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 …
BHUBANESWAR: The heat over cholera deaths, the storm created by the stinging Lancet report on malaria casualties, the H1N1 outbreak and the repulsive sight of dogs nibbling a farmer
DIBRUGARH, Dec 15: Julie Moran (12) died while 13 others of Ashadeep Residential Bridge Course centre under Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan were taken ill at North Jaloni LP School in Duliajan today. Moran, daughter of Indeswar Moran of Kakopathar in Doomdooma, is a student of the fifth standard and was declared …
Thiruvananthapuram: The Health Department has urged the public to take necessary precautions against the possible spread of water and vector-borne diseases, including leptospirosis and viral fever, in view of the recent floods caused by the strengthening of the monsoon in the district. Stagnant pools of water could result in an …
Market for water purifiers is booming, but no regulations check quality and claims. Down To Earth expresses concern and questions claims of the water purifier industry in this latest special report. Market for water purifiers booms, but consumers cannot be sure of quality in absence of regulations.
Manoj Lodhiwal is the head salesperson at a household appliance store in south Delhi. Every morning as the storeowner performs puja, he examines how and where to display products. “The facade must remain stacked with home water purifiers; they are the hottest items,” Lodhiwal said. His store is in Mohan …
Several mega water projects involving heavy investments are being implemented to ensure adequate water supply to all areas of the metropolis but the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has failed to surmount the problem of the absence of a matching distribution network meant for general consumers. The existing network consists …
Globally, around 2.4 million deaths (4.2% of all deaths) could be prevented annually if everyone practised appropriate hygiene and had good, reliable sanitation and drinking water. These deaths are mostly of children in developing countries from diarrhoea and subsequent malnutrition, and from other diseases attributable to malnutrition. How is an …
A safe, reliable, affordable, and easily accessible water supply is essential for good health. Yet, for several decades, about a billion people in developing countries have not had a safe and sustainable water supply. It has been estimated that a minimum of 7.5 litres of water per person per day …
With as many as 21 deaths occurring due to an outbreak of diarrhoeal diseases, including cholera, in a cluster of tea estates in Sonitpur district over two weeks, the Assam government on Monday decided to file cases against three tea estates for gross negligence of healthcare of labourers. The government …
2.6 billion people all over the world lack adequate toilets and hygiene facilities. Good sanitation ensures public health and contributes to economic development by preventing loss of human days caused by ill health and deaths due to diseases like jaundice, cholera and diarrhoea.
The importance of an uncontaminated water supply and proper sanitation in controlling enteric infections, as well as contributing to poverty eradication, has been recognized by the international community. Although sanitation appears to be no less effective as a public health measure than water supply improvements, targets for improving sanitation worldwide …
BHUBANESWAR: Denizens of the Capital City spend a whopping ` 50 lakh daily on treatment of water-borne diseases. Sounds incredible? That is what a report of the Urban Development Department says. What
Dumka, Oct. 26: It is the word of the village head against the civil surgeon on how many Paharias died of diarrhoea recently. On October 23, village head Nijri Paharia of Surajbeda under Littipara block of Pakur district submitted a petition to the office of regional deputy director of health …
Raipur: A cholera outbreak may have gone undetected in South Bastar this monsoon. Since June, a steady stream of deaths have been reported in the Maoist-hit districts of Bijapur and Dantewada. More than 100 people developed acute diarrhoea and died of dehydration within hours. Among other bacterial and viral diseases, …
BHUBANESWAR: Despite the enormity of waterborne epidemics in Orissa, figures don't add up to suggest any encouraging trend on sanitation front. As of August 2010, the State has been able to construct over 30 lakh individual household toilets. But the total requirement is around 71 lakh. The pace has been …
With a number of migrant labourers admitted in hospital with symptoms of diarrhoea, there is panic among workers at the grain market in Moga. Dr B S Goyal, who is posted at the Moga Civil Hospital, said the patients brought there were suffering from acute diarrhoea, primarily due to consumption …
Kakinada, Oct. 11: Vector and water-borne diseases are becoming rampant in East Godavari district, particularly in the Agency areas due to various reasons including sudden change in climate following heavy rains and floods in the district in the last few months.Most people, particularly tribals, the aged, women and children are …
