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November 16, 2019

Pollution won't spare your little one: Kids deemed more vulnerable to damage than adults

“Poornima Prabhakaran, co-author of the report, noted that few countries are likely to suffer from the health effects of climate change as much as India, with its huge population and high rates of healthcare inequality, poverty, and malnutrition. “While the…

November 14, 2019

Children at the receiving end of climate change

“Co-author of the report Poornima Prabhakaran from the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) says the changing climate predisposes children to climate-sensitive infectious diseases such as Vibrio cholerae induced diarrhoea and mosquito-borne dengue and malaria.” To read the full article in Nature…

June 20, 2019

Air pollution: The time to act is now

“India cannot afford to have a laid-back, lackadaisical approach to the new public health emergency caused by its deteriorating air quality. The time to act is now.” writes Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran, Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India…

June 11, 2019

India Burns as Heat Wave Grips 53.9% of the Population, Churu Worst-hit at 50.8 Degrees

Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran, Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, says rising temperatures and its impact on agricultural output has been “implicated as one of the causes of suicides among farmers.” She added that changes in climatic conditions…

May 3, 2019

Hamied Fellowship Program Forges Links to India

Under the Yusuf Hamied Fellowship Program, Dr. Aditi Roy- Research Scientist, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, was in residence at Columbia Mailman to meet with faculty and students, and present research on environmental health. To read…

April 15, 2019

‘Diseases Can Be Prevented By Creating And Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems'

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April 1, 2019

National Health Conclave 2019 Organised In Delhi

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March 29, 2019

Enemy at the gates, it’s time to do battle

Prof. K. Srinath Reddy – President, Public Health Foundation of India writes about Air pollution and its heavy toll on India. He concludes this Firspost article with hope for the health of all Indians, that the will to curb air…

March 27, 2019

Doctors need to come together to fight Global Climate Change: Experts

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March 25, 2019

Kej unplugged: Mixing genres to deliver a green message

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March 24, 2019

Mitigate climate change impacts with strong health systems

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March 23, 2019

Health systems need to be strengthened, capable of adapting to climate change: Experts

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March 23, 2019

Health systems need to be strengthened, capable of adapting to climate change: Experts

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March 20, 2019

BWW Previews: GRAMMY WINNER RICKY KEJ Live In Concert In Delhi

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March 19, 2019

My aim is to inspire the SDGs dialogue: Grammy Award musician Ricky Kej

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March 15, 2019

‘Let Us Live’ Concert Featuring Grammy Award Winner In Delhi

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March 14, 2019

Concert featuring Grammy Award Ricky Kej to Raise Awareness on Climate Change and Health in New Delhi

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March 14, 2019

Concert featuring Grammy Award Ricky Kej to raise awareness on climate change and health in New Delhi

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March 13, 2019

Concert featuring Grammy Award Ricky Kej to Raise Awareness on Climate Change and Health in New Delhi

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March 13, 2019

Concert featuring Grammy-Award Winner Ricky Kej to raise awareness on Climate Change and Health in New Delhi

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March 6, 2019

Experts to Deliberate role of healthcare sector on Climate Change

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December 28, 2018

Urgent solutions needed to mitigate the impact of climate change on health

Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran, Head- Environmental Health & Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India calls for an all-encompassing strategy that addresses health though the sustainable development agenda which can go a long way in setting the…

January 9, 2018

States Have Not Given Priority for the National Policy of Straw (paraali) Management.

Mr. S P Singh writes on “National Policy for Straw (paraali) Management. The Ministry of Agriculture allocated funds to the northern states (Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan) to purchase equipment to manage the Paraali Burning. But States are on denial mode”…

January 9, 2018

National Human Rights Commission sent notice to Central, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab Govt. on toxic air concern..

An article published in Dainik Jagran about “People of DELHI-NCR breathing in Toxic Air. NHRC think its seriousness and sent notice to Central and State Government (Central, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab)”. Click here to read more about the article. Please…

January 9, 2018

Delhi pollution bursts at the seams

Mr. J Koshy Writes on CPCB updated report and quoting here ‘severe’ levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR. To read more about the article, please click here. Please here for PDF Version.

January 9, 2018

Why is it difficult to clean up the Ganga?

Mr Jacob Koshy writes about “Facing Difficulties to Clean up the Holy Ganga” Click here to read more about this article. For PDF Version, Please Click here

January 9, 2018

The lowdown on India’s air pollution crisis.

Mr. J Koshy writes on “Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata and many other Indian Cities, grapple with air pollution” Click here for more about this article. Please here here for PDF Version.

January 9, 2018

Many other parts of the country are also vulnerable to severe pollution. Rairam Ramesh

Mr S P Singh Writes article with quoting Jairam Ramesh (MP), PHFI-PBC International Conference. Click here for more about the article. Click here for PDF Version.

January 9, 2018

New ‘gas standards’ in the works to fight pollution

Mr. Jacob Koshy writes about “A unified testing methodology to ensure that all agencies that map air pollution use accurate instruments that’s Govt. is preparing for”. Click here to read more about Mr. Koshy’s article on “Unified Testing methodology to…

January 9, 2018

Winter may be warmer than 40-year normal

Mr. Jacob Koshy writes about “Increasing winter temperatures across the country” Click here to read more about Mr. Koshy’s Article on “winter temperatures that’s continuously increasing” Please click here for PDF Version

January 9, 2018

What is the lowdown on re-curving cyclones?

Mr. Jacob Koshy writes about “cyclones and its moves, Why does it matter”? Click here to read more about Mr. Koshy’s article “Cyclone and its spin clockwise moves”. Click here for PDF Version

January 9, 2018

Is Highly Polluted Vapi not an issue (Hindi Article)

Mr. S P Singh Writes about Highly Polluted Vapi City an Issue. Click here to read about Mr. Singh’s Article “Polluted City Vapi’s Issue” Click here for PDF Version.

January 9, 2018

Come July, label mandatory for food certified as ‘organic'

Mr. Jacob Koshy writes about “Companies producing organic food will be prosecuted if found not sticking to standards, according to FSSAI ″. Click here to read more about Koshy’s article about Organic food and Third party certification. Please click here…

October 26, 2017

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Harvard T.H. Chan, School of Public Health Boston, MA, USA
Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA
All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
Health Care Without Harm Reston, VA, USA
Department of Environmental Health Engineering  Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
Children's Health and Environment Program University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Council on Energy Environment and Water New Delhi, Delhi, India
Health Effects Institute Boston, MA, USA
National Resources Defense Council  New York, NY, USA
Chest Research Foundation Pune, Maharashtra, India
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation New Delhi, Delhi, India
National Institute of Advanced Studies Bengaluru, India
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group New Delhi, India
Karo Sambhav Gurugram, Haryana
GAIL India Limited New Delhi, India
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute New Delhi, India
Sastra University Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Lung Care Foundation New Delhi, India
India Meteorological Department New Delhi, India