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A termite pesticide banned in 1988 is still turning up in wildlife; researchers found toxic brain levels in nearly half the sick skunks they examined near DetroitA banned pesticide, chlordane, used for termite control, is causing severe neurological damage and death in urban skunks, according to new ...- UN Human Rights Council urged to act against apostasy and blasphemy executionsA global rights group, Jubilee Campaign, has urged nations to abolish death penalty laws for apostasy and blasphemy, citing violations of f...
- Put a freeze on extreme heat: Why India needs more than just heatwave warningsIndia faces severe heatwaves. Dangerous heat now affects large areas with little relief. This crisis demands action beyond meteorology. Hea...
- Why Trump and other G7 leaders meeting without China might be a mistakeThe G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about excluding China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. However, the G7's ...
- Trump and other G7 leaders are meeting without China. Is that a mistake?The G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about its relevance without China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. Howeve...
- Study finds outdoor air pollution accounts for over 2 million deaths in India annuallyThe research indicates that worldwide, air pollution resulting from fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation causes 5...
- Outdoor air pollution accounts for over 2 million deaths annually in India: BMJ studyOutdoor air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling s...
- Pollution led to over 23.5 lakh premature deaths in India in 2019, highest in world: Lancet StudyThe majority of air pollution related deaths -- 9.8 lakh -- in India were caused by ambient PM2.5 pollution -- tiny pollution particles in ...
- PM2.5 air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year, says studyPM2.5 refers to fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter. Exposure to PM2.5 is considered the most important enviro...
- Pollution doesn't kill just humans but businesses tooIf the govt takes tough measures against pollution, it will boost production and lead to economic benefits.
- Smog hangs heavy over India's GDP tooA World Bank study released last year revealed that India lost more than 8.5% of its GDP in 2013 due to cost of increased welfare and lost ...
- Study: World pollution deadlier than wars, disasters, hungerOne out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 — about 9 million — could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure, accordin...
- India tops the world in pollution-related deathsAt 1.81 million, India tops the charts, with China second at 1.58 million. Globally, air pollution accounts for twice the number of deaths ...
- Deaths due to air pollution rising faster in India than in China: Study
- Foul Odour Of Failure: Why some Asian countries manage air pollution very well while others fall cripplingly shortFew anti-pollution proposals outclass the creativity of Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde's scheme to convert fine airborne particulates into j...
- Air pollution responsible for upto 30,000 deaths annually in DelhiAir pollution is responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi as it is the fifth leading cause of death in India, a report by ...
- Toxic air choked 35,000 to death in 10 years across India: MinistryAlthough international studies have attributed far more deaths, this was a rare official admission that pollution could be causing so many ...
- Government says taking steps to prevent air pollution-related deathsJavadekar said studies indicate that several pulmonary and systemic changes are associated with cumulative exposure to high level of partic...
- Air pollution biggest health risk, says WHOAir pollution has emerged as the world’s single largest environmental health risk, having caused seven million deaths in 2012 — 80% of whic...
- 'Ozone-related deaths to increase in next 60 years'Climate change may be worse for the lungs, as ozone pollution-related deaths are likely to increase in certain regions in the next 60 years...
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