Mining devours Saranda, the largest sal forest in Asia
Krishna Birhor often complains of fever and bouts of vomiting. The 22-year-old depends on herbs from the forest to cure his illness. But he rues that it is just a…
Mongabay series: Environment And Health
Waiting to exhale: Workers affected by lung disease await justice in Rajasthan
Thirty-eight years ago, Maangya, a Dalit miner who lived at Mamchari, a small village in eastern Rajasthan, held the hand of his seventeen-year-old son Rajulal and led him to a…
Kerala first state to act on antibiotic immunity, a public health crisis
In a significant move for the public health sector, Kerala has become the first state in India to launch an action plan to combat the growing cases of antimicrobial immunity, arising…
Water access and sanitation shape birth outcomes and earning potential
Spending more time per day fetching water increased Indian women’s risk of delivering a low birth weight baby, a study has said. The study by University of Iowa College of…
Quest for black diamond leaves Korba breathless
This is the second article in a three-part series on the role of environment in the upcoming elections at Chhattisgarh. Part One describes the paradox of development in the resource-rich…
[Commentary] Climate ambition can combat India’s air crisis
Some cities and towns around the world are forced to cancel school for snowy days, some during extreme weather and occasionally for heatwaves. In India, the air has become so…
Air pollution soars during Diwali in rural Haryana
Residents in metropolitan cities such as Delhi have been concerned about the health hazards associated with a rise in air pollution due to the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali (known…
Death of the Ganj: Pollution impacts health and environment in McCluskieganj
Sarhula Lohra suffers from tuberculosis (TB) and coughs blood regularly. The 65-year-old who does odd jobs to eke out his livelihood is often helped by neighbours who take him to…
Greening with pollution-gobbling trees doubles benefits
As India chokes on a cocktail of toxic fumes and particulate matter, researchers are zeroing-on air pollutant-gobbling plant species, that could be marshalled for green belt development along roadsides, thermal…
Soot in placenta: Study spotlights air pollution and maternal, child health
Scientists warn that inhaled air pollutant particles (particulate matter) are moving from the lungs to placentas of pregnant women, highlighting an urgent need for stricter policies for cleaner air that…
