Water access and sanitation shape birth outcomes and earning potential
By Sahana Ghosh Spending more time per day fetching water increased Indian women’s risk of delivering a low birth weight baby, a study has said. Open […]
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Water ATMs may help in bridging safe water gap
By Priscilla Jebaraj ₹44,000 crore needed to set up 2.2 lakh small water enterprises: report For thousands of communities across India, the process of getting drinking water is […]
Children are dying: Preventive health needs your attention
By Piyush Mehra According to government data from 2016, India’s under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) i.e. children per 1000, dying before age five, is 39. That is, […]
From Oxygen Cylinders to Coronary Stents, India’s Health Equipment Density Is Abysmal
By Biraj Swain Low budgetary allocation and import dependency are major reasons for such low equipment penetration. The science fiction author William Gibson famously stated, “The future […]
To Be a Functional Democracy, India Needs to Reclaim Its Primary Healthcare
By Pavitra Mohan How do we reclaim health care that is for the people, by the people and of the people? Simply defined, democracy is […]
1.47 crore Indians at high risk of cancer, due to arsenic contaminated water
As many as 96 districts in 12 States have been affected by high arsenic contamination in ground water. Around 70.4 million people in 35 districts […]
India hit with its biggest outbreak of Zika to date, with 32 confirmed cases
By Manveena Suri India has recorded its biggest outbreak of Zika virus to date, with 32 cases confirmed in Jaipur, capital of the western state […]
Anti-tobacco Activist appeals cine and sports personalities to stay away from advertising pan masala
Bhubaneswar: Odisha based Anti tobacco activist Md. Imran Ali has urged to cine and sports personalities to stay away from advertising pan masala even if it […]
India must ditch rice to feed growing population, scientists warn
By Josh Gabbatiss Conventional crops use too much water and do not provide enough nutrients India must shift from growing mainly rice and wheat to other crops that […]
Alcohol Results in Death of 2.6 Lakh Indians Every Year: WHO Report
New Delhi: At least 2.6 lakh Indians die due to alcohol consumption in India every year, a WHO report said. The causes of death range from […]