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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Wellcome, Merck JV to make anti-diarrhoea vaccine for babies
AN INDIAN healthcare joint venture between drugmaker Merck & Co and UK-based charitable entity Wellcome Trust plans to develop heat stable oral rotavirus vaccine to prevent diarrhoea in babies in developing countries.
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Diarrhoea alarm after cold wave
Bokaro, Jan.
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Watershed projects to be promoted in a big way
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) plans to promote its watershed projects as a livelihood option for landless farmers/labourers and women in southern districts of Tamil Nadu. It will organise a two-day residential workshop on January 20 and 21 at Theni in which non-governmental organisations partnering with NABARD in 45 projects covering 50 villages in eight southern
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Diarrhoea back, claims 6 in State
PURI/NABARANGPUR: The scourge of diarrhoea is back claiming three persons each in coastal Puri and predominantly tribal Nabarangpur districts. Many more are fighting for lives. Three persons died today and five were battling for lives in Puri infectious diseases hospital (IDH) after bouts of diarrhoea, while another 55 are undergoing treatment there.
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Water, food and poverty: global- and basin-scale analysis
Global population growth exerts stresses on river basins that provide food, water, energy and other ecosystem services. In some basins, evidence is emerging of failures to satisfy these demands. This paper
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Examining India’s groundwater quality management
Until the 1940s, the irrigation and drinking water needs of India were met by rivers, ponds, lakes, dugwells, and rainwater sources. However, in the middle of the 20th century India continually faced two
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Watershed for Orissa health
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
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One dies of diarrhoea, 13 others taken ill
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 brought dead in the OIL Hospital at Duliajan.
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Call to take steps to prevent water-borne diseases
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 increase in mosquito infestation and trigger the spread of vector-b
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How pure are their claims?
<p>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.</p>