‘Climate change can be felt in the water we fetch, the food we grow, and the air we breathe. It affects our health, and that is my responsibility to do what’s best for my village,’ said Sharada Gaydhane, the Sarpanch of Bela Gram.
भूपृष्ठावरील पाणी आणि भूजल हे मर्क्युरी, आर्सेनिक, अॅल्युमिनिअम, लिथिअम इत्यादीसारख्या विषारी धातूंनी दूषित झाले. फ्लाय अॅशमुळे व्यापक स्तरावर हवा, पाणी आणि माती दूषित झाल्याचे अभ्यासातून दिसून आले.
An environmental non-profit has raised concerns over the alarming use of wood as fuel in Mumbai’s bakeries, warning that it poses serious health risks to citizens and batting for the adoption of cleaner methods to combat air pollution.
Every summer, one sees the fresh, shining, deep purple jamuns appear in fruit markets across Maharashtra. This fruit, with its sweet-and-sour taste, has global demand. India is one of the highest producers of jamuns, with Maharashtra on top of the list of jamun-producing states in the country.
The 2019 floods in Maharashtra’s Sangli district resulted in widespread loss as unprecedented rainfall caused significant loss of life and livelihood.Persons with disabilities faced heightened challenges during the floods, struggling for survival amidst the rising waters and lack of assistance.The disaster highlighted the urgent need for inclusive disaster management strategies, emphasising the vulnerability of marginalised groups like persons with disabilities in extreme weather events.
Widows grapple with hardships post farmer deaths related to agricultural distress in Marathwada. This story follows the day in the life of one such woman, Phulabai Pawar.More than 80 percent of Marathwada fields are rain-fed. Irrigation is not too widespread. But the unpredictability of the climate over the past few years has been impacting the farmers from this region.A cycle of loans and increasing debt puts pressure on farmers, who resort to suicide as a way out of the troubles, leaving behind families that have to pick up the pieces.
Fishers in Maharashtra’s Konkan coast, especially the women dependent on fishing, face hardships as the fish catch declines due to rising sea levels and marine pollution.
Experts argue that a blanket ban on construction won’t solve Mumbai’s air pollution; targeted C&D waste management is essential for improving air quality.
With little access to clean cooking fuel, many women in Nagpur’s Chikhali slum are now prone to respiratory diseases, breathing difficulties and damaged lungs.
