2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Waterborne diseases
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Food that kills you
The deaths of 31 people in Europe from a little-known strain of E. coli have raised alarms worldwide, but we shouldn
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Diarrhoea dwarfs malaria, civic body turns a blind eye
If the figures collected from public hospitals are to be believed, the BMC needs to seriously think of the increasing number of people being affected by diarrhoea in the city. The data collected by Praja foundation
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Drought, Frost hit MP should not face damage in the event of flood
Ahead of monsoon, the Chief Secretary Avani Vaish reviewed the preparations to deal with any worst case-scenario, due to heavy rainfall and flood here at Mantralaya today. It was informed at the meeting that all the arrangements have been made to overcome any flood situation during the rainy season in Madhya Pradesh already facing hammering of drought and frost for the last several years.
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Villagers getting contaminated water from Surinsar lake
Contaminated water of the Surinsar lake, mixed with animal waste, is being supplied to more than 30 villages of the Dansal block in the Kandi belt of Jammu district comprising a population of more than 25,000. Though the authorities have
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Impacts of climate change on public health in India: Future research directions
Climate change and associated increases in climate variability will likely further exacerbate global health disparities. More research is needed, particularly in developing countries, to accurately predict
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905 dengue cases, eight deaths in Colombo
Some 905 cases of dengue with eight deaths have been reported in the city since January, the Colombo Municipality said yesterday. It said these figures were bound to rise further because of the heavy rains in some parts of the country. Colombo Municipality Chief Medical Officer Pradeep Kariyawasam said 222 cases of dengue with one death were reported this month.
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Around 3 cr people remain vulnerable to arsenic
Speakers at a daylong workshop in Rajshahi on Monday revealed that around three crore people remained vulnerable to arsenic in 54 districts of the country. In this context, they emphasized the need for creating mass awareness among the vulnerable areas so that the people could play a vital role in preventing the disease before infection. The workshop styled "Detection of Arsenicosis and its Mana
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Malaria, jaundice wreak havoc in Sonitpur dist
TEZPUR, May 18
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Water of life or death?
The Bombay high court
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Salt levels in river water have gone up, says expert
Nuclear chemist and a professor of chemistry at the University of Sindh, Dr Mohammad Yar Khuhawar, has said that non-release of water downstream of Kotri Barrage has caused an increase in salt levels in river water and led to large-scale death of small fish. Mr Khuhawar told journalists here on Monday that salt level had increased in water pooled in a small quantity at different places on the r