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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)
Bacterial contamination in water affects more than half of Chennai
First, water tax and now, water purifiers - how will the lower income group afford quality drinking water?
Pritha Bhattacharya
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 03:44 PM

Chennai formerly known as Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu is the sixth most populous city in India with 4.68 million residents as of 2011. Until 1870, it had no piped water supply within the city and people were dependent on public and private wells. The construction of a piped water supply system was started in 1872. This laid the foundation for the present water supply system.
Source: Shawn (flickr.com/photos/uncultured)
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - My Yatra Your Yatra Our Yatra - Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister, Rural Development inaugurates the event from Bapu’s Wardha
This article describes the details of the inauguration of the Nirmal Bharat Yatra at Wardha
Urmila Chanam
Posted on 08 Oct, 2012 11:47 AM

5 Oct 2012, Helipad Ground, Wardha, Maharashtra.

The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - A different mindset, a different thought - The story of Goonj
This is the story of Goonj, an NGO that started Vastra Samman meaning providing clothes to needy people with dignity
Aneesha Menon
Posted on 06 Oct, 2012 12:57 AM

The basic facilities that the government promises is food, shelter and clothing; but so many a times in the midst of fulfilling the food and shelter criteria, they forget about the clothing aspect which actually is one of the most important of them all.  But one such NGO realized it’s importance and took it in their hands to ensure that this aspect was taken care of.
Annual Health Survey (AHS) bulletins 2010-2011- Data on health aspects of nine states by Ministry of Home Affairs
This data sheet on health includes information on arange of demographic indicators for nine states in India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Posted on 03 Oct, 2012 07:49 PM

This data sheet on health aspects by Ministry of Home Affairs provides district wise (rural and urban) statistics of nine Indian states on the following issues:
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - Stop 1 -"We don’t talk about it at all !" The taboo of menstruation in rural Maharashtra, a major deterrent in achieving menstrual hygiene
Breaking the taboo of menstruation in rural India, a major deterrent in achieving menstrual hygiene
Urmila Chanam
Posted on 02 Oct, 2012 05:40 PM

Priyanka, 13 and a chirpy adolescent girl studying in a government school in a village called ‘Rohini Gaun’ 25 kms from Wardha in Maharashtra blushes and says, "We don’t talk about it at all!".
Floods completely cut off North Sikkim, as death toll mounts in the North East - News roundup for the week ending September 23, 2012
The roundup this week includes news on floods in North Sikkim, swine flu in Bhopal and sewerage system upgradation in Trivandrum, Kerala
Rina Mukherjee
Posted on 24 Sep, 2012 03:09 PM

Floods completely cut off North Sikkim, as death toll mounts in the North East
GM crops are just not the right solution for our country, says a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture
While the battle against Genetically Modified (GM) food rages in India, an unequivocal stand has been taken by the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture
Basudeb Acharia
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 12:31 PM

The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, in its August 2012 report has recommended a total ban on the field trials of all GM crops. The report titled “Cultivation of genetically modified food crops – Prospects and effects” is based on views and suggestions on the subject from the various stakeholders.
Guidelines for the green development of Kerala - Draft report on the outcomes of the Kerala State Environmental Convention organised in Trivandrum (2nd and 3rd September 2012)
This report is an outcome of the two day Kerala Environmental Convention organised by the Kerala Paristhiti Aikya Vedi in Trivandrum
Kerala Paristhithi Aikya Vedi
Posted on 15 Sep, 2012 05:31 PM

This draft report by the Kerala Paristhithi Aikya Vedi is an outcome of the Kerala State Environmental Convention, a two day convention that was organised in Trivandrum, Kerala by calling upon various environmental and social organisations, concerned citizens, experts,  political leaders in the state to discuss the environmental crisis that the state has been facing in recent years.
Frequently asked questions on water integrity - A primer by the Water Integrity Network
This article includes answers on some of the frequently asked questions on water integrity
Water Integrity Network
Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 03:38 PM
  1. What is integrity ?
  2. What is corruption, and what are the various forms of corruption ?
India’s groundwater crisis- A discussion paper by Global Water Forum
The paper states that scanty rainfall especially during the onset of monsoons of 2012, has led to a grim water situation in the country
Paul Wyrwoll
Posted on 08 Sep, 2012 07:54 PM

This discussion paper by Global Water Forum reviews the drivers of groundwater crisis and its consequent impact, in India .
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