Indian officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient caused contaminated cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months.
An Indian Tejas fighter jet crashed in a fireball during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday, prompting the Indian Air Force to launch an inquiry to determine the cause.
Indian police detained dozens of people during a rare protest at New Delhi’s India Gate monument demanding action against toxic air choking the capital and surrounding areas.
A severe cyclone that hit India’s east coast this week caused nearly 53 billion rupees ($603 million) in damage, flooding farms, roads, and buildings in Andhra Pradesh, authorities said on Thursday.
The WHO issued a health alert on three contaminated cough syrups found in India, urging countries to report any detection of these medicines to the health agency.
Floods and landslides unleashed by unrelenting rain in India’s Darjeeling region killed at least 18, washing away homes, roads, and bridges, while the death toll in neighbouring Nepal rose to 50.
