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The Pollution Market: An Auction for Better Air Quality in West India

An experiment using emission trading schemes between factories offers an alternative fix for industrial air pollution

The Ganges Water-Sharing Treaty Needs a Climate Makeover

Set to expire in 2026, the 30-year treaty could be remade to safeguard environmental and human health

Environment

The India-Pakistan Water Dispute: Unpacking the Health Consequences

Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty could disrupt Pakistan's ability to handle floods, droughts, and pollution

Urbanization

An Antivenom Plan for India

In 2024, India introduced the National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming

Urbanization

What's Driving Violence Against Health Workers in India

An attack against health-care workers is reported almost every other week

Governance

Carterpuri: A Tribute to Jimmy Carter's Legacy in India

CFR's Prashant Yadav reflects on President Jimmy Carter's work in India and the value of global cooperation

Environment

Mental Health After India's Glacial Floods

One year after India's climate disaster, fear and anxiety persist in Himalayan communities

Food

Anemia and School Attendance in India

More than half of adolescent girls and nearly one-third of boys suffer from anemia, weakening India's education system

Trade

Pharma's Influence on India's Global Health Engagement

India must balance its advocacy on behalf of developing countries with the interests of its growing domestic industry

Trade

Secret Shoppers Expose Antibiotic Overprescribing in India

Is it ethical to pose as a patient to reveal medical malpractice?

Gender

India Is Unprepared for a PCOS Crisis

Further research and evidence-based guidelines could help reconcile the increasingly common endocrine disorder

Environment

In India, Climate Change Drives Pesticide Use, Harming Farmers' Health

As temperatures rise, farmworkers turn to using more potent pesticides, putting themselves at further risk

Environment

The Toll of Extreme Heat on India's Laborers

India lacks protections for outdoor workers despite the mounting threat from heat waves and climate change

Poverty

How COVID Increased Childhood Obesity in India

The consequences of the rise in childhood obesity include type 2 diabetes and asthma