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 …
SURAT: To prevent outbreak of water-borne diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya in the city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched an awareness campaign for denizens from Tuesday. Through pamphlets, the civic body has listed guidelines for residents of apartments, housing societies and colonies making them cautious about all possible mosquito …
Training in integrated water and sanitation planning will be organised in Gaibandha Municipality under a joint project of the Government, UNICEF and DFID, officials said. The project titled Sanitation, Hygiene Education and Water Supply in Bangladesh (SHEWAB) began in the municipality in July, 2008. The aim of the project is …
programme that aims to accelerate achievement of the water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through strategically targeted interventions that strengthen governance of the water and sanitation sectors at appropriate levels.
The number of Dengue patients reported from Matara and Hambantota continues to increase, health authorities said. The number of dengue patients undergoing treatment at the Matara General Hospital is 22 and the majority of them are from the Tangalle Public health division. The number of dengue patients reported from the …
Mariani tea garden areas may face deadly diarrhoea From our Correspondent JORHAT, April 29: Amidst the tall claims made by Asom State Health Department
The government will finally hold a meeting today to decide the next course of action to combat diarrhoea which has killed at least 40 persons in the last two months, said sources in the health ministry. Three persons have died and 167 people have been afflicted by diarrhoea in Comilla, …
This article points to: - the main impacts of climate change on the health of the population of Bhutan. - Higher morbidity and mortality from extreme weather and climate events and an expansion of vectorborne and water-related diseases are expected. - consideration of the health sector
Diarrhoea outbreak in the city has become phenomenal as the inhabitants have no other way except for drinking muddy and stinking water. Scorching heat continues all over the country, our correspondents from Bhola, Rangpur and Gopalganj have reported that one person in each place has died of heatstroke. The deceased …
World Health Organisation (WHO) has agreed to provide a grant of Rs 800 million to the Punjab government during the next five years for the eradication of Malaria in the province. Sources in the health department told Business Recorder on Tuesday that the government has also approved an amount of …
Fresh efforts and funding to tackle malaria in recent years have brought the goal of eradicating the deadly disease within sight, health experts said on Friday. Wiping out malaria worldwide could take decades but many countries where it is endemic are on the brink of eliminating the disease, which infects …
Labourers dig a canal on the river bed of Koel near Pump House at Jhirpani. Water level in the river has drastically gone down in the last few weeks. KENDRAPARA: Death toll from gastro reached 12 in Rajnagar block with the death of an eight-year-old Babi Das of Hansua village …
No end to pollution of rivers Even if it had been an accidental oil spill from a pipe of the Ropar thermal plant, it would have been unpardonable, especially because the Punjab rivers and rivulets in general and the Satluj in particular are already so heavily polluted that any fresh …
At least 200 people were attacked with diarrhoea, pneumonia, jaundice and other water-borne diseases in nine upazilas in last three days. The diseases have broken out rapidly due to scorching heat in last few days, Civil Surgeon's Office sources said. Children and elderly people are the worst sufferers, they said. …
At least 200 people were attacked with diarrhoea, pneumonia, jaundice and other water-borne diseases in nine upazilas in last three days. The diseases have broken out rapidly due to scorching heat in last few days, Civil Surgeon's Office sources said. Children and elderly people are the worst sufferers, they said. …
Taking a serious note of increasing cases of water contamination in the city, Lucknow Municipal Corporation(LMC) and Jal Sansthan have decided to conduct a joint drive across the city.The civic authorities have also introduced several other measures to prevent the residents from several water-borne diseases. According to additional municipal commissioner …
Preventable diseases like diarrhoea, skin infections and conjunctivitis are still among the top 10 diseases in Bhutan, according to the annual health bulletin (AHB), 2009. Last year, 266,164 cases of common cold were recorded across the country, as compared to 54,781 in 2007. Diarrhoea cases also more than doubled in …
Thane: Contaminated water from four borewells in Bhiwandi has triggered a spate of gastroenteritis. The Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) has sealed the borewells. Two were dug by BNMC and the other two by a local resident, Mamuchi. Prakash Borse, civic commissioner, Bhiwandi said, "Laboratory tests of water sample collected from …
AHMEDABAD: Hirawadi area in Thakkarbappanagar has been hit by jaundice this year. In just a fortnight, the area saw more than 350 jaundice cases. Health officers from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) who have been attending to cases of fever in this area suspect that it is the illegal PVC pipe …
Despite efforts to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas, communicable diseases like meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea continue to haunt the tribal hamlets of Tripura. According to official figures, as many as 58 tribal villagers died of meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea over the past three months. The deadly meningitis has so …
One person died and seven others were admitted following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak because of suspected water contamination in Ward 20 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) over the past few days. Civic officials are yet to determine the cause of diarrhoea. The deceased, Pappu Ajay Varma, was a …
