Telangana
Pollution levels rising post-lockdown in cities in south India
posted 3 weeks 6 days agoAn analysis was done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) of winter pollution (until January 26, 2021) in India’s five southern states - a vulnerable but poorly monitored region from the air quality perspective.

A rainbow recovery post-COVID
posted 4 months 4 weeks agoThere is a disquieting hush across the world as the linkage between the planet’s health and human well-being became pronounced during the times of the pandemic. The deepening socio-economic and ecological crises caused by patterns of production and consumption are being increasingly recognised.

Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
posted 5 months 2 weeks agoPunjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater

Groundwater extraction: NGT gets strict with commercial entities
posted 6 months 3 weeks agoNGT bans granting general permissions for groundwater extraction to commercial entities

India-UK team tackles antimicrobial resistance spread in waterways
posted 7 months agoAn estimated 58,000 babies die in India every year from superbug infections passed on from their mothers, whilst drug-resistant pathogens cause between 28,000 to 38,000 extra deaths in the European Union every year.

UP tops in providing employment under MGNREGS
posted 8 months 1 week agoUP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGS

MGNREGA gets additional Rs. 40,000 crore funds
posted 9 months 2 weeks agoAdditional Rs 40,000 crore allocated to MGNREGA

Water levels in major reservoirs maximum in last 13 years: CWC
posted 9 months 3 weeks agoWater storage level 76 percent more than last year: CWC

Women lead the way in water quality surveillance
posted 1 year agoHistorically, water is a gendered burden, with women being the primary caregivers responsible for cooking, washing and cleaning chores in the house and in modern times in institutions (teachers, anganwadi and healthcare workers). Women have traditionally been associated with various water related tasks - be it collecting, fetching, or purifying water.

Tangled bones, children unable to move and lives cut short
posted 1 year agoI am in the middle of nowhere, out on a field visit to understand how fluoride, a deadly contaminant in groundwater has been afflicting people in some of the worst affected villages in Nalgonda, Telangana. I am thirsty as hell and would do anything to find a seemingly elusive little glass of water, but I can’t.
