Reportage Crash Victims: A World Bank study reveals that in the event of a traffic crash, 75 per cent of affected poor households in India reported a decline in their income The consequences of a traffic crash are worse for rural households than for urban ones. The financial and social impact...
Reportage The healthcare sector has a responsibility to address climate change and reduce its carbon footprint: Study A survey by a network of health professionals revealed that over 68% of healthcare workers across the country believed that...
Reportage 2.45 million people in India died due to air pollution from burning of fossil fuels in 2018: Harvard study A new study by Harvard University, University College London and other universities has attributed 30.7% of all deaths in India...
Reportage Budget 2021 is a lost opportunity to fix and strengthen India’s public health system: Jan Swasthya Abhiyan Criticising the funds allocated towards the health sector in Budget 2021, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan has issued a press statement complaining...
Reportage Budget 2021: Funds for anganwadis under ICDS reduced. Only 40% anganwadis in India have tap water connection; lowest in Assam at 2%, Jharkhand 2.5% Latest data by the Union Jal Shakti Ministry shows that only 39.8% anganwadis are covered with tap water connections. Despite...
Reportage Budget 2021: Nutrition schemes for women and kids regrouped, funds slashed; maternity benefits reduced, anganwadi workers ignored: Right To Food Campaign The Union Budget 2021-22 document shows the combined budget allocated for the Saksham scheme, which includes four programmes: ICDS, Poshan,...
Reportage Union Budget 2021: 27% drop in funds for nutrition of children and women. Every third child, under the age of 5, is malnourished in India 35% of under-5 kids in India are malnourished, and more than half of all women of reproductive age are anaemic....
Reportage Illegal Mining: 46 killed within 7 days in mining-related transport accidents Since December 2 last year, mining of sand and stone and their transport-related accidents have killed at least 57 people...
Reportage NFHS-5: Female sterilisation rises in rural India. Goes up four times in Goa; is highest in Andhra Pradesh at 70% The National Family Health Survey-5 data shows that 14 of the 20 states and union territories surveyed have recorded a...
Reportage WHO recommends pregnant women not to get COVID-19 vaccine unless at risk of high exposure In a new statement, the WHO has recommended that pregnant women should get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine only if they...
