World Health Statistics 2014 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets.
Air quality in most cities worldwide that monitor outdoor (ambient) air pollution fails to meet WHO guidelines for safe levels, putting people at additional risk of respiratory disease and other health problems finds this 2014 version of the urban air quality database released by WHO which covers 1600 cities across 91 countries.
The map shows different environment- and development-related issues that gained attention in Lok Sabha elections 2014. Click on the icons to read details of problems in a particular area.
The data contains details of projects sanctioned under off grid solar applications of JNNSM during 2013-14 (as on 31.03.2014) by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
El Nino has a history of adversely impacting rainfall in India during monsoon. Here is a timeline of the years in which India witnessed droughts triggered by El Nino—the warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, affecting wind patterns and having the potential to trigger both floods and drought in different parts of the globe.
Fed up with the callousness of government and their elected representatives in dealing with their problems, many villages across India have decided not to vote this time.
WHO/UNICEF's Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) reports every two years on progress against the MDG Indicators on drinking water and sanitation: "The proportion of population using an improved drinking water source" and "The proportion of population using an improved sanitation facility", separately for rural and urban areas. JMP is the only drinking water and sanitation monitoring mechanism that provides information allowing comparison between countries and over time. This is the statistical table for JMP 2014 report.
