World Health Organisation

Knowledge Nugget: Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report – Must know insights for UPSC Exam

June 26, 2025 1:36 pm

The recently released Global Tobacco Epidemic report identifies India among the countries having best-practice-level graphic health warning labels in 2024. What is this report all about? Here's what you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the top tobacco-producing countries.

India scores high in graphic health warnings, cessation bans: WHO report on global tobacco use

June 24, 2025 5:29 am

Currently, 110 countries with a total of five billion people are protected by strong graphic health warnings. This is an increase of 101 countries and 4.7 billion people since 2007

About 56% of men who suffered heart attack were current smokers: Study

May 31, 2025 10:46 am

Prof Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Department of Cardiology at PGI, emphasises the role of cardiologists in promoting tobacco cessation to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

WHO adopts first global pandemic treaty: Why it redefines public health despite the US absence

May 21, 2025 8:28 am

It hopes to ensure equitable and timely access to diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: Date, history, theme, significance — all you need to know

May 05, 2025 2:50 pm

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated on May 5 every year; in 2025, it's being observed on a Monday under the theme "WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands."

Indoor heat stress in rural Maharashtra is underreported, says latest study

May 03, 2025 2:03 pm

The study conducted in Wardha, which is designated as a heat-priority district, stated that tin roofs, used in 45 per cent of surveyed homes, were associated with the highest indoor heat levels.

Knowledge Nugget | World Health Day 2025 Special: Government health schemes you must know for UPSC Exam

April 10, 2025 1:23 pm

As World Health Day dawns, let's take a look at the various government initiatives in the health sector. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the top leading causes of death globally.

Five years on, five lessons from Covid lockdowns

March 22, 2025 9:24 am

Above all, trust in government is the key to successfully implementing difficult decisions during emergencies

WHO’s new salt guideline: Why replacing sodium with potassium salt may prevent hypertension, heart attacks

January 28, 2025 5:56 pm

Nearly 35.5 per cent of the country’s population is living with hypertension in India.

Why Donald Trump's Paris Agreement pullout could have worse consequences than in 2017

January 22, 2025 12:00 pm

During his inauguration speech, Trump promised to reverse some of the climate-friendly energy policies of the last few years, and reiterated his commitment to extracting more oil and gas to meet America’s energy requirements.

Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by a year: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

How pollution killed over 1 lakh children in 2016: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

Over 1.25 lakh children in India below the age of five died in 2016 due to the impact of polluted air and almost one in five children who die from toxic air exposure across the world is from India, a new study by the World Health Organisation has sai

Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by a year: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:18 pm