The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
AHMEDABAD: Bananas you eat every morning before hitting the gym or offer to your child as a good source of calcium to build bones and teeth may be laced with harmful chemicals. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Monday sealed nine godowns in Viratnagar, Naroda with 250 tons of bananas after …
Thiruvananthapuram: Cellphone operators will soon have to seek sanction from the Wildlife Division under the Ministry of Environment and Forests before installing their communication towers.
Toxic waste is sitting idle at our portsAre our ports becoming stockpiles of hazardous products? An inventory of such material, drawn up by the Union ministry of shipping last month, may lead one to believe so. Consider some of the products lying unattended at the country
Dry fish is a popular delicacy lapped up across the country, but consumption of it is also hazardous for human health as the preservative used in keeping them dry is highly toxic. Dry fish traders at Kharinasi, Ramnagar and Paradip on the Bay of Bengal widely use the preservative to …
Lily Kuo Factories do all they can to stay afloat, even if it means using toxic materials Tests on animals exposed to cadmium have shown bone weakening, and offspring of animals exposed during pregnancy have shown behavioural and learning ability defects THE cupcake-shaped pendants came in shades of blue and …
A mobile court yesterday fined 17 traders at Mirpur and Kachukhet areas in the capital a total of around Tk one lakh instantly for illegally selling and storing polythene bags, says a press release. The court also filed cases against the traders on same charge. The court led by Sukumar …
Shillong, Sept. 14: The chief labour commissioner of Meghalaya and his team today wrapped up the visit to Jaintia Hills to ascertain the prevalence of minors working in coal mines and will prepare a report to be submitted to the Union government. According to sources, chief labour commissioner N.K. Prasad, …
Maritime States will prepare oil spill contingency plan: Vasan Chennai: Union Ministry of Shipping will issue guidelines to major ports and State maritime boards to ensure safe and prompt handling of hazardous chemical goods, according to G.K. Vasan, Union Minister for Shipping. The 12th meeting of the Maritime States Development …
Bhopal, Aug 26: The state government has urged people not to use harmful chemicals and non-edible colours so that their harmful effects on human body can be prevented. In this connection, the Horticulture Department has instructed the departmental officers to suggest alternatives to the people with a view to preventing …
MUMBAI: Mobile service providers will have to submit an annual report of the electro magnetic radiations (EMR) level generated from mobile towers near schools and hospital zones. The state government and the department of telecommunication (DoT) will audit the report, according to the recommendations of the committee constituted to look …
These Chemicals Can Cause Abnormalities, Kidney Failure, Brain Damage Durgesh Nandan Jha | TNN New Delhi: It is time to get careful while consuming fruits or vegetables. The lush and leafy green cabbage and the
More than 1,65,000 vials of spurious oxytocin were seized from medical stores in Sagar district's Bina town in the first week of this month, police said here today. Oxytocin - misused for enlarging watermelon, gourd, brinjal, cucumber etc besides enhancing milk production in animals - is available in the market …
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly V. K. Malhotra on Thursday demanded that the Delhi Government quickly frame rules so that those indulging in adulteration of food items and using harmful chemicals to improve the look and size of vegetables are severely punished for threatening the lives of …
New Delhi: Concerned over application of artificial colours into fruits and vegetables that are being consumed in the capital, the Delhi high court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the state government. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justice Manmohan issued a notice to the Delhi government …
Baliram Kumbar has been making Ganesha idols for several years now. Even though he has stopped making idols using artificial colours, as it contains harmful chemicals like lead and chromium, there seems to be an increasing demand for the same.
Beijing:The milk powder scandal in China has taken a new turn with the Chinese dairy concerned saying it was distributing products imported from New Zealand. The New Zealand supplier has claimed its products were
Arunima Rajan, Bangalore, August 1, DHNS: Several City colleges are introducing lead poisoning as a subject in their curriculum to create awareness among people about its harmful effects. As policy makers and civic agencies are grappling with issues like environmental pollution, educational institutes have started courses to encourage students to …
NEW DELHI: How fresh and healthy are the vegetables that you consume daily? Not much, according to the Union health ministry. In a bid to make them look garden fresh and ensure that they grow faster to reach markets, farmers are using chemicals at random that threaten to cause serious …
