India's Great Challenge: Health & Sanitation - Page 19
Facts Belie Minister's Immunisation Prediction
A medical worker administers polio drops to an infant at a hospital in Agartala, Tripura. Health Minister J P...
What Villages Ignore: Water, Sanitation, Streetlights
A woman next to a well collecting water the old-fashioned way in Methgharkila village near Nashik, Maharashtra. Image:...
96% of J&K Swachh-Bharat Money Unspent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) at the launch of the Swacch Bharat (Clean India) Mission in New Delhi on October...
Stopping India’s #1 Killer Is Up to Indians
A man stretching near the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day could cut your risk of heart...
Diabetes: The Epidemic That Indians Created
A villager in rural Karnataka having his blood tested at a diabetes screening camp. Image: Flickr/Trinity Care...
Stealthily, Smoke Kills 1 in 8 Indians
Breathing doesn’t come easy to Asgar Ali Siddique, 45, a Mumbai resident, especially if he walks fast or climbs...
61% Rise In Heat-Stroke Deaths Over Decade
There was a 61% increase in the number of deaths due to heat stoke across India between 2004 to 2013, according to...
More Poor Children in School, 30% Suffer Malnutrition
97% of 12-year-olds were enrolled in elementary schools in 2013; up from 89% in 2006. Almost a third of children...
