Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Diabetes is no longer a problem of developed countries, it is now spreading like an epidemic in the developing nations also. Uton M Rafel, regional director of the World Health Organisation Southeast Asia Region, says the number of diabetics in Southeast Asia reached 28 million in 1995 and is likely …
asbestos' fireproofing and insulating properties were first discovered by the ancient Greeks, but they knew nothing about the hazards associated with its use. When inhaled, asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis, a stiffening of lung tissue that contributes significantly to heart disease and lung cancer. Because of this risk, asbestos is …
Unholy smokeWith a cigarette in your hand you would be a dead man. Yes, by the time you would have finished reading this particular box, smoking would have claimed another six lives across the globe. According to the World Health Organisation (who) estimate, smoking killed a staggering three million people …
six people in the us and one in Brazil have died reportedly due to the consumption of viagra, the supposedly potent drug to combat impotency. This has led to debates at several fora about the safety aspects of using the drug. Vietnam has banned it until the doubts of its …
There has been an alarming rise in cases of childhood cancers in the last two decades. According to reports in Environmental Health Perspectives and The Ecologist, this has been attributed to several environmental factors - prominent among them being the high levels of chemical pollutants in the environment. A number …
On the objectives of the Bose Institute: For several years, scientists at the Bose Institute have been studying allergins and its effect on human bodies. They have been trying to map the various sources of this allergy forming pollen grains originating in different parts of the country. Bose Institute has …
modern drugs are a boon to some and a bane to others. About 100,000 people may be dying every year in the us as a result of unintended side effects of therapeutic drugs. According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, side-effects from drugs is the …
global warming is causing a resurgence in mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever across the world. These diseases are spreading from Kenya to New Guinea and South America
vehicular emission can pose some formidable health hazards. Everybody knows that. But only now, are scientists further cautioning that diesel fumes are perhaps more dangerous than what was previously thought. And according to a government draft report released recently by the Environmental Protection Agency ( epa ), usa, these fumes …
A Toronto-based group will launch a lawsuit on behalf of as many as 17 million Canadians who were not told about the mercury in their dental fillings. The suit seeks damages from the health ministry and dental amalgam makers. Scientists are still unsure whether mercury from dental fillings actually pose …
Experts have blamed overuse of pesticides for 25-30 per cent loss in Nepal's agricultural output. "The gross agricultural production of the nation is affected by the misuse of pesticides. So there is an urgent need to educate farmers,' they said. While attending a workshop on "Integrated Pest Management and Weeds …
the West Bengal government has asked auto-emission testing centres in the city to only measure carbon monoxide levels in exhaust fumes of vehicles. Thus, it has ignored the provisions of the Environmental (Protection) rules framed by the Centre. The schedule states that vehicles must not emit nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons …
the crowds thronging Janpath, Delhi's premier shopping mall in Connaught Place, are blissfully unaware of the serious health risk due to the alarming level of cancer-causing benzene in the air. The new indicative data on benzene levels, available from an investigation done by a foreign scientist, is a rebuke to …
On the importance of iodine in our body: Iodine serves as a raw material for making thyroxin, a hormone, which is produced by the thyroid gland. Since iodine and thyroxin are required for the development of the brain, the single most important cause of mental retardation today is iodine deficiency. …
social and economic upheaval in Russia, along with the influx of heroin and other illegal drugs, have led to a rapid increase in the number of drug addicts. This rise is shadowed by a steep increase in the incidence of hiv
the Environmental Protection Agency ( epa ) may soon enforce anti-insecticide laws in the us . At risk are crops worth billions of dollars and the lives of children who may die from cockroach-related asthma and fire ant bites. Disease-carrying ticks may also multiply. Organophosphate is an insecticide that kills …
thousands of Americans woke up to sleep recently as the us celebrated its National Sleep Awareness Week. And judging by a national survey, most Americans are still in the dark when it comes to sleep; of the vital role it plays in all our lives and the hazards of not …
if the health ministry has its way, you may no longer be able to chew your favourite pan masala. As the health ministry ponders over a recommendation to ban the production and sale of all chewable tobacco products, the Rs 1400-crore " pan-zarda-gutka ' industry has gone into a tizzy. …
