Green gadgets: designing the future
Ahead of Europe’s largest consumer technology show, to be hosted in Berlin, Greenpeace has analysed the environmental progress being made by companies attending the IFA 2014. The report, titled ‘Green
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India leads the world in dengue burden: Nature
Dengue, the world’s most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease, is taking a far bigger human toll than was believed to be the case. As many as 390 million people across the globe could be falling victim to the virus each year, according to a multinational study published by Nature on Sunday. India emerges in the analysis as the country with the world’s highest dengue burden, with about 34 per cent of all such cases occurring here. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), incidence of dengue has shot up 30 fold in the past 50 years. Its estimate has been that globally there were 50-100 million dengue infections taking place annually.
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Experts concerned about Dhaka's water
Increasing amounts of contamination in Dhaka's water supply, with lead levels four times the permitted levels in some areas, are worrying Bangladeshi scientists tackling the issue. Such is the
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Study on the effectiveness and impact of pentavalent vaccination program in India and other south Asian countries
<p>Penta-valent-vaccine is a combination vaccine administered in a 3-dose schedule, offers protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DPT), hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib).
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Infant mortality rate alarming in MP
Madhya Pradesh is second after Orissa in leading the country as far as highest infant mortality rate (IMR) is concerned. The IMR for Madhya Pradesh is alarming with 8.8 per cent children dying with
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Garbage lies uncollected, uncared for
Delay in clearing garbage being attributed to bad roads leading to dumping ground Several of the large green dustbins across Puducherry are overflowing, with a portion of garbage lying on streets, causing inconvenience to shopkeepers, residents and pedestrians.
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Climate Change, trade and economics
As negotiations accelerate in the lead-up to the Copenhagen climate change conference in December, trade-related issues have emerged as key elements of the discussions.
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Chronic kidney diseases of uncertain etiology (CKDue) in Sri Lanka: geographic distribution and environmental implications
The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where
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Highest pneumonia mortality in India
After evidence that India is lagging behind on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing Infant Mortality Rate by 2015, it now turns out that it is faltering on the child survival MDG as well. The first-ever report tracking global progress against pneumonia, the leading killer of children under five years of age, finds that India is witnessing the highest number of pneumonia-related chi
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Confronting drought in Africa’s drylands: opportunities for enhancing resilience
This book focuses on the medium-term prospects (over the next two decades) for increasing the resilience to drought and other shocks of people living in dryland areas of East and West Africa. Increasing
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Condition of 10% contribution abolished
The condition of mandatory ten per cent contribution for implementation of piped water schemes in the rural areas has been abolished. Public Health Engineering Minister Choudhary Chandrabhan Singh has informed that orders to this effect have been issued today by the department. He informed that this decision would lead to intensification of piped water schemes' implementation.
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Green Groups Blast EU Agency Over Biotech Maize
International green groups attacked Europe's leading food safety agency on Wednesday for its views on biotech crops and foods, saying a recent opinion was flawed and had ignored studies highlighting safety concerns.
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Removal of nitrogen in constructed wetlands to prevent eutrophication
Nitrogen is an important nutrient in domestic and industrial wastewater and its elevated concentration in the wetland promotes explosive growth of algae. The decomposition of the algae leads to an excessive growth of bacteria, utilizing and dissolved oxygen from water. This process of rapid algal growth leading to oxygen-starved waters is known as eutrophication.
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First study to identify bacteria forms
Leading medical practitioners in the country have come together to conduct a first of its kind country wide study on the different types of bacteria that causes infections in patients across
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Air pollution causes spike in asthma cases
The Cochin Thoracic Society will organise a bike rally to create awareness on asthma on World Asthma Day on Tuesday, its treatment and control that will help patients lead normal lives. The rally will be inaugurated by Hibi Eden, MLA, from the High Court junction and will culminate at the Kaloor international stadium where ten saplings will be planted by the society.
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Through the looking glass: A practical path to improving healthcare through transparency
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/Health_index.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />This first global assessment of its kind
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Heinz recalls Sudan I food items in China
Leading global food manufacturer, Heinz has recalled its chilly sauces and chilli oils from China amid fears that may contain the red industrial dye Sudan I, believed to cause cancer, state media
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Improving health and well-being independently of GDP: dividends of greener and prosocial economies
Increases in gross domestic product (GDP) beyond a threshold of basic needs do not lead to further increases in well-being. An explanation is that material consumption (MC) also results in negative health
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Grain warehouse workers prone to respiratory diseases
workers in warehouses are regularly exposed to respiratory diseases and allergies. Usually, grain warehouses have high concentrations of airborne grain dust which contains very harmful pesticides,
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Free to Shine: Africa united against childhood HIV
<p>The Free to Shine campaign1 is an initiative of the African Union, the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) and partners to address the growing complacency in the response to