Biased air pollutants
Increases due to global warming, claims study
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The world’s worst toxic pollution problems report 2011
<p><span id="itro1">This report by Blacksmith Institute reveals that worst pollution problems stem not from MNCs, but from poorly regulated small-scale operations and it also calculates for the first time,
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Cracker sales dip, thanks to children
Campaigns By Schools Lead To Decline: Survey Bangalore: Children are ensuring a massive change in our mindset, and how! Anti-cracker campaigns launched by schools across the country have resulted in a 20-25% dip in sale of crackers, says a survey.
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A Fat Lot Of Trouble
It is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Also know as insulin resistance syndrome. Risks Syndrome X can lead to hypertension, heart disease, infertility, diabetes and other metabolic-related diseases. Causes and signs Biggest causes are sedentary lifestyle and an increase in processed foods consumption.
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AstraZeneca teams up with Torrent for 18 generic drugs
Ahmedabad: Leading UK drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc will brand and market 18 medicines manufactured by the Rs 1,600-crore Ahmedabad-based pharma company Torrent Pharmaceuticals in 9 emerging economies.
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit of Total Sanitation Campaign /Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/sanitation_rural.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />The government could achieve just
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Odisha rural sanitation policy 2020
Safe sanitation and clean surroundings have an immense impact on health, productivity, safety and dignity, and are vital for an enhanced quality of life. In response to the national and international commitments
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Climate vulnerability monitor: a guide to the cold calculus of a hot planet
This report provides a reassessment of the human and economic costs of the climate crisis. The reassessment is based on a wealth of the latest research and scientific work on climate change and the carbon
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Follow Up
At least 80 people have died in Uganda due to the deadly Ebola filovirus. "The number of people known to be infected with the deadly fever rose to 251, said Francis Omaswa,' the director general of
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Predictors of indoor radon concentrations in Pennsylvania, 1989–2013
Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer worldwide. Most indoor exposure occurs by diffusion of soil gas. Radon is also found in well water, natural gas and ambient air. Pennsylvania has high
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Global status report on road safety 2018
The Global status report on road safety 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years.
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Power H20 water purifier for Gujarat
Power H2O, a leading advanced water purification systems company has initiated a water purification project in rural areas along with a Netherlands based company, NEDAP. The project known as Swachha
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Urban air pollution and co-benefits analysis for Indian cities
Accelerating growth in the transport sector, a booming construction industry, and a growing industrial sector are responsible for worsening air pollution in Indian cities. While estimates of health impacts
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Workplace heat stress in the context of rising temperature in India
Heat stress is an important aspect in the lives of people working under exposed conditions for long hours. It is interesting to examine the impact of global warming on the occurrence of heat stress in
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Causes of deaths in children younger than 5 years in China in 2008
Previous estimates of the global burden of disease for children have not included much information from China, leading to a large gap in data. The authors identified the main causes of deaths in neonates (<1 month), postneonatal infants (1
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Water distribution system deficiencies and gastrointestinal illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Water distribution systems are vulnerable to performance deficiencies that can cause (re)contamination of treated water and plausibly lead to increased risk of gastrointestinal illness (GII) in consumers.
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Chhattisgarh Goes for Smart Solution to Plug PDS Leaks
State takes lead in using biometric data from RSBY cards, first phase likely in May. Chhattisgarh government plans to plug leakages in the public distribution system by identifying the beneficiaries through
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EU food safety agency to advise on healthy eating
Europe's leading food safety agency will deploy experts to advise on healthier eating as part of the EU's fight against an alarming rise in obesity, the agency's executive director said on Wednesday.
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Demon seeds
A DEBATE similar to the one raised during the time when scientists were busy harnessing atomic power is taking place in the field of agriculture. The issue this time is genetically modified crops.
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Humanity on the move: unlocking the transformative power of cities
The momentum of urbanization and its impacts are so massive that we must face up to this trend. In view of the existing cognitive, technical, economic and institutional path dependencies, a policy of business