ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: जलवायु परिवर्तन के नए शिकार, देश में बढ़ रहा है कुष्ठ रोग

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Triple jeopardy

Districts with high climate anomalies and socio-economic vulnerabilities also report a greater prevalence of leprosy 

Manual scavenging: A stinking legacy of suffocation and stigma

Every year, hundreds of manual scavengers die, asphyxiated by poisonous gases

In these temples, offerings do not go waste

They are carefully segregated and processed to create nutrient-rich organic manure

Hailstorm in Maharashtra kills at least three, destroys crops in Marathwada, Vidarbha

More than 27,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed in Jalna district alone

About 85 per cent of Bengaluru’s water bodies severely polluted: study

Water of none of the lakes in Bengaluru is safe for drinking or bathing

Not just Delhi, severe air pollution has taken several other cities hostage

Not a single city in northern India meets international air quality standards

World's largest butterfly faces extinction due to Papua New Guinea’s palm oil industry

But a new conservation project brings hope for these rare and endangered butterflies

Why this sudden surge in malaria cases in Delhi

Experts attribute higher incidence of malaria to intermittent rain in June

Climate change impact on agriculture leads to 1.5 per cent loss in India’s GDP

By 2030, rice and wheat are likely to see about 6-10 per cent decrease in yields

New lizard species discovered in Mumbai; more pan-India studies needed

At least 10-15 new species of lizards have been discovered in the last 2-3 years

Dahi Handi and the fall of young govindas

Under the veneer of celebration, lives of minors in Maharashtra are put at stake  

Assam floods: about 250 animals, including 17 rhinos dead in Kaziranga

The death toll is likely to rise after the entire floodwater gets out of the park

Curfew in Kashmir, poor infrastructure put cancer patients at greater risk

When scheduled therapies are skipped, the treatment cycle of cancer patients gets upset

Pellet guns proving lethal for civilians in Kashmir

Using pellet guns on unarmed civilians is considered a transgression of human rights

COVID-19 is cruel to young and aspirational India

More than the pandemic, it’s the sheer abdication of responsibility from those in power that’s destroying the dreams of rural India &…

Letting sanitation workers die inside sewers is not ‘seva’: Bezwada Wilson

The activist speaks to Down To Earth on issues perpetuating manual scavenging and challenges in resolving them

How to counter Trump on trade tariffs and climate inaction? Impose carbon charges on US imports

Trade and climate policy experts give a detailed roadmap for a carbon-based response to US tariffs

Uranium contamination in Punjab could be due to geological processes: study

The latest study argues that uranium leaching from the Himalayan granite rocks has possibly contaminated Punjab's groundwater

Problem in paradise: Water crisis deepens in Ladakh amid surge in tourists

Dry taps and tube wells and a possibility of a prolonged water crisis is casting huge shadows on Ladakh's present and future

Ethanol, other biofuels will see reduced demand in 10 years

Declining demand for transport fuel will lead to reduced demand for ethanol in the US and EU—main markets for ethanol

Springs are flowing once again in these Uttarakhand villages, thanks to 'water champions'

After scientific interventions helped revive the dying springs in more than 300 villages, communities took the ownership of maintaining these …

Polavaram dam project has opened floodgates of corruption: activists

Activists are calling for setting up of a multi-member judicial commission to do a comprehensive enquiry into the process of land acquisition, …

Slow and weak: 42% of India records rain deficit despite welcoming monsoon a month ago

With at least 290 districts receiving deficient and largely deficient rainfall, about 1.2 million fewer hectares have been planted this …

Assam, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh worst states to be born in

Infant mortality, neo-natal mortality and maternal mortality are much higher in these states as compared to national average