Every year, India’s paddy field farmers burn seven to eight million metric tonnes of crop waste. The effect of this on India is astronomical – both on the country’s wallet, and its people’s health. Crop burning incurs a cost of almost US$30 billion every year, new research suggests. A groundbreaking study led by the International …
Tens of millions of Indians face nutritional deficiencies in the coming decades because of carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution, a recent study suggests. Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are killing crop quality in India. This means commonly consumed foodstuffs in the country, such as rice and wheat, will lose much of their nutritional value. This …
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Is lack of pesticide awareness killing our farmers? Vijay Sardar – a resident of Dahigaon in the Akola district of the state – was admitted to Government Medical College (GMC) in Akola on August 7th with contact pesticide poisoning. He died five days later, aged 32. As of August 17th, there have been an additional …
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In three years 16,324 farm labourers committed suicide Much of the attention surrounding the suicide crisis on India’s farmlands has centred around the farmers. However data shows that farm workers are killing themselves in droves, in what is the latest spotlight shone on the desperation and despair faced by those who till India’s soil and …
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Pollution kills millions worldwide every year. In 2015, India witnessed 1.1 million pollution-related deaths. The vast majority of these deaths were borne by the country’s rural population, a new study suggests. “A pan-Indian problem” 75 percent of the 1.1 million pollution-related deaths which took place in India in 2015 took place in rural areas. Exposure …
Will India be witnessing famine on a massive scale by 2050? A lack of groundwater could mean yes. However, switching to a vegetarian diet could stave this off, claims a recent study published in The Lancet. Groundwater sources are being depleting faster than they can replenish. This can be partially attributed to irrigation and sewage …
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