Millions in India to benefit from major price cuts offered by government on anti-cancer drugs
The Indian National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) recently announced major price cuts (some of them as much as 87%) on 390 different anti-cancer treatment brands, which means that these lifesaving
This Indian woman left her job to save the lives of distressed farmers
Shruti N was working at a renowned hospital in Hyderabad as a psychiatrist. While working there, she realized that while metal health issues plagued people in both urban and rural
This gin is being made from surplus supermarket grapes that would otherwise end up as food waste
British fruit supplier and importer Richard Hochfeld imports bunches of black and green grapes from South America and South Africa and every year, the company loses the equivalent of 1.4 million
Around 5,000 people wait in rain for hours to see if they’re a stem cell match for boy with cancer
Oscar Saxelby-Lee, a 5-year-old from UK, is battling acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and his doctors have warned that the little boy has just three months to find a stem cell donor
These are perhaps the most sustainable shoes on planet
Did you know that more than 20 billion pairs of shoes are manufactured annually? And that almost all of them contain some form of plastic and are non-biodegradable. This means
Scientists successfully cure two people of HIV using stem cell therapy
In a recently published research paper, a team of international scientists has revealed that is has been successful in curing two patients – one from London and the other from
Shaken by a beggar’s death due to starvation, this Indian couple feeds more than 70 homeless daily
One day, while returning from a restaurant, a couple from Chennai, India, came across an old man begging for food. Johnson Joshua and his wife Shareen did what every good
Scientists develop a process that turns non-recyclable glass into toothpaste and other useful stuff
Thanks to a team of researchers from the University of Queensland, it is now possible to put non-recyclable glass to good use. At present, only a tiny fraction of glass is
Lake Erie now has the legal rights of a person
After witnessing toxic algae blooms for years, along with other threats to their drinking water, the residents of Toledo, Ohio, finally voted in favor of a measure that grants Lake
Costa Rica plans to fully decarbonize by 2050
Latin American country Costa Rica just announced its plan to completely decarbonize towards the middle of this century. President Carlos Alvarado revealed on Monday that the country would extend its