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 …
Climate change greatly increases the risk that the most basic rights of children in poor countries will not be met. These children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming and yet least to blame. Save the Children
Goa has long been facing a problem of contaminated water, but the response of the authorities is tardy, says FREDDY DIAS W ater is essential for life. We need to drink at least 2.5 litres of water daily, which means that every individual consumes nearly 68,475 litres of water in …
Mumbai: More than 50% of Mumbai's population are not satisfied with the water they are supplied with. This has been revealed in a survey conducted by the Academy of Pharmaceutical, Kalina. The study on a sample size of 500 people from Cuffe Parade to Borivili was conducted in June. "Over …
Diarrhoea is a major killer in India claiming the lives of about 1,000 children below five years of age everyday. Worldwide diarrhoeal diseases and acute respiratory infections are responsible for the deaths of more than 3.5 million children below five years of age each year. The second annual Global Handwashing …
BALASORE: Three persons, including a woman and two children, have died of diarrhoea within last couple of days in Mukhura panchayat under Remuna block of Balasore district. The deaths have been reported from two tribal hamlets. The deceased have been identified as Sita Singh of Gourapur and Kuni Singh and …
Two diarrhoea patients died on Sunday night, raising the number of diarrhoeal deaths to six in a week, while 111 more people were admitted to Pabna General Hospital and Pabna Sadar Upazila Health Complex in 24 hours till yesterday afternoon. A specialised team will start work in Pabna from today …
Oct. 12: The panchayat raj minister, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana, asked medical and health officials, government doctors, members of district wing of Indian Medical Association and municipal commissioners to strictly implement an integrated health action plan to combat epidemics and viral fevers effectively in the district. He was reviewing on Monday …
The Andhra Pradesh government faces its toughest task yet since the floods as it grapples with threats of outbreak of post-flood epidemics. Krishna, Kurnool, Guntur, Kadapa and Mahabubnagar districts, which were ravaged by the floods and remained underwater for six days, now face the possibility of the outbreak of cholera, …
Nonihatwari (Dumka), Oct. 6: The death of a 25-year-old woman in Nonihatwari under Jama block this morning has triggered panic of a possible diarrhoea outbreak in the area. Lilabati Kumari could not be taken to Sadar hospital and she died without treatment. But Dumka civil surgeon S.N. Jha was unaware …
While the country is preparing to combat pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus, another outbreak of a virus called dengue is gradually escalating at an alarming level. City hospitals are seeing huge number of patients everyday. Health experts warned that if proper measures are delayed, the condition could be more fatal …
Photocatalysis is an advanced oxidation process aiming at the complete conversion of harmful and toxic dissolved contaminants in natural or drinking water into carbon dioxide, water and inorganics in presence of semiconducting materials such as TiO2 and ZnO which act as catalysts. The present paper provides an overview of current …
With cases of arsenic and fluoride contamination of water bodies being reported from places in neighbouring West Bengal and Bangladesh, it may be time for Assam to adopt a policy to explore and map such sites. According to doctors, who are familiar with such incidence, the State should work with …
Jamshedpur, Sept. 21: The situation in diarrhoea-hit Potka block has deteriorated, as the disease has now spread to more villages. Cases of diarrhoea were reported from four new villages today, raising the number of affected villages to 19. Potka circle officer Sanjay Shandil confirmed six deaths due to diarrhoea.
Till Friday, it preyed on 80. Within 72 hours, the count has jumped to 400. Diarrhoea, which reared its head in Potka, East Singhbhum, last week is stalking as many as 15 villages in the block, where at least 100 have been hospitalised. Unconfirmed reports say six villagers have already …
BHUBANESWAR: Cholera may have been controlled in Kalahandi but it is still fully on with its dreaded hybrid variant threatening to break loose. A surveillance study suggests that this killer bacteria is present in at least 13 districts of the State. While Rayagada witnessed the scourge of cholera in 2007, …
Mumbai: Statistics provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) health department shows a considerable rise in deaths related to water-borne ailments and gastroenteritis. As many as 49 waterborne fever-related deaths and eight gastroenteritis deaths were reported this monsoon. click here Last year, the toll stood at 21, which included three …
Eighty people were affected over the past 24 hours as diarrhoea gripped villages in Potka block of East Singhbhum. Of them, 50 have been admitted to various hospitals in Jamshedpur, Jadugora and Ghatshila. The worst affected village is Dokarsahi where 55 persons, including women and children, have fallen victim to …
n Illegal water connections to blame n Panicky authorities disconnect supply Manish Sirhindi Tribune News Service Panipat, September 18 Deplorable sanitation conditions coupled with careless attitude of residents, who drew water from pipes passing through septic tanks, has resulted in outbreak of diarrhoea in the local Batra Colony, which has …
The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna and National Rural Health Mission have the potential to transform the health and financial security of poor households. The experience of VimoSEWA indicates that health insurance must be firmly linked to an effective public health system. A high percentage of claims for preventable illness, unnecessary …
'About one lakh and ten thousands people of the country died every year, who are affected by the water-borne diseases.' 'Bangladesh loses 670 million dollar due to the weakness of management of water resources of the country.' These were told yesterday at a roundtable at National Press Club in the …
