Month: July 2019

A nurse tends to a woman, who underwent a sterilization surgery at a government mass sterilisation "camp", at CIMS hospital in Bilaspur

Budget 2019: Spearheaded by Ayushman Bharat, Swachh Bharat, Health Gets a Boost

Anoo Bhuyan 05/07/2019

In a big jump from last year's allocation of...

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On Drinking Water, Modi Government Isn’t Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is

Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta 05/07/2019

This year's budgetary allocation for the drinking water department...

Some residents of Chennai wait for water near a hand pump. Photo: Twitter/@ANI

People on Chennai’s Outskirts Allege Their Water Is Being Stolen to Feed Malls

Kavitha Muralidharan 05/07/2019

"We understand Chennai's water-need is greater than ours, and...

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Not Just Chennai, Satellite Data Portends Major Water Crisis Across Globe

Anusuya Datta 05/07/2019

Shrinking reservoirs in Morocco, Iraq and Spain specifically could...

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With Groundwater on the Decline, Marathwada Villages Turn to RO Plants

Nivedita Khandekar 05/07/2019

While villagers are happy they have access to affordable...

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Developed Countries Need to Do More for Climate Finance: Economic Survey

The Wire Staff 04/07/2019

Under the Paris Agreement, developed countries had agreed to provide financial support...

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Scientists Use AI to Help Find Potential Bat Species That Can Carry Nipah Virus

Dinesh C. Sharma 04/07/2019

Nipah is a deadly virus that can be transmitted...