It’s a practice in all homes where food safety and hygiene are important, to boil milk long and thoroughly to kill off any lurking bacteria. But it’s not what nutritionists recommend. Boiling milk f

In the wake of the recent raids on hotels and the discovery of stale and unhygienic food being sold, the Kochi Corporation is planning to launch 50 mobile food courts in the city, the first of their

Students of corporation schools are most vulnerable to water borne and communicable diseases. DC visited several corporation schools in Chennai and found appalling sanitation conditions prevailing in

While most residents complain about the city corporation’s inefficiency when they see overflowing garbage bins and debris on the streets, there are a few who step in and remove the garbage on their ow

India’s first zero waste toilet happens to have been constructed in Tiruchy by lawyer-turned-organic farmer S. Thalapathy (45) early this May.

The farmer and his wife Selvi are busy receiving guests

If your child is a cricket freak and actively indulges in the sport, beware of ailments known as a “Ghost syndrome”, that your child may be affected with. With the IPL season in full bloom, coupled wi

Mumbai: Almost 68 per cent rural women cannot afford sanitary napkins available in the market today, according to a survey.

The survey, carried out by leading global information and measurement comp

Port-au-Prince: More than 3,900 Haitians have died of cholera since the outbreak of the disease in mid-October, the country's health officials has said.

The disease has spread across all 10 provinces

Australia’s swimming coach Leigh Nugent says hygiene at the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him than the terror threats to the October 3 to 14 event.

Australia's swimming coach, Mr Leigh Nugent, says hygiene at the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him than the terror threats to the October 3 to 14 event.

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