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Features6 months agoGeographical Vulnerability, A Make Or Break For Access To Healthcare In Sundarbans
The 19 blocks of Sundarbans are divided across North 24 and South 24 Parganas districts. To access healthcare services, one has to cross water bodies via...
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Features6 months ago
Sundarbans, The Cyclone Capital Of India: The Direct Impact Of Cyclones On Health
With tropical cyclones, people in Sundarbans observe high tides that leads to flooding of banks, ponds and rivers. There is massive destruction not only of fish...
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Features6 months ago
Rising Salinity And Sea Level Pose Multiple Health Challenges To The 4.5 Million People Of Sundarbans
Dragging rectangular nets in the rivers and creeks of the Indian Sundarbans, women spend hours in water collecting fishes, crabs, and prawns for their living. But...
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Climate Change6 months ago
Climate Change Impact: Why Are Mangroves Critical For Survival Of Sundarbans?
From fuelwood for thermal energy, thatching leaves, cutting trees for timber, to forest resources like fishes, crabs and honey, all come from mangroves and help people...
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Environment6 months ago
World Environment Day 2022: Only One Earth Is The Theme This Year
World Environment Day 2022 is being celebrated with 'Only One Earth' as the theme, focussing on ‘Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature,’ as it calls for collective,...
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Environment6 months ago
#OnlyOneEarth: Stark Facts About Environment You Must Know
As we celebrate the World Environment Day 2022 with the theme of Only One Earth, here is why it is important to pay attention to the...
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Banega Swasth India Podcast6 months ago
World Environment Day Special: Amitav Ghosh And His Work On Sundarbans And Climate Change
Acclaimed Writer Amitav Ghosh, known for writing about environment talks to team Banega Swasth India about his style of writing and his new book The living...
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Blogs6 months ago
Opinion: World Environment Day Special – Engendering Climate Change Action
The growing issue of climate change is increasing risks for gender-based inequality and threatens to widen gender‐based disparities
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News6 months ago
World Environment Day Special: Sundarbans – The Land Of Tides, Tigers And Threats
The Sundarbans – lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. According to the World Wildlife Fund India,...
Why Is Handwashing Important? Chacha Chaudhary And Other Iconic Superheroes Explain
Dettol Hygiene Play Park, A One-Of-A-Kind Initiative To Promote Hygiene Practices Among Children
Reckitt Launches Diarrhoea Net Zero Kit During The 12-Hour Banega Swasth India Telethon: All You Need To Know
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Compliments NDTV-Dettol For Banega Swasth India Campaign Initiative
Replace Paper-Based Registry, Now Healthcare Is Just A Click Away With ‘Khushi Baby’ App
Khushi Baby works towards providing villages with digital health solutions. Their mission is to monitor and motivate community health, especially...
‘Yours Mindfully,’ An Organisation By-Youth And For-Youth Makes Mental Health Inclusive And Accessible Through Awareness
As founder and CEO of Yours Mindfully, a youth-led mental health non-profit, Anagha aims to make the world a safer...
India’s Rural Healthcare Workers Are The Backbone Of The Healthcare System
According to the National Health Mission (NHM), improvement in the health outcomes in the rural areas is directly related to...
This ASHA Worker From Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich Has A Record Of Zero Miscarriages In Seven Years
ASHA Sangini (Facilitator) Saraswati Shukla has a record of zero miscarriages in her seven-year career, assisting births in the Sarsa...
ASHA Worker Rahamath From Bengaluru Ensures Better Healthcare For The Underprivileged In Her Community
Rahamath carries out her duties in GD Mara, the biggest slum in Bengaluru, which houses around 3,000 families
