India banned the use of single-use plastics from July 1. What will be the challenges, what should the country expect? Here's a quick lowdown.
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. Dr Sandeep Budhiraja, Group Director, Max...
Sundarbans, the land of tigers and mangroves, is facing the onslaught of climate change which is affecting the lives and livelihoods of the people. To understand...
Menstruation is a natural, biological process affecting half the world's population. But such is the taboo, myth and stigma around it in India, that it gets...
Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Mallika Sarabhai talks about fighting the stigmas attached to menstruation. The dancer and social activist has specialised in using dance and its...
Bharatanatyam Dancer and Padma Shri Awardee Geeta Chandran often uses dance as a tool to create awareness, and has addressed issues like gender, environment, stigma, and...
The dark and dingy basement in Delhi's Wazirabad was the location for Delhi-based filmmaker, Shaunak Sen's, 'All That Breathes', the film that won accolades internationally. The...
Delhi-based filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s documentary All That Breathes bagged the prestigious L’OEil d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. Also called The Golden Eye, it...
To mark World Environment Day on June 5, team Banega Swasth India speaks with Author, Jnanpith Award Winner, Amitav Ghosh about his new book - The...
May 5th marks World Hand Hygiene Day, a WHO initiative highlighting clean hands as a fundamental practice for preventing disease...
Maha Kumbh 2025 is set to surpass its own 2019 Guinness World Record, when approximately 10,000 sanitation workers participated in...
Consent Café is an initiative by Durex’s The Birds and Bees Talk program, designed to provide safe spaces for open...
