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On the #BanegaSwasthIndia podcast, Avantika Goswami, Programme Manager, Climate Change, Centre For Science And Environment (CSE) answers all questions about the recently concluded COP28, its key announcements and how it is impacting the lives and livelihoods on the ground.

On the #BanegaSwasthIndia podcast, we spoke to Rajit Sengupta, Associate Editor, Down to Earth to discuss the extent of climate change and its impact on lives and livelihoods of people living in India.

"Mental health does not just mean the absence of mental illness or disorder. Just like good physical health, we must talk about good mental health. At any point in life, one shouldn't feel they are up against a wall," says Dr Pratima Murthy, Director and Senior Professor of Psychiatry at NIMHANS, on #BanegaSwasthIndia podcast.

Climate change has put agricultural production and food security under threat. Elisabeth Faure, Representative and Country Director, World Food Programme, details out how to mitigate the climatic effects on #BanegaSwasthIndia podcast.

On August 15, the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign, one of India's longest-running public health initiatives, successfully wrapped up season 9 with Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya along with Padma Awardees doctors, who discussed India's progress in healthcare.

This is the story of Uma, 42-year-old Transgender. Uma was assigned male at birth and was named Umesh but very early in her life, at the age of four, she accepted herself as a girl. It was a long and arduous journey for Uma to claim her identity but she stood her ground. Today, she heads a non-profit organisation Jeeva in Bengaluru, which is a platform for the LGBTQ community, where they can come out openly and be accepted for who they really are. In this episode of Banega Swasth India podcast, we take you through the journey of Uma and how she is helping her community.  

On the Banega Swasth India podcast, we explore climate change awareness through the medium of art. India's think tank, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and poetry community, UnErase Poetry, have collaborated to raise climate change awareness with some of India's leading poets and storytellers, including Priya Malik, Helly Shah, and Amandeep Singh. Know how these poets took on the challenge of exploring the consequences of the changing ecosystem through their poems.  

मनुष्य का स्वास्थ्य उस ग्रह के स्वास्थ्य पर निर्भर करता है जिस पर हम रहते हैं - यह एक स्थापित तथ्य है. 'वन हेल्थ' की अवधारणा पृथ्वी पर सभी लोगों, जानवरों, पौधों और पर्यावरण के बीच इस अंतर्संबंध को पहचानती है. विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस हर साल 5 जून को मनाया जाता है. एनडीटीवी-डेटॉल बनेगा स्वस्थ इंडिया की टीम ने नैना लाल किदवई, चेयर, इंडिया सेनिटेशन कोएलिशन और चेयर, रोथ्सचाइल्ड एंड कंपनी इंडिया से बात की. ताकि सभी के लिए स्वास्थ्य की थीम का पता लगाया जा सके और यह कैसे किया जा सकता है. यदि हमारे आसपास का वातावरण स्वस्थ नहीं है तो इस लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करना असंभव है. हमने स्वास्थ्य और स्वच्छता की राह के हमारे सतत विकास लक्ष्यों को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए स्वच्छ भारत अभियान के तहत हुई प्रगति पर भी चर्चा की.

The health of human beings depends on the health of the planet we live on – this is an established fact. The concept of 'One Health' recognises this interconnectedness between all people, animals, plants and their shared environment on planet Earth. On World Environment Day 2023, marked every year on June 5, the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India team speaks with Naina Lal Kidwai, Chair, India Sanitation Coalition and Chair, Rothschild & Co India to explore the theme of Health For All and how it is impossible to achieve this goal if the environment around us is not healthy. We also discuss the progress made under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to further our Sustainable Development Goals of health, hygiene, sanitation and the road ahead.

On this episode of Banega Swasth India Podcast, we speak with Ashish Garg, a parent of a queer child, about how parents should deal with their own emotions when the child opens up about their sexuality and also help the child cope with their identity struggles. Ashish Garg is also an Education Futurist and Founder & CEO of Discover Tomorrow Campaign, a not-for-profit advocacy platform that aims to educate and create awareness among all the stakeholders that impact the life of queer children.

Mother's Day is a day to honor motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. On this Mother's Day, team Banega Swasth India speaks with Priyanka Raina, Co-Founder of Maate. In 2019, Priyanka Raina, a mother of two young children, co-founded Maate, a baby care brand that brings high-quality, chemical-free products to nurture your baby. As Priyanka says, Maate was "born out of a quest of a mother". Priyanka also runs the 'Gracia Raina Foundation' which aims at empowering women, in and on the cusp of their reproductive phase.

2019 में, दो छोटे बच्चों की मां, प्रियंका रैना ने एक बेबी केयर ब्रांड माते की सह-स्थापना की, जोकि आपके बच्चे के पोषण के लिए उच्च गुणवत्ता वाले, रसायन-मुक्त उत्पाद लाता है। प्रियंका 'ग्रेसिया रैना फाउंडेशन' भी चलाती हैं, जिसका उद्देश्य महिलाओं को उनके प्रजनन चरण के दौरान ओर सशक्त बनाना है। बनेगा स्वस्थ इंडिया के इस एपिसोड में, हम माते की सह-संस्थापक प्रियंका रैना से बात करते हैं, यह समझने के लिए कि वह एक मां और एक उद्यमी की जिम्मेदारियों को कैसे संभालती हैं। और, ऐसा करते समय, वह किस प्रकार आत्म-देखभाल सुनिश्चित करती है।

Dr. Neeraj Dhingra, Former Director, National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NVBDCP), and Dr. Ajay Agarwal from Fortis Healthcare discuss India's status in achieving its 2030 goals of 'ZERO MALARIA'.

 India has reported over 400 cases of Omicron's new sub-variant, XBB1.16.1. Dr. Dhiren Gupta, Senior Consultant, Pulmonologist at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital discusses the severity of the new sub-variant and its effects on an individual's immune system.

मिलिए रामवीर तंवर से, जो सोशल मीडिया पर भारत के Pondman के रूप में मशहूर हैं. यह शख्स पूरे भारत में घटते जल स्रोत को पुनर्जीवित करने और शहरी जंगलों का निर्माण करने के लिए जाने जाते हैं.

In this episode of Banega Swasth India podcast, we speak with Suchitra Ella, Co-founder and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech to understand the vaccine development process and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To help understand India's roadmap in achieving Health For All, team Banega Swasth India speaks with Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon & Biocon Biologics. Here's what we discussed.

To mark World Health Day on April 7 with the theme Health For All, team Banega Swasth India speaks with Actor and Climate Warrior Bhumi Pednekar, who has also recently become the National Advocate for United Nations Development Programme for Sustainable Development Goals in India. Ms Pednekar talks about India's achievements in health over the years, challenges on the road ahead to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and the goal of providing health for all. Here's what we discussed.

In an exclusive interview with NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India, Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development talked about mother and child health and the four key determinants. "Not many people know that good health is dependent on access to good sanitation facilities. To wash hands, you need access to clean water. Secondly, access to clean toilets. Building toilets is equally important for healthy living circumstances for a woman, child or the family at large", said Ms Irani. Access to nutrition and affordable medication are two other critical factors, she added. Tune in to Banega Swasth India podcast and listen to the full interview.

Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity, states the World Health Organisation. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 2.5 lakh additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress. Ahead of World Health Day, NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India interacted with Dia Mirza to discuss the link between the health of the planet and health of the humans. Ms Mirza is an actor, eco-investor, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, and UN-Secretary General's Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here are some excerpts from the interview.