The Serum Institute of India in collaboration with Novavax is working on a vaccine specific to BA.5, a sub-variant of Omicron
As an ASHA worker, Ameena Begum from Bengaluru primarily focuses on mothers’ health, family planning, the use of contraception and routine immunisation
ASHA workers have a crucial role in linking the community with the health system and in ensuring those living in rural poverty can access primary health...
28-year-old Masuri Gagrai works as an ASHA (meaning hope in Hindi) worker for the 1,446 people of Laujora Kalan village of Jharkhand, an Adivasi area
For 12 years, 45-year-old Ranjana Dwivedi has been the sole ASHA worker for 500 people of Gurguda village in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district
The Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 are the sixth category of waste management rules brought out by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The...
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0, cities have to attain garbage-free status. How can cities manage their solid waste effectively to attain this goal...
By 2050, India will need 88 square kilometres of land for waste disposal, said a joint report by Assocham and accounting firm PwC
Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 mandates waste segregation at source by all waste generators. How well is India following SWM Rules 2016?
A new sub-lineage of the COVID-19 disease-causing virus, called the BA.2.75 has been reported from India and 10 other countries and is likely to replace BA.5,...
Mangrove afforestation driven by women of Sundarbans has been possible with the efforts of NGOs like Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) that not only created...
21-year-old Reshma Anil Kumar is working towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG-5) of achieving gender equality, with a keen focus on LGBTQ+ issues, and...
Van Mahotsav: As part of the annual tree-planting festival, thousands of trees are planted all over the country by the masses – from government organisations, civic...
National Doctors’ Day was established by the Government of India back in 1991 in honour of the birth and death anniversary of the physician and the...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
