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August 16, 2024
Open drains drain health
A recent study finds that majority of the poor in India are likely to have open drains or no drainage systems to convey and treat their waste flows, threatening their health.
Open drains, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
August 10, 2024
Changing waterscapes trigger the spread of Zika in urban India 
While citizens need to play their part to prevent diseases such as Zika, municipal bodies/urban area authorities need to pull their socks up and set right the poor governance mechanisms that are slowly turning cities into hotbeds of diseases, filth and mismanagement.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, the culprit for causing Zika (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
August 1, 2024
Weed wars: The hidden costs of herbicide use in rice
Recognising the limitations of relying solely on herbicides, a strategic shift towards preventive measures is crucial
Relying solely on chemicals to keep weeds at bay isn't sustainable and can harm the environment. (Image: Needpix)
June 12, 2024
The ripple effect of safe drinking water on health under Jal Jeevan Mission
Leveraging research to optimise water programs for improved health outcomes in India
Closing the tap on disease (Image: Marlon Felippe; CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
April 30, 2024
India boils as heat soars!
As temperatures soar, what should India do to adapt to changing conditions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change?
Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)
March 30, 2024
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
A recent study finds that climate change induced extreme weather events such as droughts can increase the vulnerability of women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)
Dengue and chikungunya in India - High temperatures, humidity, rainfall and local practices to blame?
High temperatures, humidity, rainfall and local practices favour breeding and abundance of Aedes mosquito species increasing the risk of dengue and chikungunya
M.Palaniyandi
Dayaraj Cecilia
Shepard et al
Posted on 25 Nov, 2014 03:44 PM

Climate change has been predicted to have a tremendous impact on the health of populations leading to deaths as well as increase in the incidence of diseases such as dengue and chikungunya. Dengue and chikungunya have emerged as major public health problems making headlines in many states in India following the erratic monsoons.
Aedes aegypti mosquito (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Poisonous encounters in Maharashtra
The water in Jamwadi village, Yavatmal has been severely contaminated by the Raymond Company but quality tests only confirm this when the villagers changed the name of the village on the test sample.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 23 Nov, 2014 03:32 PM

A decade ago, Jamwadi village in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, was a famous tourist attraction due to its beautiful lake. Now, there is no lake to speak of thanks to the Raymond factory in Yavatmal. Wastewaster from the factory flows untreated into the lake, which is located 15 kms away.
Contaminated water from the Raymond factory
Toilets and social networks: Is there a connection?
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM
Of late, there have been plenty of discussions around the topic of sanitation, which have focussed on building toilets on a massive scale.
It's not just about rape
It is time we realise that sanitation is not just a development target that can be achieved by increasing the number of toilets. It is a reflection of how we view ourselves, both men and women, as equal members of society.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Nandatai and her 16 year old daughter Phula creep out of their houses quietly in the wee hours of the morning into the dark fields to relieve themselves before everyone wakes up. It is an everyday story as this is the only time in the day that they have privacy. “It is so shameful to go out in the fields during the day”, says Nandatai. “We have to hold our urine till it gets dark.
Sanitation access among women is a fundamental human right (Image Source: surrealpenguin via Wikimedia Commons)
SC rebukes Central and State Pollution Control Boards over Ganga pollution
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Pollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC
KenBetwa river link to divert 6000 hectares of Panna Tiger Reserve
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Ken-Betwa river link to take away 10% of MP's Panna Tiger Reserve
Water allocation to stay the same for Telangana and Andhra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Telangana formed but no change in water allocation
CSE tells new govt to reinvent strategy for river cleanup
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Apply new strategy for cleaning rivers: CSE
Access to clean water and sanitation the ruralurban gap closes
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The rural-urban divide in access to sanitation reduces: UN
Environmentalists wary of Modis green agenda
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Environmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
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