After Covid, obesity is now a matter of concern for Delhiites 

The pandemic has had many far reaching effects in the capital, now with changing lifestyles,  obesity is reaching a crisis stage as per the National Family Health Survey 2020-21    The Union Territory of Delhi is racing towards a health crisis if the recently released National Family Health Survey 5, 2020-2021 is any indication. According […]

Dengue cases over cross 8,200; more than 6,700 in November alone

Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8,200, with more than 6,700 of those being recorded in November alone, according to a civic report released on Monday On November 17, the city had recorded a total of 5,277 dengue cases, making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded […]

Capital’s poor air quality to further increase risk of Covid complications

With deteriorating AQI in the Capital, people are flocking to hospitals complaining of respiratory illnesses. The problem is especially acute in patients who have battled the Coronavirus As smog stifles the national capital, the Delhi government is mulling restricting many activities, while some have already been restricted. The Supreme Court has also raised concerns over […]

Dengue cases break 6 year record; highest since 2015

The number of dengue cases in Delhi this season has crossed 5,270, the highest in the national capital in a year since 2015, according to a civic report released on Monday Nearly 2,570 fresh cases of the vector-borne disease were logged in the city in the last one week. However, no fresh fatality was reported. According […]

Smog tightens grip on Delhi-NCR

The layer of eye-stinging smog lingering over Delhi-NCR thickened on Friday, giving an orange tint to the sun and lowering visibility to 200 metres at several places in the region reeling under hazardous pollution levels since early November Delhi has recorded severe air quality on five of the last seven days after Diwali. According to an […]

Dengue cases in Delhi on the rise; 280 cases recorded in one week

Over 1,000 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year, with more than 280 fresh cases logged in the last one week, according to a civic report released on Monday   Of the total count of dengue cases recorded in Delhi this season, 665 have been recorded this month till October […]

53 cases of dengue in one week; 211 in Delhi this year

Over 50 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in the last one week, taking the total count this year to more than 210, according to a civic report released on Monday. In this month alone, 87 cases have been recorded till September 18, which is about 41% of the cumulative cases […]

Delhi govt’s anti-dengue campaign kicks off

Keeping in mind the success of earlier similar campaigns that aimed at raising awareness regarding the spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria, that Delhi government kicked off the campaign on Sunday Last year, the ’10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute’ campaign had garnered the support of many celebrities as well as officials of […]