Through his lens CS Sharada Prasad, an engineer turned into social scientist researching on sanitation access in low and middle-income countries, has dived into the world of sanitation workers
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From 2005-06 to 2015-16, anaemia cases among children (6-59 months) in Delhi increased by 2.7 per cent and among women (15-49 years) the upsurge was by a significant 10 per cent, while at an all India level anaemia cases saw an overall dip. That is just one parameter Delhi’s has other health woes to deal with
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From 2005-06 to 2015-16, the infant mortality rate and under-five mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh has dropped down by 12.32 per cent and 18.75 per cent respectively
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On Tuesday (November 19), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation announced the results of Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 and awarded the top districts and villages of India on cleanliness quotient
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Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray, who has been instrumental in pushing through the ban on single-use plastics in Maharashtra, speaks about the impact of the ban and how it is possible to get rid of single-use plastic from one’s life
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The initiative is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aim to make the country free of single-use plastic by the year 2022
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As part of their campaign ‘Plastic Ka Time Up’ which aims at making Chandigarh free of plastic, the Department of Public Relations organised a Halloween rally on theme ‘Harrows of Plastic'
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Here are the key findings from the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative’s report on disease burden of child and maternal malnutrition and trends in the states of India from 1990 to 2017
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Ganjam district in Odisha has introduced milk ATMs to phase out the use of single-use plastics and bring back the tradition of buying milk in one’s own containers
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World Food Day 2019: It is celebrated with the aim of achieving the Zero Hunger target by 2030
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Smile on Wheels in Chennai’s Pattinambakkam and Velachery block is addressing to the primary healthcare needs of the poor by offering free, door step medical facilities
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Actor Amitabh Bachchan urges people to stop using plastic for a clean, green and healthy India
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One of the easiest solutions to beat depression is ‘YESS’ which stands for Yoga, Exercise, Sleep and doing something for the community, suggests Dr Harish Shetty, Psychiatrist
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Malnutrition which means bad nutrition is caused due to an unbalanced diet that is deficiencies, excesses or imbalance in a person’s intake of one or more vital nutrients
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