all other wildlife combined
Karnataka’s groundbreaking move to track snakebites reveals the true scale of a crisis that has been slithering under the radar for decades.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Book Review
Julia Hauser’s plague chronicle fascinates but falls short on promised insights into pandemics’ societal toll
The Moral Contagion follows the strategy of complementing facts about the bubonic plague with fictionalised elements and creative gestures.
Anil Menon
Tamil Nadu
Methanol-laced hooch claims 58 lives in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi, exposing gaps in liquor regulation
Government orders probe amid growing concerns over lax enforcement of chemical controls and the persistent challenge of illicit brewing in the State.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Heatwave
Delhi’s street vendors bear the brunt of extreme heat, study reveals devastating impact
Greenpeace India-National Hawkers Federation survey shows vendors stare at health risks and income loss, as government fails to offer proper support.
Mridula Vijayarangakumar
Digital avatar of sleep
ASMR lullabies: The double-edged sword of digital sleepscapes
Millions of people are now using digital aids to help manage a growing malaise: sleep disorders. But do they stand the test of scientific rigour?
Divya Gandhi
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Delhi nursing home fire tragedy exposes systemic failures in healthcare regulation
The fire that claimed the lives of eight newborns at an unlicensed neonatal clinic reveals glaring gaps in enforcement of safety standards and more.
Vedaant Lakhera,
Vitasta Kaul
Women often outlive men but in poorer health
There has been little progress in closing the gap between the sexes in 30 years, a study of 20 diseases found. It is not only about biological sex.
Deutsche Welle
The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases
Whooping cough, or pertussis, cases are spiking across the United States and Europe. Experts say it’s unclear why.
Deutsche Welle
Vaping may increase risk of lung cancer
In a decade-long study, ex-cigarette smokers who vaped were found to be at a greater risk of lung cancer than those who take up vaping.
Deutsche Welle
Breathless in India: Are we staring at an allergy epidemic?
Food allergies are rare here, but respiratory allergies triggered by air pollution, sometimes proving fatal, have the nation scratching its head.
Divya Gandhi
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