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India’s water woes are bigger than you think

It is not even summer season and great swathes of India’s land are suffering from drought, recently published data reveals. This is according to an IndiaSpend analysis of figures from the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), which contains dire implications for an enormous number of Indians and a sizeable proportion of the country’s land. At …

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Air pollution is India’s apocalypse that won’t go away

More than two years ago, Greenpeace warned that India was facing an “apocalypse” because of air pollution. This week, we are given yet another warning about the public health catastrophe brewing in the air and festering in Indians’ lungs. This is thanks to the 2019 State of Global Air Report. In 2017, India lost 1.2 million …

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India’s problem with plastic waste

Imagine you were told your country produces 660,787.85 tonnes of plastic waste. Then imagine being told that that is not even forty percent of the story. This is the worrying implication of a new report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which reveals that its 660,785.85-tonne estimate for India’s plastic waste production reflects data …

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The Mahatma’s health and the legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – widely honoured as the Father of the Nation – is often thought of in almost mythic terms: a figure of near universal reverence, internationally celebrated for his dogged struggle for Indian independence; his stand against colonialism; his embrace of pacifism; and denunciation of violence. In recent weeks, details have come to …

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#HealthForPolls: Congress makes health a priority

Congress has put healthcare back on the electoral discourse by making it one of its topmost priorities in its manifesto 2019. Perhaps the party has been forced to push up the rhetoric regarding health to counter the BJP government’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Sticking to its decade-long promise of Right to Healthcare, Congress aims to increase …

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How air pollution ruins child health

Poisonous air is causing toxic damage to people across the world. Nine out of ten of us breathe polluted air. Now for the first time, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has highlighted its damaging impact on child health and survival. Over 93 percent of the world’s 1.8 billion children are exposed to toxic air …

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When the wells run dry: WaterAid warning for India

A coalescence of climate change, consumerism, population growth and pollution means the world is staring at a water crisis. For India, however, the situation is worse. The worst water crisis in its history is already underway. This is according to the latest report by global NGO WaterAid about the state of the world’s water. It …

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#HealthForPolls: Did Modi keep his promises to Goddess Ganga?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had vowed from the banks of the mighty River Ganga, “It’s my destiny to serve Maa Ganga,” when he was elected in May 2014. But after five years Goddess Ganga may not be too impressed. The Government’s target to clean the holy river by 2020 is far from being met. To …

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Climate change is heating up India – and you should be worried

A three-hour siesta will soon become a part of the working day for Kerala’s workers, as part of a policy to help them beat the heat. The policy will be good for workers in the short term – but over time, India’s climate will worsen to the extent that a siesta won’t be enough. . …

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India still topping the air pollution lists

Seven of the world’s ten most polluted cities are in India. The findings highlight an issue which has long been a blight on public health in the country – and one that is unlikely to be resolved in the near future. The new data reveals that not much has changed since the previous announcement that …

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