TOXIC AIR
A WHO report released in May this year mentions that India has 14 out of the 15 most polluted cities of the world The WHO global air pollution database released in Geneva this year reveals that India has 14 out of the 15 most polluted cities of the world. WHO’s database comprises more than 4,000 [
C-section use has doubled since 2000
Research authors caution against overuse of the life-saving intervention that is not without risk for mother and child, and is associated with complications in future births. The number of babies born in India through caesarean section doubled from 2005-6 to 2015-16, according to a series of three p
A Sea Change
Pride won over prejudice when the Supreme Court recently decriminalized consensual homosexual activity. However, the battle to change over 100 years of old mindset has just begun. September 6, 2018 will go down as a red-letter day in the fight for choice, one more shibboleth broken in the pursuit of
God’s Own Wrath
As lakhs of Malyalis return to their homes now to retrieve the fragments of their broken lives, it is imperative to dwell on the reasons for this wrath that befell from the heavens. Environmentalists lament that warnings of history, geography and scientific evidence were ignored. Several government
PARTICIPATION CAN HELP IN COMBATING AGRARIAN DISTRESS
AS political parties gear up for the general elections in 2019, what’s going to be crucial is the agriculture sector. To begin with, the promise of acche din literally caught the famers’ imagination, and it is believed that nearly half of the landowning farmers voted for the BJP in 2104. Howe
Nearly Half of India’s Population Faces Declining Standards of Living Due To Climate Change- World Bank
According to a first-of-its-kind World Bank study, soaring temperatures, changing monsoon and rainfall patterns arising from climate change could cost India 2.8 percent of GDP and severely impact the living standards of nearly half of the country’s population by 2050. Chhattisgarh and Madhya Prade
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL DESTABILISE OVER 140M PEOPLE BY 2050
World Bank study says “climate migrants” will be moving from vulnerable areas to escape water scarcity, crop failure, sea-level rise and storm surges. Niti Singh Reports A recent World Bank study brings out the relationship between migration and climate change. The report “Groundswell—Prepa