The people’s organisations warned that re-categorisation of WTE incinerators from the āRed Categoryā to the āBlue Categoryā of industries poses a direct threat to public health and environmental safety. The civil society action groups...
The three-year-long negotiation process for a Global Plastics Treaty has reached a stalemate, concluding after 11 days of talks at INC-5.2 in Geneva. The negotiations, which began on August 5, 2025, aimed to refine...
Rollback of FGD rules is a shortsighted, unhealthy, and economically flawed move. Press Statement | July 16, 2025 New Delhi: On July 11, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued...
A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Manali, Chennai. An incinerator is basically a furnace for burning waste. The āgreenā incinerator in...
A Peopleās Blueprint for the 2025-26 Budget! At the threshold of the 2025 budget, the vitals of the economy are causing alarm to those who are bothered to look beyond the hyperbole and manufactured...
Taking health into consideration, is garbage incineration the way forward to tackle waste? A recent investigative report by the New York Times on Delhiās Waste-To-Energy (WTE) incinerators,Ā analysedĀ 150 air and soil samplesĀ gathered overĀ a five-year period,...
The CFA report comes during the 4th round of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks in Ottawa on international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in marine environment.
While out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare fell in the Modi governmentās first term, studies suggest this is from under-utilisation of healthcare rather than greater protection.
An Overview of the Adverse Health Impacts of Chemicals Associated with Petrochemical Industries and Across the Life Span of Plastics.
The electoral bonds scam has opened up the complex nexus between business and politics, making it visible for all to see ā how favours are earned and exchanged by the top 1% even as...
By ensuring the financial well-being of lakhs of ASHA workers, India can unlock the full potential of NHM and strengthen the public healthcare system.
āIf our crops get damaged, and our cattle are failing to reproduce, one can easily imagine what this refinery must be doing to humans hereā, said Satpal Singh, the ex-sarpanch of Singhpora village in...
Human capital development is critical for the growth and development of any economy, but that is where India remains a global outlier, in spite of having entered the āAmrit Kaalā and becoming the fifth-largest...
The 15th Finance Commission maintained states’ higher share of central taxes while recommending an overall increase in government health spending to prepare better for the next pandemic, but the increase is inadequate considering low...
The SDGs have set a broad agenda of advancing health and achieving equity by 2030, with SDG 3 calling for promotion of healthy lives and wellbeing for all.
