In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95 billion. The year 2024 was marked by extreme temperature events in Asia that caused thousands of deaths, severe droughts in Africa affecting over 25 …
Starting Saturday, Indian mobile radiation standards are set to become more stringent with the department of telecommunications (DoT) cutting down on radiation levels in the interest of public health. To reduce energy absorption while using handsets, consumers will only be allowed to use designs that have a lower energy absorption …
Worried about the ill effects of radiation emitted from mobile phone towers on health, the government on Friday rolled out a new set of regulations that cellular operators would have to adhere to with immediate effect. The government also framed new rules for the mobile handsets to ensure minimum radiation …
India has experienced a phenomenal growth in the number of mobile phone users. The increased use of mobile phones in India has raised public interest in possible health issues associated with exposure to electromagnetic energy. People are concerned about exposure from mobile handsets and mobile towers. It is important to …
The “Report on possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including birds and bees,” is a textbook example of how not to write scientific reports. An expert committee, also comprising a few scientists from reputed institutions, was constituted in August 2010 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to study …
A month after the Delhi High Court issued notices to the Delhi government and the Centre in a petition to stop installation of mobile towers near residential areas, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has formed a committee under the environment secretary to investigate radiation hazards. The committee will include members from …
NEW DELHI: The CAG has slammed the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for delay in finalising safety standards for mobiles phones. "The fact remains that standards on important aspects i.e. mobile handsets, radiation from mobile phones, etc. had not been formulated so far," the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said …
This report contains the results of performance audit of the Bureau of Indian Standards and the Dental Council of India as well as the academic activities of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata.
The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines of April 1998 say epidemiological studies on workers exposed to Electric and Magnetic Field (EMF) and the public have shown no major health effects associated with typical exposure environments. The studies have yielded no convincing evidence that typical exposure levels lead …
The Centre has told Parliament that the exposure limit for radio frequency fields (base station emissions) will be brought down to one-tenth of the existing level from September 1. This direction was to have been implemented from April 1. However, on an examination of the impact of the revised Electric …
Melbourne: A new smartphone case, made up of same material as Nasa spacecraft, claims to reduce cellphone radiation and cancer risks as it cuts the exposure by up to 95%. Although it still remains unclear as to exactly how bad the problem of cellphone radiation is, the WHO has already …
Emission from mobile towers will be reduced by 1/10 of the current standard The government today said it will implement new tower emission norms from September 1, 2012 although there is no evidence that proves any adverse health effects due to radiations from mobile towers. As per the new norms, …
Regular auditing, monitoring of radiations stressed JAMMU: Taking serious note of the general complaints that Electro-Magnetic Radiations from the cell-phone towers have been leaving adverse impact on wildlife especially birds and bees, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has issued detailed advisory containing the actions to be undertaken by …
Radiation from mobile towers may have varying negative impact on wildlife especially birds and bees, according to the Environment Ministry. Amid concerns over health hazards and impact on wildlife due to mobile tower radiation, the Environment Ministry has issued an advisory asking the Department of Telecommunications not to permit new …
Department of Telecommunications is quite conscious on the issues related to public health and the details as below are the steps that have been initiated by the department on Telecom. As on 1 st of September 2012, India will be one of the very few countries in the world who …
Letter to Mr. Jayanti Patil, Rural Development Minister, Maharashtra on health hazards from electro magnetic field radiations from mobile towers/antennae from Citizens Against Health Hazards from Mobile Towers.
Dode et al (2011) report an apparent increase in "accumulated incident rates" of cancer deaths in residents living within 500 m from a cellular base station. This report has provoked considerable discussion by the public and media, if not by health agencies themselves. This letter calls attention to major weaknesses …
Dode et al (2011) report an apparent increase in "accumulated incident rates" of cancer deaths in residents living within 500 m from a cellular base station. This report has provoked considerable discussion by the public and media, if not by health agencies themselves. This letter calls attention to major weaknesses …
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of WHO designates cell phones as "possible human carcinogen” [Class 2B] Found evidence of increase in glioma and acoustic neuroma brain cancer for mobile phone
