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Second wave, new challenges: Civil society on the frontlines
Posted on 29 May, 2021 02:26 PMThe onset of a second wave of COVID-19 has inflicted havoc in urban centers and even in the national capital which has somewhat sound state-of-the-art health system.
![Involved in COVID relief (Image: SM Sehgal Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/Sonbhadra%2C%20UP.jpeg?itok=KdtsPLlm)
Smothered by heatwaves as climate swings
Posted on 22 May, 2021 11:19 PMIn recent times, India has been routinely experiencing abnormally hot days during the summer months of April and May. These deadly heatwaves marked by excessively hot weather along with high humidity are on the rise and are causing a record number of deaths of humans and livestock.
![A study shows how the open space on the western bank of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad acts as a heat sink. (Image: Emmanuel Dyan, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/ahmedabad.jpg?itok=a3rKVMOX)
Rural realities amid second COVID surge
Posted on 17 May, 2021 10:44 PMThe second wave of COVID-19 has now spread to the rural pockets of the country at a much faster rate than it did during the first wave of the outbreak.
![There is a need to strengthen the capacities of ASHA workers, and other healthcare and grassroots workers. (Image: DMD, Government of Bihar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/bihar.jpg?itok=UqPRovQ2)
Bathing spaces for women - crucial for WASH!
Posted on 11 May, 2021 08:02 PMWhile it is known that women and girls experience considerable challenges than men and boys in accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources, there is minimal discussion on bathing spaces for women while the focus continues to be on toilet construction.
![A temperory bathing space with no water and privacy in a fishing village in Tamil Nadu (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/Temperory%20bathroom.jpg?itok=DIauf-be)
Responding to the second wave of COVID-19 in rural India
Posted on 06 May, 2021 11:52 AMAs healthcare systems in urban cities across India grapple with the second wave of COVID-19, smaller towns and v
![As healthcare systems in urban cities across India grapple with the second wave of COVID-19, smaller towns and villages too are facing devastating consequences. (Image: ©Gates Archive/Saumya Khandelwa)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/rcrc.jpg?itok=v8PqMBEJ)
India’s pandemic generation: Inching closer to ecological disasters
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 11:20 PMIndia is all set to usher in a ‘pandemic generation’, with 375 million children (from newborns to 14-year-olds) likely to suffer long-lasting impacts, as per the State of Environment Report, 2021.
![Environmental crisis leading to more vulnerabilities among the marginalised communities. (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/ecology.jpg?itok=hhcZbS4j)
Study detects high levels of arsenic in cooked rice in Bihar
Posted on 03 Mar, 2021 08:01 AMExtensive evidence of elevated arsenic in the food chain, mainly rice, wheat and vegetables exists.
![Median excess lifetime cancer risk of 2 per 10,000 from food arsenic exposure in Bihar. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-02/Arsenic_Poisoning_0.jpg?itok=nULY11Qq)
Budget 2021: Policy measures in the nutrition sector
Posted on 25 Jan, 2021 11:34 AMIndia's food security policy framework includes many proven nutrition interventions. In 2015, India committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger.
![Children eating their mid-day meal at a worksite school in Andhra Pradesh (Image: ILO Asia Pacific, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-01/24984456222_84706ac7c1_k.jpg?itok=v5mVc8lR)
Sanitation workers amid the pandemic
Posted on 28 Dec, 2020 01:51 PMSanitation workers are out in full force tasked with disinfecting the public spaces as COVID-19 crisis continues to impact the country on top of other serious challenges faced by our WASH sector.
![Despite the risks and the dire conditions of their work, sanitation workers continued to do their job (Image: C S Sharada Prasad, India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/sanitation-worker.jpg?itok=dfeXkY8f)
Responsible consumption and production key to fighting climate change
Posted on 26 Dec, 2020 07:12 PMThe twelfth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) goal which calls for ensuring responsible consumption and production patterns, recognizes that consumption and production despite being drivers of the economy have destructive impacts on natural resources.
![The management of waste is vital to minimize long-term risks to human and environmental health. (Image: Pasi Mäenpää, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/landfill-Pasi%20M%C3%A4enp%C3%A4%C3%A4-Pixabay.jpg?itok=t3h6_sSn)