Isha Bajpai

Former Senior Sub Editor, Down To Earth

Isha Bajpai

As many as 50 countries in the world have not met the SDG child mortality rate target. Credit: nih.gov

56 million children are projected to die in next 12 years

18 Sep 2018

2 min read

Johny, a 29-year-old manual scavenger, comes out after cleaning a septic tank in Ghaziabad. Credit: Vikas Choudhary

Manual scavenging: Non-existent for govt, yet people die 30-ft under ground

10 Sep 2018

2 min read

People living around Ghazipur landfill often blame it for their health ailments. Some garbage mounds have reached the height of 60 metres in the
last 40 years (Photo: Vikas Choudhary)

To authorities, it's smelly and you know it, still you don't act on it

17 Jul 2018

5 min read

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