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Jharkhand: Once reviled and ignored, these women of Jharia's coalfields revived dugwell to ensure year-round water supply

New Delhi, March 12 -- Poornima Devi hasn't forgotten those harsh summer afternoons when she, along with the other women of Neeche Mohalla (colony) had to listen to abuses hurled at them as they walke... Read More


As told to Parliament (March 11, 2025): Health ministry urges states to boost health budgets by 10% annually

New Delhi, March 12 -- Expenditure on health Out-of-Pocket Expenditure as a share of Total Health Expenditure declined from 62.6 per cent in 2014-15 to 39.4 per cent in 2021-22, while Government Healt... Read More


Unequal water future: Study reveals how climate change is widening scarcity in some regions while easing it in others

New Delhi, March 11 -- The global distribution of water resources is uneven, leading to varying levels of water scarcity. Climate change and global warming are expected to exacerbate this disparity, n... Read More


Integrating battery storage systems for round the clock RE power will improve grid stability and power purchase

New Delhi, March 11 -- The increasing power generation from variable renewable energy (RE) sources, such as solar and wind, has introduced challenges for grid management due to their intermittent natu... Read More


Policy and governance roadblocks are the biggest challenges to treated water reuse

New Delhi, March 11 -- India stands at a critical juncture in wastewater management, with treated wastewater reuse emerging as a key solution to water scarcity. A recent report by Delhi-based think ta... Read More


Trump is cancelling a Republican project to wipe out AIDS putting millions of lives at risk

New Delhi, March 11 -- Enormous progress has been made in tackling the global HIV epidemics over the past two decades. The number of people dying from HIV-related causes has fallen by 51 per cent sinc... Read More


Global maternal mortality crisis: 800 women died daily in 2020, WHO report reveals

New Delhi, March 11 -- Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, equating to one death every two minutes, according to a new study re... Read More


East Africa soil degradation hits 40%, with only 20% of land in Kenya fit for food production: Report

New Delhi, March 11 -- More than 40 per cent of East Africa's soils are degraded, with climate change and soil erosion posing a major threat to agriculture and food production in the already food-inse... Read More


South Africans living near coal power stations at 6% higher risk of respiratory diseases, premature deaths: Study

New Delhi, March 11 -- Residents of district municipalities with coal-powered plants in South Africa face a 6 per cent greater risk of health issues due to air pollution than those in district municip... Read More


Why is Chennai facing immense heat? March 6 hottest day recorded for Tamil Nadu

New Delhi, March 11 -- Chennai is currently experiencing an intense heatwave, with temperatures soaring to unusually high levels. Several areas in the city have recorded above-normal temperatures, cre... Read More