Regulating the use of lead in Ayurvedic formulations
Regulating the use of lead in Ayurvedic formulations

By Shania Tahir

India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.

India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.

नियम के बाद भी भारत में भी मिल रहा स्वास्थ्य के लिए खतरनाक लेडयुक्त पेंट
नियम के बाद भी भारत में भी मिल रहा स्वास्थ्य के लिए खतरनाक लेडयुक्त पेंट

By Piyush Mohapatra

लेड का बच्चों के न्यूरोलॉजिकल विकास पर नकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है। 2016 में, भारत सरकार ने पेंट्स में लेड को अधिकतम 90 पार्ट्स प्रति मिलियन तक सीमित करने के लिए नियम बनाए हैं। हालांकि, छोटे और मध्यम स्तर के उद्यमों (एसएमई) में कार्यान्वयन चुनौतियां बनी हुई हैं।

लेड का बच्चों के न्यूरोलॉजिकल विकास पर नकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है। 2016 में, भारत सरकार ने पेंट्स में लेड को अधिकतम 90 पार्ट्स प्रति मिलियन तक सीमित करने के लिए नियम बनाए हैं। हालांकि, छोटे और मध्यम स्तर के उद्यमों (एसएमई) में कार्यान्वयन चुनौतियां बनी हुई हैं।

Bundelkhand: Women make their presence felt in gram panchayats, and lead the change
Bundelkhand: Women make their presence felt in gram panchayats, and lead the change

By Aishwarya Tripathi

What changes when women cross the fault lines and take charge in local governing bodies? Many believe that women leading a panchayat can put the focus back on issues such as water and girls’ education.

What changes when women cross the fault lines and take charge in local governing bodies? Many believe that women leading a panchayat can put the focus back on issues such as water and girls’ education.

Smartphone addiction leading to health disorders in rural India
Smartphone addiction leading to health disorders in rural India

By Manvendra Singh

Mobile phone addiction among children is becoming common in the rural parts of the country where users of the internet have overtaken their urban counterparts. Village children spend several hours a day hooked to games like PUBG. This has serious repercussions, warn psychologists.

Mobile phone addiction among children is becoming common in the rural parts of the country where users of the internet have overtaken their urban counterparts. Village children spend several hours a day hooked to games like PUBG. This has serious repercussions, warn psychologists.

WATCH: "Next fifteen years are crucial," says one of the lead author of the recent IPCC report
WATCH: "Next fifteen years are crucial," says one of the lead author of the recent IPCC report

By गाँव कनेक्शन

At Gaon Cafe, Anjal Prakash, one of the lead authors of the recently released IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report of the Working Group II, discusses what the report mentions about the impacts of climate change on the South Asian region, of which India is a part of. From an increased incidence of cyclones and floods to greater vulnerability of the population along the coasts, Anjal Prakash talked about the risks and also offers a way forward.

At Gaon Cafe, Anjal Prakash, one of the lead authors of the recently released IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report of the Working Group II, discusses what the report mentions about the impacts of climate change on the South Asian region, of which India is a part of. From an increased incidence of cyclones and floods to greater vulnerability of the population along the coasts, Anjal Prakash talked about the risks and also offers a way forward.

Sikkim Floods: Research Group Highlights Factors Leading to Dam Breach
Sikkim Floods: Research Group Highlights Factors Leading to Dam Breach

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Chungthang Dam, part of Sikkim’s biggest hydropower project on the Teesta river was washed away in a Glacial lake outburst flood on October 3. In its blog, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) discussed what could have triggered the disaster.

Chungthang Dam, part of Sikkim’s biggest hydropower project on the Teesta river was washed away in a Glacial lake outburst flood on October 3. In its blog, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) discussed what could have triggered the disaster.

A trip to Mahabaleshwar leads to an unexpected encounter with books, at a hillside village
A trip to Mahabaleshwar leads to an unexpected encounter with books, at a hillside village

By Pankaja Srinivasan

Book lovers find warm and welcoming spots to read in the mountainside village of Bhilar, Maharashtra, where local inhabitants run free libraries out of their homes.

Book lovers find warm and welcoming spots to read in the mountainside village of Bhilar, Maharashtra, where local inhabitants run free libraries out of their homes.

Gaon Radio: A farmer's hobby leads to the launch of Odisha's first Ornamental Aquaculture Field School
Gaon Radio: A farmer's hobby leads to the launch of Odisha's first Ornamental Aquaculture Field School

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Forest Rights Act: Odisha leads the way with a separate FRA budget, and updation of land records
Forest Rights Act: Odisha leads the way with a separate FRA budget, and updation of land records

By Aishwarya Tripathi

Odisha is the first state in the country to allocate an exclusive budget for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act of 2006. Additionally, Nayagarh is the first district across India to include the community forest rights in the state’s revenue records.

Odisha is the first state in the country to allocate an exclusive budget for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act of 2006. Additionally, Nayagarh is the first district across India to include the community forest rights in the state’s revenue records.

Towards Gram Swaraj: Gangakhedi village in Jhabua leads with decentralised planning
Towards Gram Swaraj: Gangakhedi village in Jhabua leads with decentralised planning

By Jyotsna Richhariya

Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.

Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.

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