Gorakhpur's deadly curse
The Japanese encephalitis virus and enterovirus cannot be tackled unless the administration cleans up its act, observes Sonal Matharu
Children demand inclusion in water and sanitation programmes at UNICEF forum
More than 50 children from across the world participated at the two-day conference in Tajikistan
India performs poorly in sanitation and water accessibility
A global index finds no significant correlation between GDP and performance as China and India, the two fastest growing Asian economies, are …
One in three married couples in India have no room to themselves
NSSO report shows half of India has no access to sanitation, drainage or waste disposal
India has maximum infant deaths in the world
Lancet study says 5.5 million infant deaths in the world go unrecorded
Mysore proposes separate zone for food vendors
They were banned in April after the outbreak of cholera and swine flu
India’s first centre for chronic conditions launched
The centre will conduct research into chronic diseases to find solutions and prevent their spread
Child malnutrition is down: survey
Prevalence of underweight children down from 76 to 43 per cent for boys, 74 to 42 per cent for girls over past four decades, says …
'South Asia, Africa show poor progress towards MDGs'
India fares worse than Bangladesh and Nepal, says report
Crowdsourcing technology could ensure safety of drinking water in rural India
Research group develops a simple test kit that combines science and mobile phones
Social health schemes better for cancer patients than tax-based systems, say researchers
A study of European countries by London-based researchers shows the adverse impact of global financial crisis on cancer drug reimbursements
Free sanitary pads for girls in middle and high schools of Bihar
The napkins will be supplied by self-help-groups
Scientists make DNA barcode of malaria parasite
It can help prevent spread of drug-resistant malaria from one region to another
Most infant deaths in India occur on first day of birth
The country accounts for 29 per cent of the global deaths of newborns on their first day of birth
India’s sanitation campaign has not improved health of people: study
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan did not help reduce exposure to faecal germs and diseases. Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fare any better?
'Menstrual hygiene needs as much attention as providing toilets'
Lack of separate toilets major reason for girls dropping out of school on achieving puberty, point pout civil society groups
Over 300 million Indians still defecate in the open: WHO-UNICEF report
Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan do much better in improving access to sanitation
Simple, easy and healthy
Gujarat trader makes affordable sanitary napkins and develops India's first machine to hygienically dispose them of Darshan Desai
Study shows social stigma comes in the way of alcoholics opting for treatment
A study says that almost half of the affected were too embarrassed to undertake treatment
It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene
Drinking water in remote communities is contaminated with uranium, faecal bacteria and nitrates above the recommended levels
Taxing menstrual products is like taxing women for being women
Instead of being counted as ‘necessities’, sanitary napkins are counted as ‘luxury products’ in India
About 23 per cent girls drop out of school on reaching puberty
The report emphasises the need to normalise menstruation by looking at behaviour, infrastructure, politics and perception
Toilet inside, defecation outside: Govt missing the mark?
Toilets are being constructed at a high rate, but their usage remains a problem
Menstrual cycle is normal; our attitude towards it is not
Girls and women have to fight social norms as well as lack of access to safe adsorbents, bathing space and water to manage their menstrual cycles
Ignored by the state, these Padwomen in Dharwad found livelihood in re-usables
Women adopt sustainable menstruation after govt stops funding their pad-making units