Tag: India
India struggles with low breast cancer screening – study
India ranks among the countries with the poorest breast cancer screening coverage, with only 1.3% of women aged 45 and older undergoing mammograms, according to a new study in BMC Public Health. This figure falls far below the global average […]
Rising contamination in India’s groundwater, uranium and nitrate as key pollutants
India, the world’s largest consumer of groundwater, uses 87% for irrigation and 11% for domestic purposes. However, groundwater quality is deteriorating, with nearly 20% of samples exceeding safe pollutant limits, according to the 2023 Annual Ground Water Quality Report by […]
