Marketing Infant Formula in Developing Countries Caused 10.9 Million Excess Infant Deaths: Analysis
Marketing Infant Formula in Developing Countries Caused 10.9 Million Excess Infant Deaths: Analysis

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Baby milk powder coupled with a lack of access to clean drinking water has resulted in the deaths of millions of babies in low and middle income countries between 1960 and 2015, finds a recent study.

Baby milk powder coupled with a lack of access to clean drinking water has resulted in the deaths of millions of babies in low and middle income countries between 1960 and 2015, finds a recent study.

Bihar: Ganges river dolphins trapped in fishnets and false beliefs
Bihar: Ganges river dolphins trapped in fishnets and false beliefs

By Rahul Jha

As the population of the Ganges river dolphins declined alarmingly, a 60-kilometre stretch along the river in Bihar's Bhagalpur district was notified as Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in 1991. But, three decades later, the endangered species continues to face the threat of extinction and in the last six months three dolphins were found dead in the sanctuary.

As the population of the Ganges river dolphins declined alarmingly, a 60-kilometre stretch along the river in Bihar's Bhagalpur district was notified as Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in 1991. But, three decades later, the endangered species continues to face the threat of extinction and in the last six months three dolphins were found dead in the sanctuary.

"Don't join the film industry for glamour," says accidental filmmaker Sudhir Mishra
"Don't join the film industry for glamour," says accidental filmmaker Sudhir Mishra

By Neelesh Misra

Director Sudhir Mishra comes from a family of politicians and academicians, but he is passionate about his craft.He has two sane advices for those from small towns who aspire to make it big in Bollywood -- if you have the talent, and if someone comes to you with an indecent proposal, you should slap the person very hard, and if you are good, people will take notice of you, sooner or later, so be patient

Director Sudhir Mishra comes from a family of politicians and academicians, but he is passionate about his craft.He has two sane advices for those from small towns who aspire to make it big in Bollywood -- if you have the talent, and if someone comes to you with an indecent proposal, you should slap the person very hard, and if you are good, people will take notice of you, sooner or later, so be patient

When disease and deformity are just a sip away
When disease and deformity are just a sip away

By Shivani Gupta

It is not just the debilitating heat and long treks that make fetching water such a trial for the rural women. In Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, the water they bring for the family is also contaminated by unsafe levels of fluoride that poses a serious threat to their family's health. Can fluoride removal plants solve the growing problem of water contamination?

It is not just the debilitating heat and long treks that make fetching water such a trial for the rural women. In Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, the water they bring for the family is also contaminated by unsafe levels of fluoride that poses a serious threat to their family's health. Can fluoride removal plants solve the growing problem of water contamination?

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