Ban sought on junk food in schools
The Centre for Science and Environment Director-General, Sunita Narain, has demanded that all junk food be banned from unaided and private schools across the country. Food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)
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Genetically engineered mosquitoes could be vital weapon against malaria
An Oxford-based biotech firm is modifying the males of the species to be sterile, effectively making the killers kill themselves 627,000 deaths per year: that's a good figure. Malaria, the deadly
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‘Kolkata among top e-waste producers’
Study strongly advocates legislation to prevent children’s entry into the sector. Kolkata figures among top electronic waste generating cities in India, with a ‘garbage output’ of 35,000 tonnes annually,
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Diarrhoea cases shoot up in city
Diarrhoea outbreak has taken a serious turn as a huge number of people are being affected by the waterborne disease due to ongoing extreme hot weather, reports BSS. The number of diarrhea patients has
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42% of urban, 60% of rural Indian houses getting contaminated water: Study
Sometimes, a shard of reality can raise serious doubts about what looks like a grand feat. A small study of water samples from urban and rural households declared as getting drinking water from "improved"
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Make children’s parks kid-friendly: High Court
Taking serious note of a letter written by a Supreme Court Judge describing the shocking conditions at the children’s parks maintained by the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday
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90 pc labourers working in brick kilns suffering from skin, respiratory problems
Around 90 per cent children and labourers working in brick factories in Bhaktapur district are found suffering from skin disease and respiratory related problems, said doctors. The children and labourers
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Thatta: seven die as contaminated water ignites measles outbreak
At least seven children have been killed while 185 others hospitalised due to the recent outbreak of measles in a village near Keenjhar Lake, Thatta. Representative of various leading humanitarian organisations
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Hungry for votes, but no neta to fix malnutrition problem
In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India’s children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a single comprehensive national survey was conducted to determine
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Malaria threat looms large over tea gardens
During the monsoon season, threat of malaria and other vector–borne diseases looms large over the tea gardens in Assam that often cause death of many people including children. Experts say that serious