Health
Study detects high levels of arsenic in cooked rice in Bihar
posted 5 days 4 hours agoExtensive evidence of elevated arsenic in the food chain, mainly rice, wheat and vegetables exists.

Budget 2021: Policy measures in the nutrition sector
posted 1 month 1 week agoIndia's food security policy framework includes many proven nutrition interventions. In 2015, India committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger.

Sanitation workers amid the pandemic
posted 2 months 1 week agoSanitation workers are out in full force tasked with disinfecting the public spaces as COVID-19 crisis continues to impact the country on top of other serious challenges faced by our WASH sector.

Responsible consumption and production key to fighting climate change
posted 2 months 1 week agoThe twelfth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) goal which calls for ensuring responsible consumption and production patterns, recognizes that consumption and production despite being drivers of the economy have destructive impacts on natural resources.

Getting communities engaged in faecal sludge management
posted 2 months 2 weeks agoGyanchand Mishra, Councillor of Ward 3, is the President of the Ward Sanitation Committee (WSC) and is also a member of the City Sanitation Task Force (CSTF).

Air pollution: Filling the gaps
posted 2 months 2 weeks agoAir pollution killed 16.7 lakh Indians and led to an economic loss of Rs.

Lost to fluorosis
posted 2 months 2 weeks ago“What should I do? I have been bedridden for two years now. My hands and feet do not work.

New packaged drinking water rules to apply from January 1, 2021
posted 2 months 4 weeks agoRevised standards for packaged drinking water to apply from January 1st, 2021

Generating demand for sanitation infrastructure
posted 4 months 2 weeks agoRadharamanpada is an unauthorised slum in Angul with 300 houses. The president of the slum sanitation committee Janaki Sahu, a 28-year-old mother of four, runs a street food stall on the main road. There are seven women in the committee of eleven, working on sanitation solution for populations that remain underserved.
