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The announcement coincides with the World Water Day which falls on March 22.

World Water Day 2022: 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. If the current trend continues then by 2030, 1.9 billion will not have basic handwashing facilities

WHO's COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove pointed out that misinformation like the pandemic is over, Omicron is mild and that it is the last variant, are allowing Novel Coronavirus to thrive

In rural areas and urban slums, women and girls have primary responsibility for managing household water supply, the lack of which impacts their health, sanitation and hygiene, say experts

For the urban poor in India, a section that depends upon shared toilets, the risk of contracting Covid is much higher, say experts

Acres of forest land burnt down in Palakkad and Wayanad districts of Kerala as a result of wildfires. High range areas of Walayar in Palakkad and Vellamunda in Wayanad were affected by the fire.

The IPCC report has cautioned that not eliminating emissions will cause serious harm to the world, especially South Asia

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New infections jumped by 8 per cent globally compared to the previous week, with 11 million new cases and just over 43,000 new deaths reported from March 7-13.

Senior BBC executive Tom McDonald has been named executive vice president, Global Factual/Unscripted Content for National Geographic, effective June 2022; it was announced today by Courteney Monroe,