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Air: The silent killer

 Air pollution is now recognised as a major critical global risk factor for disease. Increasing public awareness of air quality and the burden of disease caused by air pollution is an essential step......

Toxic air killed over 1 lakh children in India in 2016: WHO

 Over one lakh children under five years of age died in India in 2016 due to exposure to toxic air, according to a new WHO study which noted that about 98 per cent of children in the same age group......

Air pollution killed over 3,000 Indians every day in 2017, says study

 One in eight deaths in India last year was attributable to air pollution, which contributes to more disease burden than tobacco use, a study said on Thursday while asserting the highest exposure......

US wants to monitor Air Quality; India stunned

 13 out of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in India. Most shockingly, the latest Central Pollution Control Board statistics reveal that the pollution levels in Gwalior, Raipur and even......

Is your city one of the world's 20 most polluted cities?

 Production: Rajesh Alva/Rediff.comInformation: Press Trust of India. Delhi and Varanasi are among 14 Indian cities that figure in the list of 20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM2.5......

Insurance for all should become a reality

 The Insurance penetration in India is very low at 3.9 per cent as against the world average of 6.3 per cent, notes Nupur Pavan Bang.   More than a decade ago, just after......

Toxic cellphones may be dumped in India

 Environmentalists better watch out! Over 130 million cellphones or potential time bombs as they are being called by experts because of the toxic materials they contain, will be discarded by the......

Science can help feed the hungry

 India has been a leader in applying science to meet the challenge of feeding its large and growing population. The dire predictions of the 1960s, when it was feared that India would not be able to......

100 years of ITC: Corporate India's big success story

 ITC is one of those few enterprises in the world that has traversed a 100 year journey and has yet managed to remain contemporary, relevant and competitive. Image:FMCG major ITC has seen......

Budget is immoral, anti-environment, anti-citizens

 Collusion between ruling parties, corporate donations under Companies Bill is hidden. Environmental concerns made subservient to Cabinet Committee on Investment and regulatory agencies made......

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