At Mahatma Gandhi Medical Services Complex in Himachal Pradesh’s Rampur, health workers are forced to reuse the masks and gloves while treating COVID-19 patients
In a span of 10 years, Himachal Pradesh has shown commendable improvement in infant mortality rate, under 5 mortality rate, and cases of malnutrition among children...
The Himachal Pradesh government will now purchase waste from ragpickers, individuals collecting plastic waste from households and urban local bodies
After a ban on single-use plastic, Himachal Pradesh plans to introduce buy back scheme for consumers to sell plastic waste to reduce the amount of non-recyclable...
With an aim to check littering and maintain cleanliness in the Kheerganga trek route, the forest department of Himachal Pradesh has decided to charge Rs. 50...
Dia Mirza recently teamed up with the volunteers of Healing Himalaya Foundation for a cleanup drive and the team collected about 120 sacks full of plastic...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Himachal Pradesh government to provide a report on actions taken by it to clean the Ashwani Khud river,...
Earlier this year, a CPCB report called "River Stretches for Restoration of Water Quality" identified 351 polluted stretches on 323 rivers
As nearly 90 per cent of its population resides in rural areas, when these areas became open defecation free (ODF), Himachal Pradesh became the second state...
Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority is covering the dump and violating the Solid Waste Management guidelines instead of cleaning it up even after several petitions from...
Himachal Pradesh announces a ban on thermocol cutlery in a bid to beat plastic pollution, which will come into effect in three months’ time
As per the notification issued on World Environment Day, no person including shopkeepers, vendors, wholesalers, retailers, street hawkers will use thermocol cutlery in any form manufactured...
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...
