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Global SO2 emission hotspot database: ranking the world’s worst sources of SO2 pollution

India is the world's largest emitter of sulphur dioxide contributing more than 15% of the global anthropogenic SO2 emissions from the point sources tracked by NASA. The major SO2 emission hotspots in India are Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) Neyveli and Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Talcher and Jharsuguda (Odisha), Korba (Chhattisgarh) , Kutch (Gujarat), Ramagundam (Telangana) and Chandrapur and Koradi (Maharashtra) shows the Greenpeace study based on NASA data.
- 19/08/2019
- Greenpeace
Baghdad's polluted water makes children sick with cholera

Cholera is spreading in Baghdad's impoverished al-Amil quarter where overcrowding and contaminated water are leading to fears of an epidemic. City officials blame insurgent attacks on infrastructure
- 25/05/2005
- - Health
Water-borne diseases on rise, docs sound warning

Contaminated water supply in parts of East Delhi during monsoons has lead to a sudden increase in the number of water borne diseases in the area, doctors said.
- 15/07/2011
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
Primer on Costs of Action/Inaction and Communication to Policymakers

To support the African ChemObs project (the Integrated Health and Environment Observatories and Legal and Institutional Strengthening for the Sound Management of Chemicals in Africa), we provide a critical
- 15/05/2020
- Resources for the Future
Living planet report 2010

WWF’s 2010 Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity on the planet. The biennial report explores the changing state of biodiversity, ecosystems and peoples’ consumption of natural resources.
- 01/10/2010
- WWF
State of the environment and development in the Mediterranean

Rising inequality, biodiversity loss, the growing impact of climate change and unrelenting pressure on natural resources could lead to irreversible environmental damage in the Mediterranean basin, according
- 21/10/2020
- UNEP
Cancer leading cause of death for US Hispanics, study says

Cancer has replaced heart disease as the leading cause of death among US Hispanics, likely reflecting the large number of young, working-age Hispanics in America, according to a report by the American
- 18/09/2012
- Business Recorder (Pakistan)
Every 10th Gujarati kid is pre-diabetic

Every tenth child in Gujarat is a pre-diabetic. This was revealed by Dr Shashank Joshi, leading endocrinologist with Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, who has recently conducted the western Indian diabetes
- 08/01/2006
- - Health
Status of trace and toxic metals in Indian rivers

Metal contamination in river water is increasingly becoming common in India. Presence of metals in river water in excesses may cause a significant threat to human health and ecological systems. The present
- 01/12/2021
- Central Water Commission (CWC)
Automobile emissions causing lead poisoning among children

Automobile emissions from the ever increasing traffic in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad are resulting in alarming levels of lead poisoning among children, according to a study
- 24/07/1999
- - Vehicular Pollution
Random pill-popping makes antibiotics useless: Study

A study in New Delhi has shown that over use of antibiotics and doctors not adhering to the standard treatment guidelines lead to the microbe developing resistance. According to the Delhi Society for
- 03/05/2004
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
- - Health
Can women empowerment help to reduce open defecation in India: evidence from NFHS 4

In this paper, it is argued that women, because of being disproportionately affected by lack of sanitation, can influence the household to build a toilet at home and there fore reduce the incidence of
- 01/12/2019
- Madras School of Economics
Artificial livers: Scientists achieve breakthrough

MIT researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have made a breakthrough that may lead to development of artificial livers for transplantation. The scientists’ attempts at exploiting the ability
- 04/06/2013
- Tribune (New Delhi)
Novo Nordisk launches new range of modern insulins

Novo Nordisk, a leading healthcare company in diabetic care has launched modern insulins named NovoMix
- 18/04/2009
- Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Essential drugs disappear from Capital

Over 4,000 brands of life saving and anti-depressant drugs have 'disappeared' from the Capital's drug stock leading to their hoarding and black marketing. This follows the stalemate between chemists
- 18/02/2005
- Hindu (New Delhi)
- - Health
WORLD CANCER DAY 2015:GLOBAL PRESS RELEASE

Affordable funding increase can save three million lives per year from cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by 2030 New data projects that US$18 billion
- 04/02/2015
- World Cancer Day
Food not checked for radiation poses risk in Fukushima: study

Eating unchecked homegrown vegetables and wild game from radiation-tainted areas on a regular basis can lead to high levels of internal radiation exposure, according to the results of a study published
- 17/06/2014
- Japan Times (Japan)
Life premia set to rise as obesity grows: Swiss Re

A Swiss Re study has warned that increasing levels of obesity were too big to be ignored by life insurers, and could ultimately lead to a higher life insurance premia. The report has analysed the
- 07/04/2004
- Pioneer (New Delhi)
- - Health
Successes and challenges on the road to cure Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a significant health burden worldwide, with an estimated 185 million people chronically infected. A leading cause of liver transplantation, HCV infection can result
- 18/06/2015
- PLoS Pathogens
Eating fish helps ward off blindness'

Two new studies give one more reason to eat a diet rich in fish: prevention of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in old age. The new studies that appeared in the
- 12/07/2006
- Business Line (New Delhi)
- - Health

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Global SO2 emission hotspot database: ranking the world’s worst sources of SO2 pollution

Baghdad's polluted water makes children sick with cholera

Water-borne diseases on rise, docs sound warning

Primer on Costs of Action/Inaction and Communication to Policymakers

Living planet report 2010

State of the environment and development in the Mediterranean

Cancer leading cause of death for US Hispanics, study says

Every 10th Gujarati kid is pre-diabetic

Status of trace and toxic metals in Indian rivers

Automobile emissions causing lead poisoning among children

Random pill-popping makes antibiotics useless: Study

Can women empowerment help to reduce open defecation in India: evidence from NFHS 4

Artificial livers: Scientists achieve breakthrough

Novo Nordisk launches new range of modern insulins

Essential drugs disappear from Capital

WORLD CANCER DAY 2015:GLOBAL PRESS RELEASE

Food not checked for radiation poses risk in Fukushima: study

Life premia set to rise as obesity grows: Swiss Re

Successes and challenges on the road to cure Hepatitis C

Eating fish helps ward off blindness'

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