Delhi most polluted capital in the world: report

Thirteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to a new report published on Tuesday. 

Building compassion into the health-care structure

On February 7, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report, "Compassion and primary health care", which recognises compassion as a transformative force in primary health care.

What's in a (disease's) name?

Toponymous diseases may derive their name from towns, rivers, islands, forests, mountains, valleys, countries, continents, and even trenches. Examples of such diseases include the Spanish flu, Delhi boil, Madura foot, and West Nile Virus.

In 2023, U.S. spent 0.24% of its national income on foreign aid

In the early 1980s, almost half a million people were paralysed by polio every year. Most of them were children. But look at the progress the world has made: in all of 2023, there were the same number of cases as just two days in 1981.

Is rising consumer credit cause for concern?

The RBI presents data to indicate that rising borrowing is being driven by an increase in the number of borrowers rather than rising indebtedness. Secondly, the proportion of sub-prime borrowers has been reducing.