Mongabay India https://india.mongabay.com/list/health-impacts/ India's environmental science and conservation news Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:22:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Volcanoes, El Niño and colonial policies fuelled two deadly famines in India https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/volcanoes-el-nino-and-colonial-policies-fuelled-two-deadly-famines-in-india/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/volcanoes-el-nino-and-colonial-policies-fuelled-two-deadly-famines-in-india/?noamp=mobile#respond 30 Jul 2026 13:56:36 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=39721 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/volcanoes-el-nino-and-colonial-policies-fuelled-two-deadly-famines-in-india/feed/ 0 India has a railway noise problem but its health impacts are poorly understood https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/india-has-a-railway-noise-problem-but-its-health-impacts-are-poorly-understood/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/india-has-a-railway-noise-problem-but-its-health-impacts-are-poorly-understood/?noamp=mobile#respond 29 Jul 2026 14:45:20 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=39704 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/india-has-a-railway-noise-problem-but-its-health-impacts-are-poorly-understood/feed/ 0 Heat plans must account for age and gender, says UN Women paper https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/heat-plans-must-account-for-age-and-gender-says-un-women-paper/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/heat-plans-must-account-for-age-and-gender-says-un-women-paper/?noamp=mobile#respond 21 Jul 2026 12:25:57 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=39480 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/heat-plans-must-account-for-age-and-gender-says-un-women-paper/feed/ 0 Why is Conocarpus being banned across states? 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+0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=37313 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/chronic-exposure-to-air-pollution-can-influence-dengue-severity-study-finds/feed/ 0 Study suggests air pollution may harbour drug-resistant bacteria https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/study-suggests-air-pollution-may-harbour-drug-resistant-bacteria/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/study-suggests-air-pollution-may-harbour-drug-resistant-bacteria/?noamp=mobile#respond 17 Mar 2026 13:16:25 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=37301 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/study-suggests-air-pollution-may-harbour-drug-resistant-bacteria/feed/ 0 New report flags sulphur dioxide emissions from Bokaro Steel Plant https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-report-flags-sulphur-dioxide-emissions-from-bokaro-steel-plant/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-report-flags-sulphur-dioxide-emissions-from-bokaro-steel-plant/?noamp=mobile#respond 04 Mar 2026 16:33:02 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=37138 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-report-flags-sulphur-dioxide-emissions-from-bokaro-steel-plant/feed/ 0 A zoonotic disease in the Himalayas that needs a closer look [Commentary] https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-zoonotic-disease-in-the-himalayas-that-needs-a-closer-look-commentary/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-zoonotic-disease-in-the-himalayas-that-needs-a-closer-look-commentary/?noamp=mobile#respond 23 Feb 2026 13:20:04 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=36999 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-zoonotic-disease-in-the-himalayas-that-needs-a-closer-look-commentary/feed/ 0 Cities may heat up disproportionately faster than rural neighbours, even at 2°C warming https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/many-indian-cities-may-heat-up-more-than-their-surroundings-even-at-2c-warming/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/02/many-indian-cities-may-heat-up-more-than-their-surroundings-even-at-2c-warming/?noamp=mobile#respond 20 Feb 2026 13:12:19 +0000 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