Nearly 60 Million Indians Suffer From Mental Disorders
At least 60 million Indians--a number more than the population of South Africa--suffer from mental disorders, even as...
Public Spats Over Mosquito-Borne Disease In Metros Obscure Wider Resurgence
People suffering from dengue and chikungunya being treated at a Delhi hospital. The incidence of these diseases is...
13 Deaths A Reminder Of Malnutrition in India’s Most Industrialised State
Children having lunch at a malnutrition treatment centre in a slum in Mumbai. Widespread malnutrition in Maharashtra was...
Over 17 years, Same 5 States Hobble Sanitation Mission
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand are the worst performing states under the Swachh Bharat...
More Children Die Of Pneumonia, Diarrhoea In India Than Elsewhere, But There Is Hope
Diarrhoea--associated with contaminated drinking water--is responsible for 10% of all deaths among children under five....
157 Million Indians Without Toilets = 8 Olympic-Sized Pools of Poo Daily
A woman crossing the railway track towards an open defecation spot, near the Jhakarkatti Rakhi Mandi slum in Kanpur,...
732 Million Indians Have No Access To A Proper Toilet, At Risk Of Diseases: New Report
"When I got pregnant, it was hard to walk to the field to defecate as the path was not safe. My mother-in-law used to...
Caste, Father’s Education, Sanitation Affect Child Malnutrition: New Data
A health worker measures the mid-upper arm circumference--an indicator of nutritional status--of a child in Madhya...
