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A Critical Dialogue on Lead Poisoning in India: Insights from the International Convening

As an advocate deeply entrenched in the fight against lead poisoning, I had the distinct honor of attending the recent international convening titled “Lead Poisoning in India: Status, Challenges, and Way Forward,” organized by the Pahle India Foundation, knowledge partner.

A New Era for India’s Recycling Industry – Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s Bold Announcements on Metal Scrap

Read: Govt Announcement India’s recycling industry is poised for a seismic shift. The 54th GST Council meeting on September 9, 2024, introduced landmark announcements aimed at formalizing the scrap metal sector/battery recycling, including Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) and 2% Tax.

India: Government Committees to Make Bihar a Lead Pollution-Free State

Written By: Sandeep Dahiya, Director Advocacy and Communications, Pure Earth India This July, Pure Earth, the Institute of Environment and Eco-Development (IEED), Vital Strategies and  Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Center convened a half-day, high-level conference “Understanding Lead Poisoning Prevalence.

A World Free of Lead Poisoning – Roundtable Highlights Opportunities For India’s G20 Presidency

This report is from Sandeep Dahiya, Pure Earth India's Director of Advocacy and Communications. A high-level roundtable, "A World Free of Lead Poisoning," convened on Tuesday, 25th April 2023, in New Delhi, India, by the Center for Global Development, in.

India: Educating a Community Through Murals, Comic Books

Join us on a walk through a community in Vellore with Sandeep Dahiya, Pure Earth India's Director of Strategic Communications.  The people of Rangapuram, Vellore, India, are busy, have less educational opportunities, and are not very  aware of lead exposure.

India: Understanding Lead Poisoning Prevalence And What To Do To Protect India’s Children

Sandeep Dahiya, Pure Earth India’s Director of Strategic Communications, reports on this important meeting on childhood lead poisoning. Pure Earth India, in collaboration with TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute, organized a seminar on “Understanding Lead Poisoning Prevalence in.

What I Wore in Jaipur… and Why it Matters

  Sarita Gupta, Blacksmith's India director, contributes this post from India.       The fabled land of Rajasthan is known, among other things, for its vividly colored clothing. So when the opportunity came to travel for work to Jaipur, I.

India’s Amazing Pollution Story

Our latest post appeared in the Indiaspora blog, reproduced below. Join us on May 7, 2013 for Blacksmith's Benefit for India. An Undesirable Export Recently, the nonprofit I work with received a letter from a man who said he was.

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