Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
This paper discusses the particular and disproportionate risks to urban children in poverty from various aspects of climate change, both extreme events and changing means. It explores the potential impacts on children's health, learning and psychosocial well-being, and considers the implications of family coping strategies for children. The paper goes …
Access to safe and affordable water is considered to be a basic human right, yet the universal reality does not reflect this principle. A lack of adequate capacity and financing, and national policies which often rely on unsustainable use of water resources, prevent effective and sustainable provision of safe water …
One child died and 17 people suffering from gastroenteritis in some villages of the Kachho belt were admitted to hospital on Sunday. Sadam 13, of village KT Wassan, died of gastroenteritis. Condition of Mohammad Urs, Allah Dino Rodhnani, Haji Allah Bux Rodhnani, Mohammad Ramzan, Sakina Laghari and Mohammad Omer was …
Hyderabad, Sept. 21: Due to continuing rains in the state, viral fever and cholera cases are on rise in several areas including the state capital. Poor sanitation and contaminated water supply are cited as main reasons by the health experts for the spread of the water-borne diseases. Incidentally, the majority …
Diarrhoea has broken out in all the six upazilas of Netrakona with the recession of flood water. At least 650 people, mainly old men and children, have been attacked with the waterborne disease in the last one week, according to sources at the district civil surgeon
IN the tsunami of December 2004, people heard a strange, deep rumbling before columns of the sea came in. In 2008, the people of north Bihar had no such warning. The river was silent and swift, rising from a deceptive two feet to nearly eight feet in a matter of …
KOLKATA, Sept. 10: A day after 173 people were suspected to have been affected with enteric in Rabindra Pally and Purba Phulbagan areas of Jadavpur, over 50 more people were detected with similar symptoms today. This took the toll of affected people to over 200. While the leakage in the …
Waterborne diseases are spreading in the capital and in the northern region as floodwater is receding. A large number of roads in the central and south-central regions still remain submerged. The marginal flood victims are still suffering from lack of food and drinking water, although relief efforts by the government …
Cholera had broken out among up to 300,000 Pakistanis who fled the fighting between government forces and militants, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. The situation in the Bajaur region remains
The flooding in the central part of the country, including Dhaka, deteriorated further as the rivers flowing over the region continue to swell on Thursday. Flood experts also forecasted inundation of more low lying areas in Chandpur, Sirajganj, Tangail, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Faridpur, Madaripur and Shariatpur, Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas in …
Atiq Khan LUCKNOW: With at least two dozen districts of Uttar Pradesh reeling under the impact of rain-related diseases, the worst may not yet be over for them, despite the decline in floods and a respite from the prolonged spell of monsoon. Over 400 people have died of viral fever, …
SAHARSA DISTRICT, India: Indian authorities rushed doctors and medical equipment to flood-devastated northern India on Monday to ward off outbreaks of disease among the hundreds of thousands of victims crowding relief camps, officials said. Nearly half of the 1.2 million people who were left homeless when the Kosi River burst …
The predominant cause of water pollution in India is the presence of Fecal Coliform, mainly due to large amount of untreated sewage discharged into the water bodies. Many a times, even if treated sewage is discharged into a water body, still high Coliform levels remain as a significant pollution issue. …
Delhi has reported 450 cases of cholera this year; the civic authorities said on Monday and apprehended that the situation may worsen in the wake of the recent floods in Yamuna. "Cholera has been a constant problem in the city. We have so far reported over 450 cases,' said V.K. …
About 150 people have reportedly been admitted to the hospitals and health centres of the district for gastroenteritis during last 48 hours. The number of gastroenteritis patients has shown a sudden increase in the district in the wake of recent rains. At least 100 patients suffering from the disease were …
: Five more people died of gastroenteritis in Luddan area during the last three days. Reports said the people were getting contaminated water because of mixing of a sewer line with water supply pipe. The deceased were identified as Allah Rakha, 40, Farah Bibi, 5, Jannat Bibi, 60, Asif, 5, …
A man died while many people were hospitalized due to gastroenteritis in Luddan on Wednesday. A gastro patient, Noor Ahmed, 50, was being taken to Luddan rural health centre (RHC) but he died just before reaching the RHC. A dispenser told Dawn that scores of gastro patients were brought to …
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - As the world races to find solutions to the planet's climate woes, some 2,500 experts meet in Stockholm this week to put the spotlight on one of the most pressing issues, that of water resources, at World Water Week. The theme of this year's annual gathering is …
