World Health Organization (WHO)

Air pollution can lead to birth defects

According to the World Health Organization, nine out of 10 people worldwide breathe air containing a high level of pollutants, and one of every 9 global deaths can be attributed to exposure to air pollution, totalling over 7 million premature deaths a year.

May 30, 2019, 11:09 AM IST

Kidney traffickers arrested in Cambodia: Police

Billion-dollar organ black market is fuelled by a shortage of organs and a soaring number of sick patients waiting for transplants, especially kidneys.

May 26, 2017, 10:54 AM IST