🚰 2 BILLION lack safe water
💧 1.5B+ use pipes/wells but endure drudgery fetching water and contamination
☠️ Kills 800K/year, mostly children
✅ Fix: Bring pipes home & ensure purity
Via @TheHindu@OurWorldInData#globalhealth#water
Delving into the lives of yesteryear circus artistes in Kannur , Kerala , both under the big top and beyond, this feature also spotlights the fading circus industry.
April 19 is World Circus Day
Via The Hindu
📉 With the rise of quick commerce, 200,000+ Kirana stores have closed across India, failing in the struggle to compete with fast e-commerce deliveries. Can traditional retail survive adapt to this shift? 💭
#QuickCommerce#Kirana#SupportLocal
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Do smaller local governments provide better services? Evidence from India says yes! Gram panchayats with <1000 population enable greater access to:
- workfare (+16%)
- educational facilities
- roads and fair price shops
- toilets (+18%) + higher-quality housing
- health insurance
Today's Lancet climate and health report presents 56 indicators of health and climate change across FIVE domains. (Download the report for free from the Lancet website). Here is a thread of some of the key findings. #Lancetclimate24 (1)
#Kerala is striving to become number one in waste management, and here is a new addition to this effort. An advanced MRF (Material Recovery Facility) plant, developed in collaboration with German partners, has been inaugurated in Kasaragod district. This is the largest waste processing plant in the district, initiated by Green Worms, which will scientifically process 800 metric tons of waste collected monthly from 41 local bodies through the proud Haritha Karma Sena. This initiative will also provide permanent jobs for over 70 women. By ensuring the scientific management of the non-biodegradable waste collected by Haritha Karma Sena, this project aims to enhance the cleanliness and sanitation of Kasaragod district. #ComeOnKerala