Urban Areas
Rising Urban-Rural Gap Not Good; Need to Promote Agriculture Sector:NaiduThe rising gap between urban and rural areas is not in the interest of the country and it must be contained, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today as he stressed the need for promoting ...
- Urban City Life Worsens Asthma Condition in Children
Urban dwelling is a major risk factor for increased asthma morbidity, defined as higher rates of asthma-related emergency room visits and hospitalisation, says a study.
- Fighting Pollution: What Delhi Needs to do, Short and Long Term
Way back in 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had famously and inextricably linked poverty and environmental pollution at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm.
- Heat-Related Deaths will Double in Urban India By 2080: Study
Heat-related mortalities will witness a two-fold increase in urban areas of India by 2080, a study done by the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) predicts.
- A Child's Brain Development May Be Affected By Air Pollution: Experts
The health experts, whose claim is based on several studies, said that the difference between the working memory capacity of children living in urban areas is 4-5 per cent lower than children living in rural ...
- Been Away From Nature? City Life Could Be Raising Mental Illness
Mental illnesses and mood disorders are more common in urban areas partly due to reduced access to nature, say researchers at the University of Washington.
- Heart Disease Fast Catching Up With Young Indians: Experts
Heart disease has affected the young Indian population 10 years ahead of their Western counterparts particularly over the last three decades owing to sedentary lifestyles and lack of exercise, the nations top cardiologists have ...
