'Every fourth AES case in Gorakhpur is of Japanese Encephalitis'

What used to be just 4-7 per cent of the total AES cases every year, increased to 25 per cent this time, said an official from BRD Medical College

Is scrub typhus the likely cause behind Gorakhpur tragedy?

Media reports suggest that the deaths could be due to scrub typhus, a disease cause by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a rickettsial group of bacteria

Suffocating tragedy

There is no scientific consensus on the cause of encephalitis that has been claiming lives every year in the Gorakhpur region since 1978. But an …

Mystery behind Gorakhpur encephalitis deaths: is scrub typhus the likely cause?

Scrub typhus is caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium, which is introduced in humans from the bites of the infected larvae of a certain …

Can upcoming vulture centre near Gorakhpur revive UP’s numbers?

Success of the project depends on the commitment of those implementing it, they say

New farming technique helps resist flood and drought in Gorakhpur

Farmers in Gorakhpur have re-learnt the art to adapt to erratic weather conditions through multi-crop farming

Farrukhabad children deaths show the rampant mismanagement in government hospitals

49 children have reportedly died in a month in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district hospital due to lack of oxygen supply, but the …

This UP lake continues to stink despite over Rs 300 cr spent on cleaning it

Lack of funds to operate sewage treatment plants around the lake, locals say only boating area cleaned regularly

Gorakhpur's deadly curse

The Japanese encephalitis virus and enterovirus cannot be tackled unless the administration cleans up its act, observes Sonal Matharu

Hope in areas dominated by Japanese Encephalitis

The new government may take efforts to eradicate the disease, says BJP representative

Monsoon of death

Every monsoon, Baba Raghav Das Medical College of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, witnesses hundreds of children dying of viral encephalitis or Acute …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 4, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

Living with Bhopal disaster

A photo chronicle of lives and times of Bhopal gas disaster survivors collated from our archives. Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the …

Fever stalks UP

Battling Japanese encephalitis virus, Gorakhpur now has a new enemy: enterovirus

Children of a lesser State

A rare killer disease, Japanese encephalitis, has been annually and invariably breaking out in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. This year, so far, 3,…

Deadly nursery: Children in Gorakhpur report breathing troubles due to air pollution

Research suggests Indo-Gangetic Plain most affected, Uttar Pradesh at centre of it

Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

Bihar all set to check encephalitis

Open defecation along the Gandak in Uttar Pradesh causes the disease in Bihar, says study

Ami’s dirty picture

The river Ami in district Gorakhpur, once known for its water that tasted as sweet as mangoes is today a receptacle of filth, sewage and …

Haryana village protests nuclear power plant

Official at public hearing tells residents that radiation is human friendly and used for cancer treatment 

Expert panel report on brain fever deaths in eastern UP gets flak

Doctors say treatment protocol recommended by expert group may harm patients

Disowned 100,000

Taungyas have lived in Uttar Pradesh for decades but law does not recognise them. FRA gives hope

Taungyas get legal recognition

Land titles distributed to 651 families in six Uttar Pradesh villages

Cry of a river

A little known river in UP is struggling for survival. Untreated effluent, delayed action to blame

Farmers move court against Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Haryana

Plant site is fertile land and sustains 10,000 people