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 …
KOLKATA, 28 JUNE: The sound of the Vuvuzela has travelled across continents. Already a concern for the players and Fifa officials in South Africa with the defeaning sound distracting players during the World Cup matches, the Vuvuzelas have now caused quite a stir in the state. Meet the "new and …
The 27-nation European Union has banned imports of Indian honey, alleging that consignments of the natural nectar from the country are contaminated with lead. The commerce secretary, Mr Rahul Khullar, on Friday said the government was looking at ways to resolve the issue of import ban. The ban was put …
Gokul Chandrasekar CHENNAI: When was the last time you bought milk in bottles instead of plastic packets? Bought fruits wrapped in lotus leaves instead of carry bags? Or carried a cloth or jute bag to the market instead of taking home plastic carry bags? Or used a clay pot instead …
HC Extends Stay, Tells Govt To Set Up Panel On Health Risk New Delhi: Noting that cellphones were no more a luxury but a part of everyday existence, the Delhi high court on Monday extended the interim stay on sealing of mobile towers till mid-September. It also directed the government …
Granting cellular operators relief till September 15 from paying the increased licence fee for mobile towers, the Delhi High Court on Monday called for the constitution of an expert committee to study the impact of these towers and antennae on human health. As an interim directive, the court has asked …
K. Lakshmi The regulation will cover toys targeted at children below six years Toys with toxic substances pose health risk to children CHENNAI: Imported toys sold in the city will soon be required to carry statutory information about their conforming to the safety standards specified by the Bureau of Indian …
MUMBAI: Be warned. Your child's seemingly innocent remote-controlled car that you would normally sell to the local raddiwallah could soon be categorised as e-waste. That is if the Ministry of Environment and Forests' (MoEF) draft on the disposal of hazardous e-waste is notified and made into a law. The MoEF …
Ahmedabad: Consumer Education and Research Centre tested 18 variants of eight brands of toothpastes and found most of them flouting norms of warning about fluoride content, even in the toothpastes meant for children. Of the variants tested, 15 were for adults and three for children. In the fluoridated toothpaste category, …
Devesh K. Pandey NEW DELHI: A scrap dealer and three of his workers suffered serious burns and complained of uneasiness after they were exposed to a radioactive isotope under mysterious circumstances at a scrap market in West Delhi on Thursday. The material has been covered and the entire area cordoned …
Govt Plans To Install Collection Bins Across The Capital New Delhi: To address the growing problem of e-waste management in the city, the environment department on Monday gave out six e-waste bins to NDMC and another 10 to eco-clubs for collection and disposal of e-waste in the capital. Delhi chief …
As part of efforts to tackle growing menace of electronic waste in city, CM Sheila Dikshit will launch a pilot project on Monday to set up special e-waste disposal bins at strategic locations including schools and markets.
Mumbai: Soon, you may face trouble finding mobile connectivity inside your home, but at the same time it might just prove beneficial for your health. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), after repeated demands from citizens, has plans to pull down all mobile phone towers from terraces of residential buildings in …
Chinese authorities have ordered the closure of a lead ingot factory in the country's southwest after 94 people, including 88 children, in nearby villages were found to have lead poisoning. Reports of lead poisoning have emerged around the country since 2009, highlighting the heavy environmental cost of China's rapid economic …
A recent research that is sure to spoil the party of those consuming country-made liquor in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh has shown that some toxic components in PET bottles migrate to the beverages stored in them, a fact that could even lead to cancer. Over the past few …
Almost 45 per cent of toys being sold in the Indian market contain toxic chemicals that can seriously jeopardise the health of children playing with them. A study done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found high levels of phthalates (a chemical used to soften plastic) in all …
Exposure to a chemical found in plastic containers is linked to heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, confirming earlier findings and adding to pressure to ban its use in bottles and food packaging. British and US researchers studied the effects of the chemical bisphenol A using data from a US …
