Tag: health

Aundh set to breathe easy on Sundays

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Aundh-set-to-breathe-easy-on-Sundays/articleshow/45976909.cms PUNE: Though residents in Aundh have a few open spaces to indulge in recreational activities, they are never enough for the 2.5 lakh citizens in Aundh ward, or even those living in other parts of the city. With Happy Streets set to create that ideal open space on Aundh’s ITI Road and DP… Read More ›

Reclaiming the streets: a vision of a happier, healthier Mumbai

Source:http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/24/equal-streets-happier-healthier-mumbai For tens of thousands, it is a vision of a better, happier and healthier city. If on a week day, pedestrians can barely navigate this traffic-congested, hawker-infested, heavily polluted stretch in Mumbai’s swank suburb of Bandra, for the last three Sunday mornings these few kilometres of Linking Road have become a road of their… Read More ›

Study reveals NMT is better for health

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/for-better-health-walk-or-cycle/article4807667.ece For the sake of their health, Indians would do well to leave their cars, scooters and motorbikes behind and walk or bicycle instead, according to research just published in the journal PLOS Medicine. That also means that more investments ought to go into making such physical activity safe and convenient. In India, economic prosperity has… Read More ›