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Adding life to years: India’s next public health challenge

Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), July 9, 2026: India has every reason to celebrate one of the greatest achievements in its post-Independence history: its citizens are living longer than ever before. In the early 1950s, the average Indian could expect to live only about 37 years. Today, life expectancy has nearly doubled to around 72 years, thanks to advances in healthcare, immunisation, sanitation, nutrition, education, and economic development. But behind this encouraging achievement lies a less-discussed reality. While Indians are living longer, they are not necessarily living healthier. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India’s life expectancy at birth is about 72 years,

Landslide kills eight at refugee school in Bangladesh

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, July 8, 2026 (AFP) — Heavy rain in Bangladesh triggered a landslide at the world’s largest refugee camp on Wednesday, killing seven children and a teacher during a school class and doubling the death toll from rain-related disasters this week. Rescuers clawed through liquid earth to drag out the bodies of the children, who drowned in the mud that swamped their school hut as they studied. More than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, many who fled Myanmar during a brutal military crackdown in 2017, live in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar. Many refugees live in crowded,

Sourav Ganguly inducted into ICC’s Hall of Fame

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Former captain Sourav Ganguly received the perfect gift on his 54th birthday on Wednesday, becoming the latest Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame following a decision taken at the global body’s annual conference in Edinburgh. Ganguly’s induction takes the number of Indians in the ICC Hall of Fame to 12. Expressing his gratitude to the ICC for the honour, Ganguly thanked the international body chairman Jay Shah, describing the recognition as a “huge honour”. The left-handed batter, fondly known as ‘Dada’ and ‘Prince of Calcutta’, celebrated his birthday amid an

One in 14 women in low, middle income countries affected by early menopause: Study

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Early menopause which can occur before age 45 affects 1 in 14 women aged 30 to 49 living in low and middle-income countries, a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global Health has estimated. Researchers from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, said health consequences of early and premature menopause will strain the health systems of the countries, particularly those in South Asia and East Asia and the Pacific, and sub-Saharan Africa. Women usually go through the menopause between the ages of 45 and 55, but it is considered to be

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