Sex and gender discrimination is an issue of immense proportions in India. Many of the country’s women and girls experience such discrimination even before...

In December 2017, when President Ram Nath Kovind warned of a potential “mental health epidemic” in India, it cast a light on one of...

Malnutrition is a complex issue for India. It is an example of how India is a nation of extremes. Many among the population live...

The disease burden in India is changing. While communicable diseases remain a significant threat, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are fast becoming the country’s pre-eminent threat...

Eliminating Infectious Diseases From India India faces the challenge of a range of infectious diseases. While deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming increasingly prevalent,...

Despite significant progress in recent years, India continues to have considerable issues with child mortality. Issues such as low birth weight cause high death...

India has undergone an industrial revolution in the last few decades. This has made the country one of the world’s largest economies. It has...

Though figures are disputed, anywhere between 300 million and 522 million individuals still practice open defecation in India. This figure is higher than anywhere else...

A global index of 180 countries has placed India 145th in regards to water quality and sanitation. India’s most famous river, the Ganges, is...

Eli Lilly, maker of the anti-obesity drug Zepbound, announced last week the launch of LillyDirect, a direct-to-patient portal, allowing some patients to obtain its drug for...