OUR ENVIRONMENT 80% Indians live in climate-vulnerable districts: Study A study shows Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bihar are most vulnerable to extreme climate events such as floods,...
Reportage Covaxin review underway, recommendation likely within 24 hours: WHO WHO’s approval for Covaxin has been long awaited ever since it was launched in March. As a result of the...
NEWS ETC Vegetable farmers, vendors and consumers bear the brunt of devastating rains in Uttar Pradesh Large tracts of land under vegetable cultivation wear a desolate look as most of them have been destroyed in the...
NEWS ETC Disaster-hit areas, disease outbreaks in focus as health ministry announces plan to launch container-based ‘mobile’ hospitals Equipped with medical facilities that are generally available in a hospital setting, the health ministry has announced plans to launch...
Reportage Ahead of UP elections, PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission at Varanasi rally — details here Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission that will provide support for 17,788 rural health and wellness...
NEWS ETC Looming coal crunch in India and how it can be resolved. A leading environmentalist shares his thoughts Coal shortage has been making headlines in the country with reports suggesting that only a limited reserve for a few...
Reportage WATCH: Previous govts in UP filled their family lockers, says PM Modi while announcing 9 hospitals for Purvanchal While addressing the crowd at a rally in Siddharthnagar district, Prime Minister Modi announced nine medical colleges for eastern Uttar...
Health “De-addiction is a process not an event”: It took Hemant Giri years to find his way out of an alcoholic existence Gaon Connection, India’s biggest rural media platform, collaborates with the World Health Organization South-East Asia (WHO SEARO) for a social...
NEWS ETC Severe peak in winter smog expected in Delhi, quick action required to counter this: CSE Report CSE’s latest analysis of the air quality trends warned that Delhi and NCR will witness severe peak smog as stubble...
Reportage COVID19 has reduced life expectancy of Indians by two years: Study For men, the life expectancy has reduced from 69.5 years in 2019 to 67.5 years in 2020 while for women,...
