Thiruvananthapuram: In an effort to make the cities of Kerala free from solid waste, the Kerala government has launched a comprehensive solid waste management project in all the 93 urban local bodies in the state. In the first phase, the project was launched in 87 municipalities and six corporations in the southern state. “All local urban bodies have been requested to conduct data collection and GIS mapping to take stock of the quantity of waste generated every day in the households, commercial establishments, markets, schools, and offices,” said Minister for Local Self-Government M V Gov ..read more

Climate change leading to extreme weather, increased exposure to heat, poor air quality, reduced water quality, inadequate water and sanitation and decreased food security affect men and women differently due to underlying socioeconomic and cultural factors. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) notes that women face higher risks and experience climate change impacts due to social, economic, and political barriers that limit their coping capacity. Also Read: World Environment Day Special: Sundarbans – The Land Of Tides, Tigers And Threats Climate change is a risk mu ..read more

Rudraprayag: Following PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to people to ensure cleanliness at pilgrimage sites, pilgrims, government and non-government agencies organised a cleanliness drive near Kedarnath Dham on Tuesday (May 31). Rudraprayag district magistrate Mayur Dixit said the administration would continuously monitor the situation of waste management. As a result, garbage strewn in Kedarnath and surrounding areas is now getting cleared. On Tuesday morning, the district administration and staff of Sulabh International, an organization working on environment preservation, collected tonnes of garba ..read more

नई दिल्ली: “पीरियड्स – शर्म नहीं, क्षमता है” (पीरियड्स शर्म की बात नहीं हैं, लेकिन यह क्षमता के बारे में है). यह हमजोली फाउंडेशन का आदर्श वाक्य है जिसे 2018 में मासिक धर्म स्वास्थ्य कार्यकर्ता, स्वास्थ्य और कल्याण कोच डॉ. सानिया सिद्दीकी द्वारा शुरू किया गया था. संगठन का मुख्य उद्देश्य सटीक जानकारी और शिक्षा का प्रसार करना, ‘पीरियड पॉवर्टी’ को खत्म करने में मदद करना और देश भर में मासिक धर्म से जुड़ी वर्जनाओं और मिथकों को तोड़ना है.जैसा कि हम 28 मई को मासिक धर्म स्वच्छता दिवस को ‘2030 ..read more

Boston: Children who previously had COVID-19 or the inflammatory condition MIS-C are not protected against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to a study which found vaccination, however, does afford protection. The findings of the study, published recently in the journal Nature Communications, are similar to those found in adults. “I hear parents say, ‘Oh, my kid had COVID last year,'” said Adrienne Randolph, of Boston Children’s Hospital, US, senior author of the research paper. Also Read: COVID-19 Linked With Increased Risk Of Mental Health Disorders: US Study But we found t ..read more

New Delhi: As the Mental Health Awareness month – May, comes to an end, former Director of the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences Dr Nimesh Desai on Sunday (May 29) opined that the COVID-19 pandemic has helped the Indian population to be more aware of mental health and psychological wellbeing. Speaking with ANI, Dr Desai called the heightened mental health awareness a “positive sign”, but also expressed concern regarding Indians seeking help for the same. The positive spin-off of the pandemic is the heightened increased awareness of mental health, psychological wellbeing, an ..read more

After two successful years of Dettol Banega Swasth India’s nutrition initiative, the Reach Each Child program has made a significant impact on the community with the aim of achieving zero child deaths due to malnutrition in Amravati and Nandurbar districts and saving thousands of lives. Through consistent efforts and on-ground interventions, the program today supports thousands of children under the age of five by creating a cadre of frontline workers for nutrition named Community Nutrition Workers. Also Read: Excerpt From Nutrition India Programme Report: Every Rs. 1 Invested In The Prog ..read more

New Delhi: May 28 is marked as Menstrual Hygiene Day around the world. This year, the day will be marked with the theme ‘Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030’. To celebrate the day, team Banega Swasth India speaks exclusively with Navya Naveli Nanda, Founder, Project Naveli and Co-Founder Aara Health about why we must care for and invest in women’s health. Navya Naveli Nanda’s Project Naveli is an initiative to fight the issue of gender inequality in our country, India. The four areas in which Project Naveli will fight gender inequality are Education, Domestic Violence, Econo ..read more

New Delhi: Every month, approximately 1.8 billion WOMEN across the world menstruate, according to UNICEF. Menstruation is a normal and healthy part of life for most women. UNICEF states that roughly half of the female population — around 26 per cent of the global population — are of reproductive age. Yet, as normal as it is, menstruation is stigmatiSed around the world. Lack of information about menstruation, stigma, taboos and myths prevent adolescent girls — and boys — from the opportunity to learn about menstruation and develop A healthy habit. As a result millions of girls, women, transgen ..read more

New Delhi: Menstruation is a normal physiological process that occurs periodically in females of reproductive age. Menstrual hygiene is vital for the health and well-being of women. But there are many social taboos and beliefs that are associated with menstruation. The poor understanding of menstruation and lack of knowledge about safe menstrual practices leads to poor hygiene which in turn increases the risk of genitourinary infections. Poor Menstrual hygiene Practice is an unrecognized and unaddressed public health issue in developing and underdeveloped countries. Hence it is imperative to c ..read more